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  • Canadian sniper ‘terribly disappointed’ with military reality in Ukraine

    RT - May 7th 2022 11:53am EDT

    A Canadian ex-soldier known as ‘Wali’ has alleged chaos, looting and incompetence in the Ukrainian military Once lauded by the international media, a Canadian sniper known as ‘Wali’ has returned from Ukraine to Quebec, telling local media that his experience there was a “terrible disappointment.” He claimed there was inadequate weaponry, poor training and heavy […]

  • Baltic nation sees wild surge in consumer prices

    RT - May 7th 2022 11:01am EDT

    Estonian prices are soaring amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and sanctions against Moscow The Estonian consumer price index saw a dramatic surge of 18.8% year-over-year in April, with prices advancing faster than they have been in decades, according to the latest data revealed by Statistics Estonia. The agency reported that prices for goods and services were […]

  • The EU is destroying its own energy security with the planned Russian oil embargo

    RT - May 7th 2022 10:43am EDT

    With no clear alternatives and surging energy prices, sanctions look set to hurt the bloc more than they will harm Russia The European Union, this week, announced ambitious proposals to embargo the importation of Russian oil by the end of 2022. After teeth-pulling negotiations which have been met with strident objections from several member states, […]

  • US ‘directly’ involved in Ukraine conflict – Moscow

    RT - May 7th 2022 10:28am EDT

    Washington should be on a “list of war criminals” for sharing military data with Kiev, the head of Russia’s Duma has said Washington should be added to a “list of war criminals” as it is now directly participating in “hostilities” in Ukraine, Chairman of Russia’s State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin claimed on Saturday, citing media reports […]

  • Media reveals Musk’s plans for Twitter

    RT - May 7th 2022 10:17am EDT

    The world’s richest man reportedly wants to hire 3,600 employees and quintuple revenue Billionaire Elon Musk wants to quintuple Twitter’s revenue by 2028 and hire 3,600 employees after firing hundreds of them, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing a presentation to investors. According to the report, Musk expects the number of employees to […]

  • No EU fast-track for Ukraine – Austrian minister

    RT - May 7th 2022 9:45am EDT

    Joining the bloc will take more than a decade, Austria’s EU Affairs Minister Karoline Edtstadler warns Ukraine’s accession to the European Union will not happen “in the next five to ten years,” Austrian EU Affairs Minister Karoline Edtstadler has predicted. Austria’s foreign minister has expressed a similar view, despite European Commission President Ursula von der […]

  • UEFA boss laments sanctions against Russian footballers

    RT - May 7th 2022 9:40am EDT

    Aleksander Ceferin admits the sanctions against Russian footballers ‘breaks’ his heart UEFA president Aleksander Ceferi says that he regrets the actions that he feels European football’s governing body was forced to take against Russian football, but says that they had to do their part to end the “craziness” as soon as possible. Russian football has been […]

  • Russia ramps up sales of crude to India – Reuters

    RT - May 7th 2022 9:37am EDT

    Rosneft reportedly sold 700,000 tons of Urals to an Indian refining major Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft has reportedly sold a large shipment of crude to India as the South Asian nation keeps boosting energy imports from the sanctions-hit country. Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country’s top refiner, purchased 700,000 tons of Russian Urals crude, […]

  • US comments on calls to strip Russia of permanent UN seat

    RT - May 7th 2022 9:35am EDT

    The US vows to continue its efforts to “isolate” Russia at the United Nations, but admits it can’t strip Moscow of its permanent seat The United States currently sees no way of stripping Russia of its status as a UN Security Council permanent member over the conflict in Ukraine, the US ambassador to the UN […]

  • Japan warns of Ukraine-like conflict

    RT - May 7th 2022 8:47am EDT

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tokyo is against the use of force in the region Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has warned that a Ukraine-style armed conflict could break out in East Asia. He said that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is critical for Tokyo and the international community. “We must collaborate with […]

  • European banks reveal cost of Russia exit

    RT - May 7th 2022 7:23am EDT

    Sanctions wiped out billions from major lenders The need to write down assets as well as setting aside cash to shield against the expected economic ramifications of anti-Russia sanctions has resulted in billions of euro in losses for European banks. The lenders have so far taken a hit of about $9.6 billion, led by Societe […]

  • France eyes agricultural waste to replace Russian gas

    RT - May 7th 2022 6:56am EDT

    France wants to ramp up production of biogas from farm waste to replace fossil fuels from Russia In an effort to reduce its reliance on natural gas from sanctions-hit Russia, France wants to ramp up biomethane production from agricultural waste. It’s hoped the biogas can replace Russian fuel in less than 10 years. French farmers […]

  • New owners revealed as Abramovich era ends at Chelsea

    RT - May 7th 2022 6:37am EDT

    The deal is now subject to approval from the UK government and Premier League Premier League side Chelsea have confirmed that a consortium led by Todd Boehly has signed a contract to purchase the club from Roman Abramovich in a deal worth £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion).  Abramovich, who purchased the club in 2003 and oversaw […]

  • German-Russian WWII museum changes name

    RT - May 7th 2022 6:16am EDT

    Museum’s director called Moscow’s attack on Ukraine “a profound turning point” A German museum dedicated to World War II, and to the ending of that conflict in Europe, has decided to drop the reference to Russia in its name, in response to Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. The German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst is housed in the […]

  • Transnistria reports explosions near Ukrainian border

    RT - May 7th 2022 6:05am EDT

    The breakaway region in Moldova has endured a string of unexplained incidents The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria has reported new attacks from drones near its border with Ukraine following a string of mysterious incidents described by the self-proclaimed republic as acts of “terror.” According to the Transnistrian Interior Ministry, on Friday evening four explosions […]

  • Western sanctions against Russia claim another corporate victim

    RT - May 7th 2022 4:49am EDT

    A Dutch luxury yacht-maker is dumped by suppliers after its owner is hit by Western sanctions Dutch shipbuilding firm Heesen Yachts has been hit by supply issues, with European companies refusing to work with the yacht-maker after one of its ultimate owners, Russian billionaire Vagit Alekperov, was added to Western sanctions lists. Some of Hessen’s […]

  • Biden wants intelligence to stop leaking about data sharing with Ukraine – media

    RT - May 7th 2022 3:42am EDT

    The US president reportedly said such leaks are counterproductive and “distract” from the objective US President Joe Biden has told senior intelligence officials that leaks about alleged intelligence sharing with Ukraine should stop as they “distract” from the objective, NBC News reported on Friday amid Russia’s ongoing military offensive. During the phone conversation with CIA […]

  • North Korea fires ‘projectile’ into Sea of Japan – Seoul

    RT - May 7th 2022 3:41am EDT

    The reported test launch likely involved a ballistic missile, South Korean media said North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the Sea of Japan, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Saturday. Yonhap news agency quoted a military source as saying the weapons test likely involved a ballistic missile. The reported […]

  • NATO leaders ignoring nuclear war risks – Russian envoy

    RT - May 7th 2022 2:53am EDT

    The US-led military bloc is not taking the threat of nuclear conflict seriously, said Moscow’s ambassador to the United States Russia’s envoy to the US has warned that NATO powers are not taking the risk of nuclear war with due gravity, claiming that the West, and not Moscow, is driving brinkmanship amid tension rivaling the […]

  • Mystery of the rising ruble revealed

    RT - May 7th 2022 2:39am EDT

    The Russian currency may strengthen further, expert says After losing nearly half of its value in March due to Western sanctions, the Russian currency has staged an extraordinary recovery, strengthening to levels not seen in over two years. RT talked to Sergey Kopylov, a junior partner at consulting company BSC and a lead researcher at […]

  • White House outlines latest Ukraine weapons package

    RT - May 7th 2022 2:11am EDT

    The new round of lethal aid follows more than $3.4 billion in US arms shipped into the Ukrainian war zone since late February Washington has authorized yet another tranche of weapons for Ukraine’s armed forces, agreeing to send tens of millions of dollars in munitions and military hardware following a flurry of similar transfers in […]

  • Britons flee to seek ‘cheaper’ life abroad – reports

    RT - May 6th 2022 6:11pm EDT

    Interest in emigration is up by 1,000% as UK taxes and prices rise, lawyers and financial advisers told the media A dramatic rise in the cost of living has prompted many Britons to consider leaving the UK, according to professionals catering to aspiring expats. Google searches for moving abroad were up by 1,000% in April, […]

  • ‘Explosive device’ found at Russian journalist compound in Berlin – media

    RT - May 6th 2022 5:32pm EDT

    Earlier, an unknown assailant reportedly smashed the window of a building A suspicious package was found at a Berlin compound housing journalists with Russia’s RIA Novosti late on Friday. The editor-in-chief of the media group, Margarita Simonyan, said the package turned out to be an explosive device, citing German police. “The Berlin police confirmed that […]

  • RT speaks to Croatian fighter captured in Ukraine

    RT - May 6th 2022 5:04pm EDT

    The man insists he joined the ranks of the Ukrainian military to obtain the country’s citizenship RT’s Roman Kosarev spoke to Vjekoslav Prebek, a Croatian national who fought in the ranks of the Ukrainian military. Prebek says he was a serviceman in a Ukrainian marine brigade that was holed up in the city of Mariupol. […]

  • UN reaches consensus on Ukraine for the first time

    RT - May 6th 2022 4:24pm EDT

    Security Council unanimously backs “search for a peaceful solution” to the conflict The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a statement on Friday supporting the secretary-general’s efforts to search for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine, in the first such display of unity since February 24. Russia’s agreement demonstrated Moscow’s readiness for diplomacy, said […]