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  • Ex-number one tennis star speaks out against Wimbledon Russians ban

    RT - May 2nd 2022 6:45am EDT

    Andy Murray declared he is ‘not supportive’ of the move from the All England Lawn Tennis Club Former world tennis number one Andy Murray has joined generational rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in blasting Wimbledon’s ban on Russian players this summer. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced its decision a fortnight ago, […]

  • Putin doesn’t respect American leadership anymore – Trump

    RT - May 2nd 2022 6:24am EDT

    The former president said the US was respected “like never before” under his own leadership Russian President Vladimir Putin does not respect American leadership anymore and demonstrates this lack of respect by talking about nuclear weapons “all the time,” former US President Donald Trump has complained. Speaking at a rally in Nebraska on Sunday, Trump […]

  • Russia makes gas payments easier

    RT - May 2nd 2022 5:20am EDT

    A new law simplifies tax regulations for foreign companies Russian tax law has been amended to make it easier for foreign companies to open accounts in Russian banks and register with the country’s tax authority. President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law amending Russia’s tax code on Sunday, and it was published on the […]

  • Renault to sell Russian assets for one ruble – officials

    RT - May 2nd 2022 4:56am EDT

    The French automaker will reportedly transfer its Avtovaz shares to the research institute behind Russia’s first luxury car French carmaker Renault plans to sell its stake in Russia’s Avtovaz for a symbolic sum of 1 ruble, the Russian Trade Ministry announced on Wednesday. Renault will transfer its 68% stake to the auto research institute NAMI […]

  • EU timeline for ‘phasing out’ Russian energy disclosed

    RT - May 2nd 2022 4:39am EDT

    Western leaders are aware of the damage sanctions will inflict on their own economies, Germany admits The year 2022 will see Western countries implementing “a very ambitious policy” of reducing dependence on energy from Russia, with Russian oil set to be phased out by the end of the year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced.  In […]

  • Finland wants stronger border fence with Russia

    RT - May 2nd 2022 3:54am EDT

    The improvements are planned for critical areas, a senior border official says Finland wants a stronger fence on the border with Russia, Colonel Marko Turunen, commander of the North Karelia Border Guard, told the media. The news comes amid the standoff between Moscow and the West over Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. Turunen told MTV3 […]

  • Russia probes bridge collapse as ‘terrorism’

    RT - May 2nd 2022 2:57am EDT

    The railway bridge was blown up near the Ukrainian border Subversive activity is likely behind Sunday’s railway bridge collapse in Russia’s Kursk Region bordering Ukraine, the region’s governor, Roman Starovoyt, has said. There have been no reports of casualties linked to the incident, but it disrupted a rail line linking two Russian towns located near […]

  • DHS defends disinformation unit

    RT - May 1st 2022 11:16pm EDT

    The US Secretary of Homeland Security claims the task force is the exact opposite of the Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth’ The newly-unveiled ‘Disinformation Governance Board’, operating within the Department of Homeland Security, has triggered a massive pushback, forcing DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas to make several appearances on national TV in an attempt to clarify how […]

  • Bill Gates calls for global pandemic task force

    RT - May 1st 2022 8:06pm EDT

    The world must arm itself against future health crises, the billionaire reiterated The World Health Organization is currently the only body that can create and manage a “top-notch” multi-domain team of health experts to detect, prevent and battle future pandemics, the Microsoft co-founder said, bemoaning its underfunding despite beeing the top donor. With over 6.2 million people […]

  • Turkey promises to back NATO in case of ‘slightest attack’

    RT - May 1st 2022 4:35pm EDT

    Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country would respond if a NATO member came under attack Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claimed on Sunday that NATO has “no intention” of intervening in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, but vowed that his country would respond to any attack on a NATO ally. Throughout the conflict, Turkey has […]

  • Ukraine, UN confirm evacuation of civilians from Mariupol’s besieged Azovstal

    RT - May 1st 2022 4:30pm EDT

    Some 100 people have left the steel plant in the city of Mariupol, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Some 100 people have left the grounds of the sprawling Azovstal steel plant in the Black Sea port city of Mariupol and are heading to territory controlled by Ukrainian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed in a […]

  • 51 years of RFE/RL: How the CIA-founded American state run media outlet survived the Soviet collapse to fight Cold War 2.0

    RT - May 1st 2022 3:54pm EDT

    Originally established as an anti-Bolshevik endeavor, RFE/RL has thrived as US-Russia relations have nose-dived The first of May marks the 51st anniversary of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (hereinafter “RFE/RL”, although this didn’t become the official name until 1976) – radio stations which broadcast into Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, respectively. As detailed in an internal […]

  • Everton star faces FA investigation for throwing lit flare

    RT - May 1st 2022 3:26pm EDT

    Richarlison threw the item back into the crowd after celebrating his eventual winner against Chelsea Everton goalscorer Richarlison is set to face an investigation from English football chiefs for throwing a lit flare back into the crowd on Sunday, in an unusual goalscoring celebration that was criticized on social media. The Brazil international kept the […]

  • Djokovic heartbroken for jailed former coach Becker

    RT - May 1st 2022 3:26pm EDT

    The world number one spoke out on the German’s legal troubles ahead of the Madrid Open World number one Novak Djokovic has claimed he was heartbroken to see former coach and tennis legend Boris Becker jailed before the weekend. After being found guilty of concealing assets and loans worth around $3 million in a 2017 bankruptcy, 54-year-old Becker was […]

  • US lawmaker seeks to bring American troops to Ukraine

    RT - May 1st 2022 3:07pm EDT

    Adam Kinzinger’s resolution would allow President Biden to deploy American forces if Russia uses weapons of mass destruction Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois, announced on Sunday that he will introduce a resolution authorizing the use of military force should Russia deploy “chemical, biological and/or nuclear weapons” in Ukraine. Kinzinger has continuously pushed for […]

  • 10 EU countries quietly buying gas with rubles, Hungary says

    RT - May 1st 2022 1:42pm EDT

    European leaders won’t admit they’re going along with Russia’s deal, government official Gergely Gulyas said While multiple European leaders have publicly proclaimed they won’t buy Russian gas in rubles as Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded, 10 EU countries are technically going along with Putin’s plan, Hungarian official Gergely Gulyas told public radio on Sunday. […]

  • All life ‘ingredients’ found on space rocks

    RT - May 1st 2022 1:29pm EDT

    The key ‘building blocks’ of DNA and RNA have been discovered on asteroids, scientists confirm A hypothesis suggesting that the seeds of life could have been literally brought to Earth from space has received a boost from a study published earlier this week that showed that all five key “ingredients” needed to form DNA can […]

  • Chess official speaks out after embarrassing prank

    RT - May 1st 2022 1:05pm EDT

    FIDE Director General Emil Sutovsky insisted he defended the rights of Russian players to continue playing chess A lead chess official has addressed comments he made to a pair of Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine Minister of Sports Vadim Gutzeit.  To Vovan and Lexus, whose past victims include UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and Elton John, FIDE Director […]

  • Biden mocks himself and roasts Trump

    RT - May 1st 2022 12:11pm EDT

    The president called journalists “the only group of Americans who have a lower approval rating than I have” President Joe Biden made fun of his own approval ratings, roasted Donald Trump, and took a gentle ribbing from comedian Trevor Noah at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night. The dinner was shunned by […]

  • Russia tightens cybersecurity rules

    RT - May 1st 2022 11:24am EDT

    State-owned entities will be banned from using Western cybersecurity tools Starting in 2025, Russian state-owned entities will be prohibited from using information security tools produced in “unfriendly” countries, a presidential decree states.  On Sunday, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a decree that aims to boost the country’s information security. The document, which has been published […]

  • Putin signs law on data sharing with ‘unfriendly’ states

    RT - May 1st 2022 11:06am EDT

    Russian banks won’t be providing information on clients and transactions to certain foreign nations Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Sunday barring the country’s banks from sharing data with government agencies from so-called ‘unfriendly’ nations that have illegally sanctioned Russian entities and individuals. The new law prohibits the country’s financial institutions from responding […]

  • Nadal slams Wimbledon ban on Russians

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:56am EDT

    The Spaniard also provided an update on his recovery from injury this weekend All-time grand slam wins leader Rafael Nadal has joined generational rival Novak Djokovic in criticizing Wimbledon’s ban on Russian tennis stars.  Though Russian players are currently allowed to perform on the WTA and ATP women’s and men’s tours under natural status, Wimbledon […]

  • Warren Buffet calls Wall Street ‘gambling parlor’

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:24am EDT

    Billionaire investor has claimed speculative behavior in the stock market is encouraged Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has blasted Wall Street, saying that speculative behavior is largely encouraged and that this is turning the stock market into a “gambling parlor.” “Wall Street makes money, one way or another, catching the crumbs that fall off […]

  • Ukraine is winning the battle on Twitter, but in the real world Kiev is losing the fight for the Donbas

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:19am EDT

    Claims that Ukraine is set for victory on the ground are Kiev and Washington’s wishful thinking at best Western media coverage of the Ukraine conflict has been so hysterically one-sided, and divorced from reality, that it’s probably only a matter of time before Iraq’s erstwhile ‘Comical Ali’ is brought out of retirement to insist that there […]

  • German chancellor explains caution on arming Ukraine

    RT - May 1st 2022 10:15am EDT

    Olaf Scholz says he won’t let polls and surveys determine “questions of war and peace” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Berlin won’t take the lead in sending heavy weapons and vehicles to Ukraine. Pressed to do so by officials in Kiev and from within his own government, Scholz insisted that he won’t take […]