Even if it is discrediting, which is debatable even if you agree RT is corrupt (and the largest western media outlets are not?), honestly would you not expect A

Even if it is discrediting, which is debatable even if you agree RT is corrupt (and the largest western media outlets are not?), honestly would you not expect Assange to partner with foreign states which can offer support? He is having his life ruined on what looks to be pretty obviously bullshit charges, that no nation state would pursue in the way they are if it was not for Assange being seen as a persona non grata of the west.