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  • Russian football boss criticizes UEFA and FIFA bans

    RT - May 28th 2022 9:53am EDT

    Alexander Dyukov stated that the RFU ‘categorically’ disagrees with the sanctions placed on Russian teams and clubs President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov has stated that his organization “categorically” disagrees with FIFA and UEFA’s joint decision to remove Russian teams and clubs from international competitions. The move was made as a response to […]

  • Kiev seizes assets of Russian oil major

    RT - May 28th 2022 9:53am EDT

    The Ukrainian security service announced the move on Telegram Kiev has started proceedings to seize the assets of Russian oil giant Rosneft, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on its Telegram channel on Saturday. “The SBU initiated the seizure of Rosneft’s assets in Ukraine… According to the materials of the SBU, the activities of […]

  • Ukraine vows to reclaim Black Sea with foreign weapons

    RT - May 28th 2022 9:20am EDT

    Defense Minister Reznikov claimed that Danish-supplied Harpoon missiles would help Kiev retake vital waters Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov declared on Saturday that Kiev “will still win” its conflict with Russia. Like other Ukrainian officials, Reznikov has placed his hopes in foreign-supplied weapons, particularly Harpoon anti-ship missiles provided by Denmark. In a lengthy Facebook post […]

  • Millions could starve due to Ukraine crisis – UN

    RT - May 28th 2022 9:04am EDT

    The numbers are likely to grow if nations don’t start working together to tackle the food crisis The number of people in the world facing acute hunger is predicted to increase by 18 million due to the crisis in Ukraine, Maurizio Martina, the vice director of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said in […]

  • EU issues projection on Ukraine’s grain exports

    RT - May 28th 2022 8:33am EDT

    The volume is expected to be significantly below pre-crisis levels The EU is hoping for an increase in the volume of grain exports from Ukraine in June, European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean said earlier this week at a meeting with EU farming ministers in Brussels. “We hope that we will be able to reach […]

  • Ex-UFC star charged with murder

    RT - May 28th 2022 8:07am EDT

    A body was reportedly found in Icho Larenas’ residence in Quebec Ex-UFC fighter Icho Larenas has been charged with murder in Quebec after a body was allegedly found in his residence.  Police in the French-Canadian state’s third-largest city of Laval received a call on Monday night according to a report by TVA Nouvelles. This was when […]

  • Ukrainian negotiator says no deal with Russia

    RT - May 28th 2022 7:25am EDT

    Presidential adviser Mikhail Podoliak said that any agreement with Moscow “isn’t worth a broken penny” Despite Russian advances in the Donbass, Ukrainian presidential advisor and peace talks negotiator Mikhail Podoliak declared on Saturday that Kiev would not seek an agreement with Moscow. His statement contradicts earlier overtures toward diplomacy by President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Any agreement […]

  • Russia warns US of ‘consequences for global security’

    RT - May 28th 2022 7:09am EDT

    Moscow’s ambassador to Washington was responding to media reports that the US will ship multiple launch rocket systems to Kiev The risk of escalating the conflict in Ukraine would be considerably heightened if the US provides Kiev with long-range multiple launch rocket systems, Russia’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, warned on Friday. Earlier, several […]

  • Baseball manager will refuse to come out for US national anthem

    RT - May 28th 2022 6:34am EDT

    Gabe Kapler said he is “not ok” with the state of his country The manager of the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball team, Gabe Kapler, revealed he will not come out for the American national anthem as is custom before games until he feels better “about the direction of our country”. On Tuesday, nineteen […]

  • Anti-gun protests rock NRA convention

    RT - May 28th 2022 6:11am EDT

    Held days after the fatal shooting of 19 children, the gun lobby’s annual meeting was beset by demonstrators demanding firearms control Anti-gun protesters picketed the NRA’s annual convention in Houston, Texas, on Friday, demanding the government ban so-called ‘assault weapons.’ Despite the convention coming three days after a shooter killed 19 children and two adults […]

  • Russia makes debt payments in foreign currency – media

    RT - May 28th 2022 6:08am EDT

    According to the country’s settlement depository, the payments were made on Friday Russia made coupon payments on two outstanding Eurobonds in foreign currency on Friday, Reuters reported, citing a representative from Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD). The coupons on Eurobonds maturing in 2026 and 2036 were due to be paid on May 27. The country […]

  • Russian oil giant wants to sue US

    RT - May 28th 2022 4:35am EDT

    Rosneft plans to take the Treasury Department to court over accusations of Iranian crude smuggling Russian oil major Rosneft plans to file a lawsuit against the US Treasury Department, the company’s spokesman Mikhail Leontyev told the newspaper Vedomosti this week. Rosneft’s decision followed accusations by the Treasury that the Russian company took part in oil […]

  • Germany sleepwalking into war with Russia – former intel chief

    RT - May 28th 2022 4:27am EDT

    Hans-Georg Maassen, who once headed Germany’s domestic intelligence service, has spoken out against arms deliveries to Ukraine Hans-Georg Maassen, who from 2012-18 was president of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany’s domestic security agency, has warned that the country is “sleepwalking” into a direct military confrontation with Russia by delivering weapons […]

  • UK gasoline, diesel prices hit new highs

    RT - May 28th 2022 3:33am EDT

    This is the second time fuel costs in the country have broken records this week The costs of gasoline and diesel in the UK reached new highs on Friday, exceeding the previous records set earlier this week, data from the British Motorists Association RAC shows. The cost of a liter of unleaded gasoline jumped to […]

  • Ukrainian refugees losing benefits in Europe

    RT - May 28th 2022 3:00am EDT

    Some of the support programs are expiring next month Millions of Ukrainians rushed westward in late February after Russia launched an offensive against their country. Initially welcomed with open arms by European nations, they are now seeing the support dwindle – at least when it comes to the benefits offered by host countries. European nations […]

  • China’s food security push poses threat to US, officials warn

    RT - May 28th 2022 1:40am EDT

    A new government report claims Beijing’s agricultural policies could be dangerous for the United States China’s efforts to achieve food security represent a threat to the US, according to a federal agency focused on trade with Beijing. Officials warn that Chinese firms could attempt to steal intellectual property, cut into Washington’s foodstuff exports profits, undermine […]

  • Putin orders copyright royalties in rubles

    RT - May 28th 2022 12:07am EDT

    Moscow will pay debts to ‘unfriendly’ foreign intellectual property owners in the Russian currency Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree stating that certain foreign copyright holders may be paid in rubles, expanding on previous counter-measures against companies based in “unfriendly countries” that are currently imposing sanctions on Moscow.  Published on a government website […]

  • Belarus pushes to expand its military

    RT - May 27th 2022 8:59pm EDT

    Minsk wants to set up a people’s militia as a deterrent, said the defense ministry Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed the government in Minsk to create a militia in order to expand the armed forces and deter outside meddling, Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said on Friday. Lukashenko has already announced the creation of a […]

  • Hacker demands $250,000 for Verizon info exposed online – media

    RT - May 27th 2022 6:59pm EDT

    Plagued with privacy scandals, the cell phone company denies hacker has sensitive information A hacker has allegedly stolen the employee data of hundreds of Verizon workers, including names, emails, phone numbers, and corporate ID numbers, Motherboard reported on Thursday. The outlet verified the database’s legitimacy by calling several of the numbers included. The hacker claimed […]

  • Police held back feds from charging school shooter – media

    RT - May 27th 2022 6:24pm EDT

    Local officers reportedly delayed US Border Patrol agents from going after gunman who killed 21 people at Texas school Not only were local police slow to confront the shooter who killed 19 children and two adults in Tuesday’s Texas school massacre, they also reportedly refused to allow federal agents to confront the gunman until nearly […]

  • Ukraine-Russia conflict hits church

    RT - May 27th 2022 6:05pm EDT

    The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has declared independence as Moscow warns the schism could lead to its disappearance The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) voted on Friday to declare independence and autocephaly from the Moscow Patriarchate, citing disagreements with Patriarch Kirill’s position on the Russian military operation in Ukraine. The UOC also proposed to renew talks with […]

  • US might sell boondoggle warships to allies

    RT - May 27th 2022 6:04pm EDT

    The US chief of naval operations has raised the idea of selling vessels with a flawed design to South American countries A top US Navy official has come up with an alternative to scrapping recently-built warships with design and mechanical failures that make them unworthy for Washington’s use: Selling the vessels to South American allies. […]

  • World’s richest man praises recession as ‘good thing’

    RT - May 27th 2022 5:43pm EDT

    Elon Musk has complained about too many ‘fools’ getting rich Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has tweeted in praise of the recession facing the US in response to a follower’s question, suggesting it’s actually a “good thing” because “it has been raining money on fools for too long.” He blamed “Covid-19 stay-at-home stuff” for […]

  • Ukrainian ex-president attempts to leave for Poland

    RT - May 27th 2022 5:29pm EDT

    Former president of Ukraine was spotted on the border with Poland, allegedly attempting to leave while facing treason charges Former president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko tried to cross the border into Poland on Friday, Ukrainian media reported citing the state customs service sources. Volodymyr Zelensky’s predecessor is currently facing treason charges in Kiev. Poroshenko showed […]

  • British mercenaries in Ukraine face death penalty

    RT - May 27th 2022 5:15pm EDT

    A criminal case against the foreign fighters has been sent to court Three suspected mercenaries from Britain and Morocco, who joined the Ukrainian military and were later captured by the forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), could be facing the death penalty there, the republic’s General Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday. Viktor Gavrilov, the […]