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Germans forced to ration hot water – media
RT - Jul 5th 2022 7:49am EDTA housing cooperative in Saxony is restricting the use of hot water by residents, Bild reports A housing cooperative in the town of Dippoldiswalde in Saxony is reducing the supply of hot water due to drastically increased energy prices, the German tabloid Bild reports, citing a landlord’s letter to tenants sent on Monday. According to […]
UK reveals stance on Black Sea warship deployment
RT - Jul 5th 2022 7:32am EDTLondon doesn’t plan on sending naval vessels to secure grain deliveries from Ukraine Britain will not deploy warships to the Black Sea to help with the delivery of Ukrainian grain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. The shipments from Ukraine, a major grain exporter, have been disrupted following Russia’s offensive against the country. Speaking in […]
Germany gives Ukraine advice on controversial national hero – media
RT - Jul 5th 2022 7:27am EDTKiev should join a Holocaust remembrance group to discuss Bandera’s role in ethnic cleansing, an anti-Semitism official has said Germany has tacitly criticized Ukraine for the apologism of Nazi-collaborator Stepan Bandera advocated by Kiev’s ambassador. The country should join the Berlin-based International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), where Bandera’s role in ethnic cleansings can be discussed, […]
US veterans train Ukrainian soldiers despite warnings – New York Times
RT - Jul 5th 2022 6:57am EDTFormer special-ops soldiers are reportedly on the frontlines in Ukraine teaching Kiev’s forces A number of US veterans are reportedly training Ukrainian soldiers near the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, despite the Pentagon urging them not to do so, claimed the New York Times in an article on Sunday. “Americans are in Ukraine,” states the […]
US recession whispers becoming a roar – Politico
RT - Jul 5th 2022 6:46am EDTThe Fed may tolerate an economic slump in order to tame inflation, the publication said The alarm over a looming recession is growing louder in the US, as the government struggles to control soaring prices, Politico reported on Tuesday. “From Wall Street to Washington, whispers about a coming economic slump have risen to nearly a […]
Record drop in Russian gas supply to EU predicted
RT - Jul 5th 2022 6:19am EDTThe International Energy Agency forecasts deliveries will decrease by more than half by 2025 Russia’s pipeline gas supplies to the EU will fall by more than half in the next three years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. “In our forecast, Russian pipeline supplies to the European Union [will] decline by over 55% […]
Dutch farmers block supermarket warehouses
RT - Jul 5th 2022 5:56am EDTThe government’s initiative to slash the emissions of pollutants led to the protests, local media reports Dutch farmers have shut off access to supermarket distribution centers to protest the government’s green reforms, a move that would hit the nation’s agricultural sector, local media reported on Monday. According to local broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), protesters […]
Bring back coal to fight Russia – Poland
RT - Jul 5th 2022 5:39am EDTThe EU must put fighting climate change on pause for the sake of energy security, PM Morawiecki argued The noble cause of combating climate change should take a backseat to the immediate goal of fighting Russia, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said. In an opinion piece published in the Financial Times on Monday, he […]
Finland and Sweden move closer to NATO membership
RT - Jul 5th 2022 5:24am EDTThe two Nordic countries have signed accession protocols, which must now be ratified by all 30 member states Both Finland and Sweden have taken one step closer to becoming full-fledged members of NATO after the ambassadors from all 30 member states of the US-led bloc signed accession protocols for the two Nordic countries on Tuesday. […]
UK industry comments on gas rationing plan
RT - Jul 5th 2022 5:02am EDTSome industrial plants will not even survive two days if the government introduces emergency measures, FT reports Gas rationing, which could be introduced under the UK government’s emergency plan, would lead to the closure of many factories, some of which would be unable to survive even two days, the Energy Intensive Users Group warned, according […]
German party chief predicts EU infighting over gas
RT - Jul 5th 2022 4:56am EDTThe CDU’s Friedrich Merz drew a parallel between looming gas shortages and the EU refugee crisis European Union members could end up in disagreements over the distribution of gas, amid looming shortages, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) said on Monday. Friedrich Merz argued that the German government should unveil “a concrete” […]
Norway oil and gas output cut due to strike
RT - Jul 5th 2022 4:27am EDTA protest of offshore workers may cost as much as 13% of the country’s total natural gas production by Wednesday Norway, a leading European supplier of hydrocarbons, is reducing the output of oil and natural gas due to a strike of senior offshore workers, which came into force on Tuesday. The Norwegian Organization of Managers […]
Iran doubles oil discount for China – media
RT - Jul 5th 2022 3:26am EDTThe move aims to match the cost of Iranian crude with Russia’s Urals grade, traders told Bloomberg Iran is being forced to discount its already-cheap crude even more to compete with Russia in the Chinese market, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Sanctions-hit Tehran reportedly has few options for its crude shipments. Meanwhile, Russian exports to China […]
No faith in politics? Hussein Solomon, Senior Professor, Department of Political Science, University of the Free State
RT - Jul 5th 2022 2:53am EDTJust a few years ago, a threat of religious, specifically Islamic, fundamentalism was deemed by many countries as one of their top security threats, providing a pretext for ballooning defense budgets and fueling the US-led war on terror. But following the Covid-19 pandemic and the clash between Russia and the West over Ukraine, one hardly […]
German banks prepare for energy-related defaults – Bloomberg
RT - Jul 5th 2022 1:10am EDTThe country’s lenders are reportedly hoarding cash to support businesses if Russia halts gas supplies Banks in Germany are expected to put aside extra funds to be able to tackle a potential spike in defaults if Russia cuts off natural gas supplies, several high-ranking banking officials said, as quoted by Bloomberg. In case of a […]
Shooting erupts during July 4 fireworks
RT - Jul 4th 2022 11:14pm EDTTwo police officers shot in Philadelphia Philadelphia authorities are investigating a “security incident” that left two police officers injured by gunfire and caused panic among thousands of people attending Independence Day celebrations on Monday night. The incident occurred around 10pm near the Philadelphia Museum of Art as crowds of people watched fireworks following a concert […]
China denies ‘Moon takeover’ plans
RT - Jul 4th 2022 9:40pm EDTForeign ministry spokesman accuses NASA administrator of ‘irresponsible smear’ Beijing has rejected claims by the US space chief that China might be contemplating a “takeover” of the Moon as part of its military space program, and accused Washington of seeking to turn space into a “warfighting domain.” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told German newspaper Bild […]
Independence Day shooting suspect arrested
RT - Jul 4th 2022 8:16pm EDTPolice have detained 22yo ‘person of interest’ in Highland Park, Illinois mass shooting Authorities have detained a suspected gunman in the Highland Park, Illinois mass shooting, where at least six people were killed and dozens injured during an Independence Day parade on Monday. The suspect’s vehicle was spotted by a police officer around 6:30pm and […]
CrossTalk, HOME EDITION: EU-NATO Circus
RT - Jul 4th 2022 6:37pm EDTAre the EU and NATO living in alternative realities? Sanctions on Russia are immiserating western consumers. And Brussels refuses to acknowledge that Europe can’t replace Russian energy imports any time soon. On top of this, NATO doubles down on a strategy that has only yielded disaster. Are there any adults in the room? CrossTalking with […]
Politics of the unreal? Fyodor Lukyanov, research director of the Valdai Discussion Club
RT - Jul 4th 2022 6:36pm EDTFor the past three decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has been floundering in an identity crisis, insecure about what it is and unsure about what it wants to be. A geopolitical infatuation with the West proved short-lived and unreciprocated, while its relationship with the rest of the world was more talked […]
CrossTalk on NATO: Doubling down
RT - Jul 4th 2022 6:36pm EDTThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a peculiar thing. It claims to be a defensive military alliance, but it aggressively expands and that expansion is directed at Russia. And its client state Ukraine is losing a war that NATO actively supports. Essentially, NATO has decided to double down on failure. CrossTalking with Scott Ritter, Ted […]
CrossTalk: Russia & the Global South
RT - Jul 4th 2022 6:36pm EDTThe West’s sanctions against Russia are distorting and damaging the global economy. Consumers all over the world are experiencing higher prices and shortages. At the same time, most of the Global South has little interest in the West’s campaign against Russia and in the long run may benefit from a world economy in transition. CrossTalking […]
Oh, those Russians!? Evgeny Primakov, Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo
RT - Jul 4th 2022 6:36pm EDTIf you look at the portrayal of Russia in Western media outlets from the 19th century onward, it’s almost invariably presented as a crude, barbaric force ready to gobble, maim, or destroy without scruples or hesitation. The conflict in Ukraine seems to have enhanced that image even further, at least in the perception of western […]
Israel’s ‘assassination’ of three suspected Palestinian fighters will only spark more violence
RT - Jul 4th 2022 6:36pm EDTThe incident has been described by some members of the Israeli Knesset as an ‘extrajudicial killing’ and has provoked a large Palestinian response throughout the occupied territories. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett triumphantly announced that “The Yamam [Israeli special forces], Shin Bet [Israeli intelligence], IDF – our forces proved today, once again, that there is […]
Republicans finally feel free to end Trump’s political career
RT - Jul 4th 2022 6:36pm EDTIt was always going happen – no major political party in a functioning liberal democracy can support a destructive opportunist like Donald Trump indefinitely, especially after he has lost office. But when the outbreak of open warfare between Trump and those influential Republicans who oppose him commenced late last week, it still came as a […]