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  • Probes launched into 75 foreign ‘mercenaries’ in Ukraine – Russia

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:55am EDT

    The chairman of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, told RT about cases launched over violations in Donbass Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched at least 75 criminal probes into foreign “mercenaries” fighting against Russian forces in Ukraine, the committee’s chairman, Alexander Bastrykin, told RT. He claimed that among the individuals are British, American, Norwegian, Canadian, and […]

  • Russia-based hockey players to be banned from national teams

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:53am EDT

    Any players from Finland and Sweden competing in Russia will not be able to represent their countries Finnish and Swedish players competing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) or other championships in Russia won’t be selected for their national ice hockey teams, it has been announced. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association revealed its move, made as […]

  • Western weapons depot destroyed in Ukraine – Moscow

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:34am EDT

    Russia said that the target near the port of Odessa was struck by supersonic missiles Russian supersonic Oniks missiles have struck a logistics hub at a military airfield used to supply troops with foreign weapons near the Black Sea port of Odessa, Moscow said on Tuesday. Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said at […]

  • UEFA punishes Russia: What the new football sanctions mean

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:28am EDT

    UEFA has announced a slew of new sanctions against Russia which will impact football in the country for the 2022/23 season Russia has been hit with a host of new sanctions by European football governing body UEFA which will isolate the country from continental football in the 2022/23 season. The measures, which were announced on […]

  • Moscow reveals number of Ukrainian POWs

    RT - May 3rd 2022 8:08am EDT

    Many Ukrainian servicemen see resistance as “futile” and prefer to lay down arms, Russia’s top investigator told RT Russia holds about 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen “who have voluntarily laid down their arms,” including five brigade commanders who “were fighting against the Donbass population,” head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin claimed amid Moscow’s military offensive […]

  • China addresses food security concerns

    RT - May 3rd 2022 7:32am EDT

    Beijing has been importing more soybeans recently, data shows US soybean exports to China are leading their five-year average this year, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday, citing industry data. Beijing is looking to protect and bolster its supply chain as global food-security fears mount. American soybean producers shipped 27.3 million metric tons […]

  • Pentagon, US companies involved in Ukraine military biolabs – Russia’s top investigator

    RT - May 3rd 2022 7:09am EDT

    Alexander Bastrykin told RT about the case launched over the alleged development of biological weapons The head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has told RT that his team is making progress in a criminal probe into Ukraine’s alleged Pentagon-funded bioweapons program. “The analysis of the obtained documents allowed us to clearly identify the people […]

  • Russia retaliates against ‘unfriendly states’

    RT - May 3rd 2022 7:05am EDT

    President Putin signed a new set of tit-for-tat measures over Western sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a package of economic measures on Tuesday to retaliate against international sanctions placed on Moscow. The new decree seeks to protect Russia’s national interests, and was adopted “in connection with the unfriendly actions of the United States and […]

  • Bulgarian industry prepares to protest over gas costs

    RT - May 3rd 2022 7:01am EDT

    The country’s energy regulator predicted a 35% rise in prices following the suspension of Russian supplies Bulgarian industry workers are preparing to protest the rising gas prices, the executive director of the Bulgarian Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers (BFIEC), Ivaylo Naydenov, said on Monday following the recent suspension of Russian gas supplies. In an interview […]

  • Ukrainian player accuses Russians of ‘acting like victims’ over Wimbledon ban

    RT - May 3rd 2022 6:42am EDT

    Marta Kostyuk and Sergiy Stakhovsky shared their views on the Wimbledon ban and the military conflict Two Ukrainian tennis stars have blasted their Russian counterparts and challenged the views of one of the sport’s greatest ever players in Rafael Nadal regarding the Wimbledon ban on Russian athletes. Speaking to Eurosport recently, Ukrainian women’s world number […]

  • German chancellor is ‘offended liverwurst’ – Ukrainian ambassador

    RT - May 3rd 2022 6:17am EDT

    Andriy Melnyk laid into Olaf Scholz for refusing to visit Kiev after the Ukrainian authorities snubbed the German president last month Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, has described the country’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, as an “offended liverwurst” over his refusal to pay a visit to Kiev after Ukrainian authorities snubbed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier […]

  • Emerging gas suppliers expected to replace Russia – media

    RT - May 3rd 2022 6:06am EDT

    Europe to buy gas in Africa, Bloomberg reports The European Union will turn to Africa to replace imports of natural gas from Russia, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Countries in Africa, such as Nigeria, Senegal, and Angola, offer largely untapped potential for liquified natural gas, the media outlet cites a draft EU document it reviewed. The […]

  • Hungary ‘unfairly’ attacked over sanctions – foreign minister

    RT - May 3rd 2022 5:32am EDT

    Peter Szijjarto said his country’s economy can’t function without Russian oil Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said that his country has been receiving unjustified attacks for being honest about its dependence on energy supplies from Russia. “We’re looking at this issue solely from the perspective of Hungarian national interests. We’re not interested in what […]

  • Abortion rights in US could be repealed, bombshell document shows

    RT - May 3rd 2022 5:23am EDT

    A leaked Supreme Court draft decision has sent shockwaves across the country Abortion rights in the US could become severely restricted, a leaked Supreme Court document reveals, sending shockwaves around the country. According to a draft decision published in full by Politico on Monday evening, the highest court in the US has voted to overturn […]

  • EU threatens Russia with fresh SWIFT restrictions

    RT - May 3rd 2022 4:41am EDT

    The bloc is preparing a sixth package of sanctions, EU top diplomat Josep Borrell says More Russian banks will be disconnected from the global banking communications system SWIFT, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrel, warned on Monday. “In the banking sector, there will be more Russian banks that will […]

  • Mali pulls out of defense accords with France

    RT - May 3rd 2022 4:18am EDT

    The West African nation’s government cited “flagrant violations” of Mali’s sovereignty by the former colonial ruler The Malian authorities declared on Monday that the country is pulling out of the existing defense accords with France, citing “flagrant violations” of its sovereignty by French forces deployed in Mali. The military government in Bamako had repeatedly warned […]

  • Ukraine’s top security official reveals stance on peace talks

    RT - May 3rd 2022 3:54am EDT

    Kiev insists the only document it will sign with Moscow is Russia’s “capitulation” Ukraine’s top security official has said that, instead of a peace treaty, Kiev could only sign a document with Moscow that would finalize Russia’s defeat. During an interview on Ukrainian TV on Monday, Alexey Danilov, the head of Ukraine’s National Security and […]

  • Ukraine’s military comments on ‘Ghost of Kiev’

    RT - May 3rd 2022 1:50am EDT

    The Ukrainian Air Force dispelled rumors about the mythical fighter pilot after officials lent credence to the tale The fabled ‘Ghost of Kiev’ fighter ace alleged to have shot down scores of Russian aircraft over Ukraine is nothing more than a legend, Kiev’s air force said in a statement, pouring cold water on the story even […]

  • Italian companies should be allowed to buy gas in rubles – ‘green’ minister

    RT - May 2nd 2022 5:58pm EDT

    Ecology Minister Roberto Cingolani’s comments come as 10 EU countries are reportedly prepared to buy gas in Russian currency Italian Minister of Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani told Politico on Monday that Italian companies should “go ahead and pay in rubles” for Russian gas, as Moscow has demanded. Although his ministry later said that it does […]

  • EU charges Apple over system abuse

    RT - May 2nd 2022 5:54pm EDT

    The US tech giant has been barring third-party app developers from accessing contactless payment technologies, the EU argues The EU Commission issued a Statement of Objections to Apple on Monday over the US tech giant’s supposedly abusive practices in the field of mobile wallets technology. The company has been using its “dominant position” in the […]

  • UK to announce new Ukraine aid package

    RT - May 2nd 2022 5:30pm EDT

    The prime minister is set to announce an additional $376 million in aid during an address to Ukrainian lawmakers UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a new multi-million-pound military aid package to Ukraine as the country continues to battle Russian forces, Downing Street said late Sunday. Johnson is set to become the first world […]

  • Mental health and prayer apps have ‘worst’ privacy – survey

    RT - May 2nd 2022 5:28pm EDT

    Despite their sensitive content, therapy apps have some of the worst privacy protections, an investigation finds Despite their warm fuzzy packaging and seemingly altruistic intentions, mental health and prayer apps are “worse than any other product” when it comes to user privacy and security, an analysis by browser firm Mozilla revealed on Monday. Read more […]

  • Ukraine claims Hungary wants its territory

    RT - May 2nd 2022 5:23pm EDT

    A top Kiev official claims Hungary was informed of the Russian attack in advance and wants to take Ukrainian territory Budapest was informed of the Russian attack in advance and hoped to seize a part of Ukraine’s territory for itself, a top official of the government in Kiev claimed on Monday, adding there will be […]

  • Police unions protest after officer arrested

    RT - May 2nd 2022 3:53pm EDT

    An officer who shot to death two people in Paris on election night has been charged with murder Hundreds of members of French police unions turned out for protests on Monday after one of their number was arrested over the shooting to death of two people in a car on the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris […]

  • NBC News admits to plagiarism

    RT - May 2nd 2022 3:37pm EDT

    The network has flagged 11 articles that contained plagiarized information NBC News apologized to its readers on Monday for eleven articles over the past year that contained plagiarized passages. The network did not retract the stories, however, but removed the problematic paragraphs and added editors’ notes to them. The Comcast-owned network also didn’t name the […]