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  • Global sport starting to realize error of Russian bans – minister

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 6:22am EDT

    Oleg Matytsin said federations had already begun to understand their mistakes in trying to sideline Russia Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has warned that global sport cannot hope to develop “normally” without the role of Russia – something which he says international federations have already begun to realize. Russian athletes currently find themselves sidelined from […]

  • Russia warns gas flow to EU through key pipeline could stop

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:55am EDT

    Further problems with pumping units may lead to Nord Stream’s shutdown, Moscow says Russia’s EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov warned on Thursday that repair issues with Nord Stream’s pumping turbines could result in a complete stoppage of natural gas supplies to the bloc via the pipeline. Such a scenario would be “a disaster for Germany,” which […]

  • West struggling to keep up with Ukraine’s demands – US envoy

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:38am EDT

    Some allies have reached “the back of the cupboard” in helping Kiev, Washington’s ambassador to NATO says Supplying Ukraine with weapons for its conflict with Russia is a tough task for the US and its allies as Kiev’s demands are constantly changing, US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith has said. Providing military aid to […]

  • Germany to send fewer rocket launchers to Ukraine

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:29am EDT

    Berlin plans to send three weapon systems to Kiev instead of four, due to a lack of ammunition, according to media reports Germany will provide Ukraine with three multiple launch rocket systems in the coming months, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht confirmed on the sidelines of a NATO meeting on Wednesday evening. That figure is down […]

  • Russia should rethink its export-driven economy – central bank

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:15am EDT

    Elvira Nabiullina wants industry to work for the domestic market and says most capital controls should be scrapped The Russian government should reconsider the way the nation’s export-dependent economy is functioning under the current circumstances, according to the country’s central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday, Nabiullina […]

  • NHL confirms Russian Stanley Cup ban

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:12am EDT

    Members of the championship-winning team usually take the famous Stanley Cup trophy to their respective homelands Russian hockey stars will not be allowed to parade the Stanley Cup in their homeland this summer in a move which breaks with the usual tradition, the NHL has confirmed. Typically, members of the championship-winning organization are allowed to […]

  • More Europeans want peace over punishing Russia – think tank

    RT - Jun 16th 2022 5:02am EDT

    People want the conflict in Ukraine to end, even if it means Kiev making concessions, an opinion poll suggests The unifying European drive to support Ukraine against Russia and punish Moscow for attacking its neighbor is at risk of losing momentum, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) warned on Wednesday. An increasing number of […]

  • Fed raises interest rates in largest hike since 1990s

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 11:54pm EDT

    The Federal Reserve chief said the rate increase is meant to combat rampant inflation The US Federal Reserve has announced a 0.75% interest rate hike, the largest increase in 28 years, as the central bank’s chairman stressed the need to avoid a recession and tame runaway price inflation.  The Fed’s Open Market Committee announced the […]

  • Ukraine needs extra $5bn per month, lawmaker says

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 11:03pm EDT

    The head of a parliamentary finance committee said Kiev faces budget cuts without additional foreign aid The Ukrainian government requires another $5 billion each month to avoid steep budget cuts, a senior lawmaker said, appealing for more assistance from foreign countries despite billions in aid already provided by the United States and European allies. The […]

  • Ukraine threatens to destroy Europe’s longest bridge

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 6:11pm EDT

    Crimea Bridge is “target number one” for Western weapons, says general Ukraine should target the bridge across the Kerch Strait connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland as soon as it gets the weapons it needs to do so from the West, Major-General Dmitry Marchenko said on Wednesday, in an interview with a US government-funded outlet. […]

  • Germany calls out Russia over ‘political’ gas cut

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 5:23pm EDT

    Russia’s Gazprom has cut its flow via the Nord Stream pipeline, citing technical issues caused by Western sanctions Berlin has condemned Russian energy giant Gazprom’s decision to cut its gas flow through the Nord Stream pipeline over technical difficulties, with the country’s economy minister, Robert Habeck, claiming the move was politically motivated. “I have the […]

  • Fauci tests positive for coronavirus

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 4:57pm EDT

    White House’s double-boosted covid czar has “mild symptoms” President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, the White House has confirmed. The 81-year-old public health official diagnosed himself with a rapid antigen test and is experiencing mild symptoms, said the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Dr. […]

  • Ivan Timofeev: It’s about more than Ukraine, Russia is staging a rebellion against the West and its liberal world order

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 3:45pm EDT

    Moscow has been unwilling to accept the secondary role assigned to it by the West and now the consequences are being felt The military conflict in Ukraine today is the central flashpoint in relations between Russia and the West, and largely sets the tone for security policy in the Euro-Atlantic region. It also has many […]

  • Russian intelligence general found dead

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 3:44pm EDT

    KGB successor says it takes veteran historian’s death as a “personal tragedy” Retired Russian intelligence officer Lev Sotskov has been found dead at his Moscow apartment, authorities said on Wednesday. Police say that initial information suggests the 90-year old retired major-general used a pistol he’d received as a gift from Mongolian colleagues to commit suicide. […]

  • Ukraine’s weaponry wish list could run US arms stock dry – media

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 2:50pm EDT

    Actually supplying Kiev with what it wants would require Washington to surrender a vast part of its arsenal A new weaponry wish list, presumably sufficient to “throw Russia out of Ukraine,” was unveiled on Monday by Mikhail Podolyak, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The new call has effectively pushed Ukraine’s demand for Western-made […]

  • Military hotline advances Ukrainian grain talks

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 2:13pm EDT

    Turkey says it’s established a direct link between Russian and Ukrainian generals A hotline has been established between Russian and Ukrainian generals to negotiate the question of safely getting ships loaded with grain from the port of Odessa, Turkish media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing the defense ministry in Ankara. Millions of tons of grain […]

  • Ukraine offers solution to European gas crisis

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 1:03pm EDT

    Kiev says it’s ready to pump more Russian gas via key transit point Ukrainian gas transmission system operator (GTS) said on Wednesday it was ready to increase the volume of gas transit through the Sudzha entry point to supply Europe. This comes as the continent faces cuts to Russian gas-supply via the Nord Stream pipeline. […]

  • Global nuclear weapons spending calculated

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 1:02pm EDT

    During every minute of 2021 the world spent $156,841 on nuclear weapons, new report says Global nuclear weapon spending saw a significant increase in 2021 according to the latest International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) report published on Tuesday. In just one year, the nine nuclear-armed nations – US, China, Russia, France, India, Israel, […]

  • Petr Akopov: Why George Soros and Francis Fukuyama are ‘Putin’s useful idiots’

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 12:47pm EDT

    The Western establishment’s preference for liberal loudmouths rather than genuine Russia experts is a major boon for Moscow. There is a surprising debate taking place in in the West – they are arguing about French President Emmanuel Macron’s call not to humiliate Russia.   The point here is not that the question itself is ridiculous – generally speaking, […]

  • Biden to give $1 billion more weapons to Ukraine

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 12:39pm EDT

    US will send artillery and advanced rockets to Kiev Washington will give Kiev another $1 billion in “security assistance,” including artillery, ammunition and advanced missiles, US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday after a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Biden informed Zelensky that the aid will include “additional artillery and coastal defense […]

  • China pledges support for Russia

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 12:28pm EDT

    The Chinese and Russian leaders speak by phone and agree on the need for mutual support on security issues Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday that Beijing will keep backing Moscow on issues of “sovereignty and security”. “China is willing to continue to offer mutual support […]

  • Champion Medvedev reacts to US Open clearance

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 12:07pm EDT

    The world number one is looking forward to his return at Flushing Meadows World number one Daniil Medvedev is gearing up for a defense of his US Open title after it was confirmed that players from Russia and Belarus will be permitted to compete at the Grand Slam event at Flushing Meadows later this year. […]

  • China confirms water on the Moon

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 11:49am EDT

    H2O is indeed present in the rocks gathered by the Chang’e-5 lunar lander, Chinese scientists have said Indications that water could be present in the rocks gathered by Chang’e 5 lander on the Moon have been confirmed by testing on Earth, Chinese scientists have said. They’ve shared their findings in an article, published this week […]

  • European gas prices spike as Russia reduces flow

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 11:46am EDT

    Prices jumped by nearly 25% after Gazprom cut supplies via Nord Stream pipeline Prices for natural gas in Europe have surged on Wednesday after Russian energy giant Gazprom announced plans for further cuts to supply volumes via the Nord Stream pipeline. Natural gas futures on the Netherlands-based TTF trading hub climbed over $1,300 per 1,000 […]

  • UK could leave human rights court

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 11:39am EDT

    London won’t rule out quitting the ECHR after it intervened in its immigration policy The British government won’t rule out leaving the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over the decision that blocked a flight that would have taken a group of asylum seekers to Rwanda, Downing Street said on Wednesday. Preparations for another flight […]