Top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken on Friday accused Russian media outlet RT of being a “de facto arm of Russia’s intelligence apparatus” being used against countries around the world. “We know that RT possesses cyber capabilities and engaged in covert information influence operations and military procurement,” the secretary of state told reporters. “Russian weaponization of disinformation to subvert and polarize free and open societies extends to every part of the world,” Blinken said. “We urge every ally, every partner, to start by treating RT’s activities as they do other intelligence activit…