MOSCOW, July 26. /TASS/. Russia’s RT news channel considers British media regulator Ofcom’s decision to fine it 200,000 pounds to be inappropriate, RT’s press service said in a statement.

"It is astonishing that, in contrast, Ofcom sees RT's programs - which Ofcom thought should have presented more alternative points of view - as worthy of greater sanction than programs containing hate speech and incitement to violence," RT’s press service said, adding: "We are duly considering further legal options."

Earlier on Friday, Ofcom fined RT 200,000 pounds for breaking broadcasting rules. "Our investigation found that RT failed to preserve due impartiality in seven news and current affairs programs between March 17 and April 26, 2018," the regulator said.