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  • 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 […]

  • EU faces another Russian gas supply cut

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 11:30am EDT

    Overall flows via the Nord Stream pipeline will decrease by roughly 60%, Gazprom says Russian energy major Gazprom said on Wednesday it would further reduce the capacity of gas supplies via the Nord Stream pipeline to 67 million cubic meters per day. The company explained it has to halt the operation of one more Siemens […]

  • Prosecutors name punishment demands in Blatter-Platini corruption case

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 10:50am EDT

    Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are standing trial in Switzerland The Swiss prosecutor’s office overseeing the charges against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini have called for the pair to receive 20-month suspended sentences in relation to a years-long corruption probe. Blatter and Platini are being tried regarding an alleged $2 […]

  • Spain’s La Liga files complaint against PSG & Man City

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 10:36am EDT

    La Liga officials have appealed to UEFA over what they claim are Financial Fair Play breaches by the clubs Bosses at Spain’s La Liga have confirmed they are stepping up a legal bid against the free-spending Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, accusing the Middle Eastern-backed clubs of flouting Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. Both Man […]

  • Ukraine’s survival in doubt – former Russian president

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 10:36am EDT

    Dmitry Medvedev predicts the country may not be there to pay its debts in two years The deputy chair of Russia’s National Security Council has suggested Ukraine may not survive as a sovereign nation for two more years, considering its current state. Dmitry Medvedev, a former president of Russia, made the remarks on Wednesday in […]

  • Chelsea flop Lukaku edging towards Italy return – media

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 9:57am EDT

    Belgian ace Romelu Lukaku looks set to return to Serie A after a disappointing season in London Chelsea and Inter Milan are reported to be holding high-level discussions about the potential transfer of Romelu Lukaku back to the Serie A team – less than a year after Roman Abramovich smashed the London club’s transfer record to […]

  • Serbia secures energy deal with Russia

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 9:46am EDT

    Belgrade will get a favorable price for natural gas, according to President Vucic Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he has agreed a favorable price for Russian natural gas imports under the terms of a new energy deal. “We agreed with Russian partners on the volumes at the lowest, very low price – from […]

  • Ukrainian troops thwart humanitarian corridor – Donbas militia

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 9:46am EDT

    Only one civilian has walked out of the besieged Azot chemical plant, a military commander has said Ukrainian soldiers holed up at the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk have foiled the evacuation of civilians through a humanitarian corridor provided by Russia, a military commander with the People’s Republic of Luganks (LPR) has said. “The evacuation […]

  • Siemens failed to return turbines to Gazprom

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 9:26am EDT

    Russian gas supplies to Germany had to be reduced as a result German company Siemens has confirmed that Ukraine-related sanctions imposed on Russia have made it impossible for the equipment supplier to return gas turbines to Gazprom after they were repaired in Canada. The Russian energy company was forced to reduce gas supplies to Germany […]

  • Taiwan outlines consequences of potential Chinese attack

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 8:55am EDT

    Global trade would be hit more than it has been by the Ukraine war, Taipei says A Chinese military assault on Taiwan would have a much greater impact on global trade than the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Taipei’s top trade negotiator warned on Tuesday, insisting it would lead to a global shortage of semiconductor chips. […]

  • Israel, Egypt and EU sign gas export deal – media

    RT - Jun 15th 2022 8:16am EDT

    Brussels is seeking new sources of energy to reduce its reliance on Russia Egypt, Israel, and the European Union have signed a deal to boost shipments of liquified natural gas (LNG) to EU member states, Sky News Arabia reported on Wednesday. Brussels hopes the agreement will help it to reduce energy dependence on Russia. “The […]