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  • US war hawks visit Kiev

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 12:43pm EDT

    US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal have both supported pouring arms and money into Ukraine Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal met on Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who petitioned the lawmakers for more weapons. Blumenthal and Graham have been two of the most ardently pro-Ukraine voices in the US […]

  • Norway and Russia settle cargo dispute

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 12:20pm EDT

    The two countries have found a way to deliver goods to Russian settlements on Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard Moscow and Oslo say they have settled a dispute regarding cargo shipments to Russian mining settlements on Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, according to a statement released by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. The statement […]

  • EU country slams gas sharing plan as ‘communism’

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 11:55am EDT

    Budapest says gas purchased by Hungarian taxpayers will be used inside the country Hungary has reportedly lashed out at the EU over a suggestion that all natural gas stored by individual member states must be shared, as the continent grapples with the mounting energy crisis. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto strongly criticized the proposal to enforce […]

  • ‘The clown is leaving’ – top Putin ally on PM Johnson

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 11:28am EDT

    Johnson was a ‘patron of Zelensky’ and ‘one of the main idealogues’ behind the war against Russia, the Duma speaker has claimed Boris Johnson is a “clown” and bears personal responsibility for shelling Russian cities, claimed Putin’s top ally, Vyacheslav Volodin, after the UK prime minister resigned from his Tory leader position on Thursday. “The […]

  • Germany refuses to ‘plunder’ army for Ukraine

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 11:22am EDT

    Berlin will not supply Fuchs armored personnel carriers to Kiev, the defense minister has said Germany is set to continue supporting Ukraine “with everything possible” but not at the expense of its own defense capabilities, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has said. Berlin will therefore not supply Fuchs armored personnel carriers (APC) to Kiev because the […]

  • Attitudes towards Ukrainian refugees have changed – poll 

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 10:54am EDT

    Fewer people in the Czech Republic are willing to sacrifice their livelihood to help fleeing Ukrainians, a survey has revealed  The number of Czechs supporting the government’s decision to accept Ukrainian refugees has dropped from 70% in early April to 58% in mid-June, according to data released by Czech pollster STEM. The number of refugees […]

  • Germans struggling to make ends meet – interviews

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 10:27am EDT

    People in the German capital have complained about rising inflation and incompetent ministers Germans, particularly retirees, are bearing the brunt of inflation, with some even having to cut back on food, according to interviews with Berliners on a Telegram channel. Some in the German capital expressed strong criticism of the way Olaf Scholz’s cabinet is […]

  • West chasing ‘imagined enemies’ – Beijing

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 10:25am EDT

    China is ‘stealing your technology’, the FBI and MI5 directors had alleged earlier The Chinese Foreign Ministry has condemned FBI Director Christopher Wray and MI5 Director Ken McCallum for accusing Beijing of stealing Western technology and posing a “pervasive danger” to national security. Such accusations are “lies,” the ministry said. In a rare joint press […]

  • Frontrunner for Johnson’s job revealed

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 10:16am EDT

    Tories favor Ben Wallace as the next party leader, a snap poll showed Ben Wallace, the defense secretary in the cabinet of outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is the top contender to assume the role of new Tory leader, a snap YouGov poll revealed on Thursday. Wallace, who garnered 13% in the poll, is followed […]

  • Germany issues Russia sanctions appeal – Bloomberg

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 10:10am EDT

    Berlin is reportedly pleading with Ottawa to return a crucial Russian gas pipeline component Germany has called on Canada to return a critical part to the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which is stuck in the country due to the sanctions on Russia, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the gas turbine has […]

  • European gas prices hit 4-month high

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 9:00am EDT

    The rising energy costs have been driven by fear of possible Russian supply cuts Natural gas spot prices in Europe surpassed $1,900 per thousand cubic meters on Thursday for the first time since early March, according to London ICE data. The August futures price at the TTF hub in the Netherlands increased to $1,926 per […]

  • Ukraine could be wiped off the map – former Trump military adviser

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 8:26am EDT

    Colonel Douglas Macgregor has argued for a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict Ukraine could disappear from the map unless the conflict with Russia is resolved peacefully, former Trump military adviser Colonel Douglas Macgregor said in an interview with Sky News Australia on Wednesday. When asked what more could be done to help Ukraine in […]

  • US strategic oil reserves going abroad – Reuters

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 8:15am EDT

    Millions of barrels released to lower domestic fuel prices were exported in June, according to media reports The US exported a large amount of crude oil last month that had been released from the country’s emergency reserves in an attempt to lower fuel prices at home, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Five million barrels were shipped […]

  • UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 7:38am EDT

    The British prime minister has stepped down amid a non-stop wave of officials resigning Boris Johnson announced his resignation as Tory leader and prime minister of the British government on Thursday. He leaves amid several high-profile scandals, and following a wave of resignations of senior cabinet members. The long list of high-ranking officials who have […]

  • Over fifty UK ministers and government officials walk out on PM Johnson  

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 7:18am EDT

    The British prime minister is urged to step down by fellow conservatives, who have resigned en masse   British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been hit with the mass departure of government ministers and other officials amid mounting calls for him to step down.   Since Tuesday, when Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer […]

  • Sanctions catch up to Russian energy project

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 7:16am EDT

    The offshore Sakhalin-1 oil fields are reporting falling production Oil production at Russia’s far-eastern Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project has decreased significantly due to sanctions imposed by the West, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev. “As for the Sakhalin-1 project, due to the restrictions imposed … oil production at the project has decreased […]

  • Liz Truss to skip G20 meeting, return to UK – BBC

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 7:13am EDT

    Liz Truss will reportedly cut her trip to Indonesia short and return to London due to the expected resignation of PM Boris Johnson British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will not attend the upcoming meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Indonesia, BBC reported on Thursday. She plans to return to London due to the expected resignation […]

  • UK PM Johnson appoints full replacement cabinet – BBC source

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 6:45am EDT

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  • Major oil supplier calls for new export routes

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 6:38am EDT

    The Black Sea terminal from which Kazakh crude is shipped to the West has been ordered to suspend operations Kazakhstan must diversify its oil supply routes, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Thursday, after Russia halted transit via its part of a major pipeline, citing technical violations. Tokayev ordered the government to study the possibility of […]

  • Missed opportunities to stop Texas school massacre revealed

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 5:41am EDT

    A tactical assessment reports new details of the Uvalde elementary school shooting There were multiple opportunities to stop the perpetrator of the Uvalde elementary school mass shooting in Texas, a new assessment of the May incident said. The attacker took the lives of 19 students and two teachers on May 24. The report was released […]

  • Russia introduces new payment rules for grain exports

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 5:30am EDT

    Only “friendly” nations will receive supplies which are to be paid for in rubles Russia has started selling grain abroad in domestic currency and to “friendly” countries only, the country’s largest trade and logistics operator of agricultural products reported on Wednesday. The head of the United Grain Company Dmitry Sergeev made the announcement during a […]

  • PM Johnson’s game of cat and mouse over soon – Chief Mouser

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 4:39am EDT

    Larry the Cat’s Twitter account calls on British PM to step down amid mounting pressure A long-time ‘employee’ at 10 Downing Street, who has worked under three successive prime ministers, Larry the Cat, has made it clear via Twitter that he wants the incumbent PM gone. The Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office joined the […]

  • UK PM Johnson to resign today – BBC

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 4:25am EDT

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  • UK PM Johnson fires top government official

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 3:29am EDT

    The prime minister sacked Leveling Up Secretary Michael Gove amid calls for his own resignation UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed Leveling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove amid a wave of resignations of senior cabinet officials and calls for the PM himself to step down. Downing Street confirmed the decision to the […]

  • Germany comments on Nord Stream 2 revival

    RT - Jul 7th 2022 2:31am EDT

    The shelved Russian natural gas pipeline is not an option, the Economy Ministry said German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of putting the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline into service to mitigate the EU’s gas shortages. “No, it is not an option,” Habeck told the channel n-tv, noting that the […]