No point in reading or listening to neo-soviet idiocy from a state-funded and regulated news source. Russians live in a world of self-deception, illusion, ignorance and lies. Maybe there are some major things missing in translation on RT news, but it is maybe 10% fact and 90% manipulation of those facts to suit their own agenda, much like all of your points.
Show me a Russian news agency that is openly critical of Putin and the Russian government.
Neo-soviet? You clearly have no idea. In my view RT's material is based on 80% truth or a perspective of truth and 20% spin. Of course it has an agenda and of course some of its content could be construed as propaganda. RT's main fault to many critics is its lack of criticism towards the Russian establishment and government, but I don't watch RT to learn about the problems in Russia. I watch it to learn about the problems elsewhere in the world, to try to understand the perspective of the Russian establishment and to a more limited extent the Russian people and its justifications and purported reasons behind the Russian establishments actions. I can't fault the channel for having is say, or the Russian establishment for having its say through the channel by proxy. If it makes sense, then it makes sense. I'm sorry I don't just simply buy into the same bullshit as you or write media off based purely on the channels country of origin. I'm not an actual racist you know.
If RT was anything like FOX news I'd forgive you for making such a point, but I'm afraid your point doesn't stick and has little truth and your judgement little experience on what you judge. I actually watched some FOX news before writing it off, I didn't write it off for being American.
Btw here's a video purporting to show good quality recent footage from Syria in different parts from Homs to Damascus Suburbs, rural Damascus, Latakia and Idlib.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdM6V66P73I#t=243