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  • Poland tells Norway to hand over oil revenues

    RT - May 22nd 2022 3:50pm EDT

    Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has accused the Nordic country of making “unjust” oil and gas money amid the Ukraine conflict Norway should share the “excess” profits it’s been making as oil and gas prices soar amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at the National Youth Dialogue Congress […]

  • EU country becomes first to order monkeypox quarantine

    RT - May 22nd 2022 1:27pm EDT

    Belgian health authorities have mandated a 21-day self-isolation period after three cases were detected Belgium’s Risk Assessment Group has announced a 21-day quarantine for patients with monkeypox after three people in the country were diagnosed with the virus, which has surfaced in over a dozen countries in the past week. The health authority issued the […]

  • Ukraine’s EU membership is ‘15 or 20 years away’ – French official

    RT - May 22nd 2022 1:16pm EDT

    Kiev’s accession to the European Union will take a “very long” time, according to France’s Europe minister No fast-track accession of Ukraine to the European Union is possible and the process will take a “very long” time, French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said on Sunday. “We have to be honest. If we say that […]

  • Man City clinch Premier League crown on breathless final day

    RT - May 22nd 2022 1:05pm EDT

    Pep Guardiola’s Man City retained the Premier League crown on a tense day of action in the Premier League Manchester City scored three goals in five frantic second half minutes to come from behind against Aston Villa to clinch yet another Premier League title, foiling arch rivals Liverpool in the process in what was an […]

  • Shell exiting Russia

    RT - May 22nd 2022 12:41pm EDT

    The energy giant has reportedly stopped selling gasoline at its more than 400 service stations across the country British oil company Shell has closed all of its petrol stations in Russia, business daily RBC reported this week, citing the company’s press service. Shell had earlier sold its Russian retail and lubricants business. The press service […]

  • Grandma sells sprouts, sends the money to fighters battling Ukraine’s forces: How Russia’s civil society helps support the Donbass

    RT - May 22nd 2022 11:26am EDT

    RT spoke with Igor Mangushev, who collects donations for the Donbass military Many volunteers have headed to the Donbass since Russia’s military offensive began, in February. Once there, some help civilians by bringing groceries, medicine, and other supplies. Others assist by clearing debris or working in hospitals. There is another important task that volunteers are involved […]

  • US ready to supply arms to Ukrainian neighbor – congressman

    RT - May 22nd 2022 11:15am EDT

    Authorities in Moldova should first ask for weapon deliveries, the chair of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs says The US is ready to supply weapons to Moldova and the issue is currently being discussed with the country’s authorities, Gregory Meeks, who chairs the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, has said. He made […]

  • Russian crude is irreplaceable, former Lukoil boss warns EU

    RT - May 22nd 2022 11:09am EDT

    Vagit Alekperov has advised Brussels not to proceed with an oil ban Vagit Alekperov, who until recently headed Russia’s largest private oil company Lukoil, has said the potential tightening of existing sanctions would have a disastrous impact on Europe as well as Moscow. A European ban on the country’s “impossible to replace” crude would be […]

  • US top brass warn of ‘conflict between great powers’

    RT - May 22nd 2022 10:58am EDT

    General Mark Milley, chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, named China and Russia as the global powers America is vying against The likelihood of a military conflict “between great powers” is growing, the chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, has warned. Speaking in front of cadets graduating from […]

  • Global debt about to explode – report

    RT - May 22nd 2022 10:53am EDT

    The tally soared to a record $305 trillion in the first quarter of this year, driven by the US and China, a researcher says The world’s two largest economies were the heaviest borrowers in the first three months of this year as global debt climbed to above $305 trillion, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) […]

  • Belarus accuses Ukrainian saboteurs of cross-border infiltration

    RT - May 22nd 2022 10:49am EDT

    Ukraine has ramped up military activities along the border with its northern neighbour, a top Belarusian security official claims Minsk has observed increased activity of the Ukrainian military along the countries’ shared border, Belarusian Security Council chief Alexander Volfovich said on Sunday. Ukrainian troops have amassed at several locations along the border, with some saboteur […]

  • La Liga to lodge legal complaint amid Mbappe contract extension

    RT - May 22nd 2022 10:43am EDT

    Spanish league authorities are alleging that Kylian Mbappe’s big-money PSG extension is ‘scandalous’ Spanish league chiefs have announced they are to file a complaint to UEFA, French courts and the European Union regarding the circumstances of Kylian Mbappe’s contract renewal with French powerhouse club Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe, considered by many to be among the finest […]

  • Fuel poverty to hit British households, energy chief warns

    RT - May 22nd 2022 10:38am EDT

    The CEO of the world’s biggest electric utility service provider says London should step in to help Britons Around 40% of British families will live in “fuel poverty” if the country’s authorities don’t take steps to lower energy prices, according to the head of the energy company E.ON, Michael Lewis, as quoted by The Independent. […]

  • Biden spares two words for North Korean leader

    RT - May 22nd 2022 10:05am EDT

    The US president had little to say to Kim Jong-un when asked what message he wanted to relay Asked by a reporter if he had a message for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, US President Joe Biden succinctly replied “Hello. Period” on Sunday, his last day in South Korea before moving on to the Japanese […]

  • US firm advised Pentagon and Russian defense conglomerate at same time – report

    RT - May 22nd 2022 9:17am EDT

    McKinsey worked on US defense and intelligence contracts while advising a company whose engines power Russian missiles, NBC says US consulting firm McKinsey & Co. reportedly worked on contracts for the Pentagon and US intelligence agencies while simultaneously providing services to Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, which makes some of the military hardware now being […]

  • By moving to trash their relations with Russia, Sweden and Finland’s leaders are taking their people down a dangerous road

    RT - May 22nd 2022 9:06am EDT

    Neutrality has been abandoned for no objective reason other than American-driven Russophobia Sweden and Finland have broken their status of neutrality and are seeking NATO membership in response to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. It’s the latest sign that entire countries are falling for the media’s anti-Russia spiel. After years of relatively calm relations with Moscow, Stockholm […]

  • G7 warns of inflation danger

    RT - May 22nd 2022 8:56am EDT

    Most of the Group of Seven leading economies are struggling with skyrocketing prices Inflation growth rates in most of the G7 countries have reached levels not seen in decades, the group’s finance ministers said in a statement on Friday. They indicated that they will continue to tighten monetary policy. According to the statement, the Russia-Ukraine […]

  • Global food catastrophe imminent – The Economist

    RT - May 22nd 2022 8:39am EDT

    The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict could prompt mass hunger across the world, according to a report The global food system, already weakened by pandemic-related shocks and the energy crisis, is expected to be severely impacted by the conflict in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Moscow, The Economist reports. “Ukraine’s exports of grain and oilseeds […]

  • US makes another Taiwan move

    RT - May 22nd 2022 8:19am EDT

    Washington has followed the EU by announcing it would upgrade trade ties with Taipei, a move that has angered Beijing Washington is seeking to deepen its economic cooperation with Taiwan, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has told journalists. Speaking en route to Japan on board Air Force One on Sunday, Sullivan said the US […]

  • West ignored Russia’s security interests – German politician

    RT - May 22nd 2022 7:47am EDT

    The former head of the ruling Social Democrats, Oskar Lafontaine, has blamed the conflict in Ukraine on NATO’s refusal to listen to Moscow Veteran German politician Oskar Lafontaine has said the West’s refusal to hear Moscow’s concerns is one of the main causes of the conflict in Ukraine. Oskar Lafontaine, who from 1995 until 1999 […]

  • Turkey should veto NATO expansion for next 20 years – retired general

    RT - May 22nd 2022 7:28am EDT

    Ankara has a chance to use the situation to achieve its goals, Naim Baburoglu says Turkey should take full advantage of the historic opportunity provided by Finland and Sweden’s bids to join NATO, a retired Turkish Brigadier General Naim Baburoglu has said. The two Nordic nations have applied to become members of the US-led military […]

  • Tennis star criticizes ‘very unfair’ Wimbledon rankings scandal

    RT - May 22nd 2022 7:23am EDT

    Ajla Tomljanovic has slammed the decision to remove ranking points from this year’s Wimbledon Grand Slam Ajla Tomljanovic, the top-ranked female tennis player in Australia, has hit out at the decision to strip Wimbledon of its rankings points this year after the All-England Club’s decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus from taking part […]

  • Biden’s response to the killing of Palestinian-American journalist encourages more of the same

    RT - May 22nd 2022 6:15am EDT

    Israel isn’t known for unbiased investigations of its own soldiers’ actions Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s death should have marked a turning point for the United States government’s approach to the protection of journalists overseas – but when an allied nation could be to blame, that becomes a problem. Abu Akleh, a veteran journalist who […]

  • Mayor of Russian-held city in Ukraine injured in explosion

    RT - May 22nd 2022 6:11am EDT

    The blast rocked an apartment block in Energodar, wounding the official and two of his guards The mayor of the Russian-held city of Energodar in southeast Ukraine and two of his security guards were injured in an explosion on Sunday, local law enforcement said. The blast occurred in the entranceway of an apartment block where […]

  • World’s longest high-speed railway network gets longer

    RT - May 22nd 2022 6:03am EDT

    China has continued to extend its massive railroad system China put 581km (361 miles) of new railway lines into service in the first four months of the year, Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing data from China State Railway Group. This includes 358km of high-speed railway, data shows. The country saw 157.46 billion yuan (over $23.21 […]