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Curfew imposed after deadly unrest in Uzbekistan
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 11:23am EDTPresident Shavkat Mirziyoyev has vowed to bring rioters to justice A curfew has been imposed in a region of Uzbekistan as the country’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev responded to unrest, acknowledging that people have been killed in clashes with police this week. “Government buildings were attacked. Unfortunately, there were casualties among civilians and law enforcement officials,” […]
Moscow suspects UK of seeking to ‘infiltrate’ Black Sea
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 11:14am EDTLondon is looking for a “pretext” to take charge of ‘grain evacuation’ process, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed The UK is looking for a “pretext” which would allow the Royal Navy to “infiltrate” the Black Sea and to take charge of the release of grain stocks from Ukrainian ports, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey […]
Brits at risk of deadly gas blasts – safety chief
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 11:14am EDTHomeowners grappling with rising costs are skipping vital safety checks, the Gas Safe Register has warned One in three British households will skip an annual gas safety check this year, increasing the risk of potentially fatal gas explosions, Gas Safe Register director Bob Kerr told The Guardian on Sunday. Kerr blamed the missed safety checks […]
West bars Kiev from thinking about peace – Kremlin
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 11:05am EDTThe US and its allies still bet on a continuing conflict, Moscow has said The US and its allies are still interested in continued conflict in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. Western nations effectively prevent the government in Kiev from even thinking about any potential peace talks, the official added. When asked […]
Tennis star explains decision to drop Russian nationality
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 11:00am EDTNatela Dzalamidze opted to represent Georgia in advance of Wimbledon Moscow-born doubles specialist Natela Dzalamidze says that her decision to drop her Russian nationality on the eve of Wimbledon was made due to her desire to compete in the Olympic Games. The 29-year-old Dzalamidze had represented Russian throughout her career thus far but opted to change her […]
British consumers face shop price inflation
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 10:31am EDTA rise in perishable food prices and lower consumer spending are to blame, according to data cited by The Guardian Shop price inflation in the UK hit its highest rate since 2008 in June, propelled by a sharp increase in perishable food prices. This has been brought about by soaring supply-chain costs and a decline […]
Second woman killed by shark in Red Sea
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 10:12am EDTLocal authorities have closed part of the coastline to investigate the tragedy, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said A second woman has died as the result of a shark attack off the Red Sea coast near the Egyptian town of Hurghada, the country’s Ministry of Environment said on Facebook on Sunday. “Immediately upon receiving information […]
Turkey detains Russian vessel transporting grain – media
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 10:08am EDTKiev’s ambassador to Istanbul claims the Russian-flagged ship was carrying grain from Ukraine DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Liz Truss disagrees with UK PM’s ‘if Putin was a woman’ claim
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 9:53am EDTSuch rhetoric is “unhelpful” for Kiev, the British foreign secretary has said British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has argued that calling Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine an example of President Vladimir Putin’s “toxic masculinity” is not the best way to help Kiev. Prime Minister Boris Johnson previously suggested that Putin would have behaved differently on […]
EU country cleared to donate MiG-29s to Ukraine
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 9:53am EDTThe Czech Republic will patrol Slovakia’s airspace from September, allowing Bratislava to ship its fighter jets to Ukraine Slovakia can donate its Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, after the Czech Republic agreed to patrol Slovakian airspace from September onwards, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Sunday. The MiG deal has reportedly been in […]
EU eyes anti-Russia sanctions authority
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 9:36am EDTA new bloc-wide agency, similar to OFAC in the US, could soon be created, a top official says Lawmakers in the European Union are seeking a new authority to enforce sanctions against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, told the Financial Times on Sunday. According to the official, […]
The US and Russia mark Pearl Harbor and Hitler’s invasion very differently – that tells us a lot about national identity
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 9:28am EDTOver generations, perceptions distort history, and keeping memory alive is important for national identity Last month, Russia marked June 22, the date Operation Barbarossa – or Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union – began in 1941. As a former American officer from a military family, whose close ancestors fought in World War II, I could […]
Germany comments on potential security guarantees for Kiev
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 9:24am EDTUkraine cannot be subject to the principle of collective defense as it is not a member of NATO, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Security guarantees for Ukraine will be inferior to those afforded to NATO members, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday. In an interview with ARD radio, Scholz said Berlin has been discussing the […]
Bezos rips into Biden over inflation plea
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 8:32am EDTThe Amazon founder accused the US president of failing to grasp basic economics After Joe Biden’s plea to oil companies to slash gasoline prices, Jeff Bezos lambasted the US president, saying that he’s either misleading the public or lacks a basic understanding of how a market economy works. “Ouch. Inflation is far too important a […]
Jordan Peterson responds to Twitter suspension
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 8:27am EDTThe controversial author has refused to apologize for his post on a transgender actor Canadian author and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has said he would “rather die” than delete a flagged tweet and will not apologize for his views if his Twitter suspension is lifted. Peterson’s account was suspended this week over a tweet about […]
Kyrgios branded an ‘evil bully’ after hot-tempered Wimbledon match
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 8:09am EDTThe Aussie star defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in a contentious face-off on Saturday Aussie tennis ace Nick Kyrgios very much lived up to his reputation for creating as many headlines off the court as he does on it after defeating Greek rival Stefanos Tsitsipas in a heated showdown at Wimbledon on Saturday. The unseeded Kyrgios is arguably […]
US Embassy reacts to Donbass-themed address change
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 8:00am EDTThe mission’s website now features its geographical coordinates in Moscow after local authorities changed the address to “Donetsk People’s Republic Square” The US Embassy in Moscow has removed from its website the building’s old street address, which was “nullified” by the city authorities, while also failing to indicate the new address, Donetsk People’s Republic Square. […]
NATO boss lets the cat out of the bag: US-led bloc has ‘been preparing since 2014’ to use Ukraine for proxy conflict with Russia
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 7:49am EDTSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s words strengthen the case for Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg may have said the quiet part out loud on Wednesday when he revealed to reporters that NATO’s push into Eastern Europe since 2014 was done specifically with Russia in mind. “The reality is also that we […]
Germany fears losing its power with Ukraine in EU – media
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 7:13am EDTBerlin wants to reconfigure EU voting laws to strip Kiev of a potential leverage, a UK outlet is reporting Germany fears that if Ukraine becomes a full-fledged EU member, Berlin will see its influence within the bloc erode, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday, citing a senior diplomatic source. Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, apparently discussed […]
G7 cap to halve price of Russian oil – Tokyo
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 7:06am EDTThe Japanese prime minister says Russian crude can’t and won’t be bought at a higher price The price cap on Russian oil proposed by the Group of Seven will force Moscow to sell crude to around half its current purchase price, according to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The mechanism has been designed to ensure […]
Belarus explains nuke talks with Russia
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 6:52am EDTThe idea of nuclear weapons deployment was inspired by a similar approach by Poland to the US, President Lukashenko said The idea of returning nuclear weapons to Belarus was prompted by Poland’s wish to deploy atomic weapons from the US on its territory, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko explained on Saturday. “This topic with the President […]
Trump could announce 2024 bid soon – media
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 6:35am EDTThe former US president is reportedly considering announcing a reelection bid this month Former US President Donald Trump is considering whether to announce his 2024 presidential bid early, even before the November midterm elections, the New York Post reported on Saturday citing sources. Other media reports have suggested it could happen as soon as this […]
Donbass republic fully under Moscow’s control – Russian defense minister
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 5:47am EDTThe whole territory of the Lugansk People’s Republic has been wrested from Ukrainian control, Moscow says The last remnants of Ukrainian forces have been driven out of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on Sunday. He reported the news to President Vladimir Putin, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. […]
With attempts to ‘cancel’ Pushkin, Ukraine’s drive to eradicate Russian language and culture has reached the level of farce
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 5:18am EDTThe military operation affected the attitude towards Russians in the country. How will Moscow respond to that? The first attempts to divide Ukrainian citizens into ‘natives’ and ‘outsiders’ began almost immediately after the country gained independence in 1991, and have continued with varying degrees of intensity to this day. However, since the Western-backed 2014 Maidan […]
Berlin overstates how much Russian oil it’s stopped importing — Die Welt
RT - Jul 3rd 2022 5:15am EDTA German newspaper questions the economy minister’s claim that the share of Russian oil imports dropped to 12% in April Germany’s Die Welt newspaper has cast doubt over Energy Minister Robert Habeck’s claim of success in cutting back on Russian oil imports, accusing him of wild exaggerations in a report on Saturday. In late April, […]