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  • Buffalo shooter drew from the same ideas as Western-backed Ukrainian neo-Nazis

    RT - May 17th 2022 12:39pm EDT

    American liberals are quick to cry ‘Nazi’ about a homegrown murderer, while they lionize his fellow Hitler acolytes fighting in Ukraine Ten people were killed in the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. The actions of the suspect, Payton Gendron, have been identified as being racially motivated both by the police and by himself, […]

  • Germany comments on idea of seizing Russian govt assets

    RT - May 17th 2022 12:28pm EDT

    Western nations must isolate Moscow both politically and economically, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Western nations should seize the foreign assets of the Russian Central Bank, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner believes. Some proposals are already on the table in the EU and G7, he told media outlets from Germany, France, Spain, and Italy on […]

  • Biden’s approval rating hits new low – poll

    RT - May 17th 2022 12:12pm EDT

    Only 39% of Americans support their president, an NBC News survey finds More than half of Americans – 56% – disapprove of Joe Biden’s performance as the president of the United States, as the US leader’s approval rating has hit a new low, plunging to 39%, according to a new opinion poll reported by NBC […]

  • Russia to withdraw from WTO, WHO – official

    RT - May 17th 2022 12:05pm EDT

    Proposals for ending membership in the international organizations have been sent to the parliament Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, is planning to discuss the potential withdrawal of the country from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), according to Pyotr Tolstoy, the vice speaker of the parliament. “The […]

  • Ukraine controlled by US and UK – Russia

    RT - May 17th 2022 12:02pm EDT

    The stalling of the peace talks is a result of the wish of London and Washington to drag out the Ukraine conflict, Lavrov claimed London and Washington have been exercising their control over the Ukrainian negotiators with the aim of dragging out the conflict, and this policy has led to the suspension of peace talks […]

  • Germany has lost final traces of independence – Russia

    RT - May 17th 2022 11:53am EDT

    Chancellor Scholz is no “offended liverwurst” because he was not offended by a Ukrainian ambassador who called him one, FM Lavrov said One can hardly refer to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as an “offended liverwurst,” considering that when Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnik called him that, Scholz didn’t appear offended at all, Russian Foreign […]

  • Crisis in Transnistria: Will the Ukraine conflict spread into other parts of Europe?

    RT - May 17th 2022 11:35am EDT

    Shots and explosions have been heard in the enclave again. Who stands to benefit from an escalation of the long ‘frozen’ conflict? While the world’s eyes are on Ukraine, Transnistria is facing an explosive situation. De facto self-governing since the Soviet collapse, the small territory, which borders Ukraine, is internationally recognised as part of Moldova.  A series […]

  • Musk names ‘real’ US President

    RT - May 17th 2022 11:29am EDT

    Billionaire admits that the true leader is “whoever controls the teleprompter” Billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk has written off US President Joe Biden as an ineffective puppet, insisting that while he has voted “overwhelmingly for Democrats” in the past, the party has spiraled downwards. “The real president is whoever controls the teleprompter,” the SpaceX CEO […]

  • EU’s energy policy is economic suicide – Putin

    RT - May 17th 2022 10:50am EDT

    Attempts to ditch Russian fossil fuels have triggered energy inflation in the West, president says Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that energy inflation in Western countries should be blamed on their own mistakes, and not on Russia. The EU is committing economic suicide by trying to wean itself off from Russian energy resources, […]

  • WATCH: Ukrainian fighters at Azovstal surrender to Russia

    RT - May 17th 2022 10:31am EDT

    Moscow says 265 members of the nationalist Azov Battalion and Ukrainian troops have already laid down their arms A video of members of the nationalist Azov Battalion and Ukrainian troops surrendering to Russian forces after being holed up for weeks at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol has been released by the Russian Defense Ministry. […]

  • Eurovision winners thank Pope for neo-Nazis ‘evacuation’

    RT - May 17th 2022 10:30am EDT

    There is no indication that the Pontiff actually intervened to convince the Azov Battalion to surrender Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine’s winning act in the Eurovision Song Contest, have thanked Pope Francis for the “evacuation” of troops, some of them neo-Nazis, trapped in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Despite the band’s claim, there is no indication […]

  • Ursula von der Leyen accused of warmongering

    RT - May 17th 2022 10:27am EDT

    A former French MEP called on the European Commission president to remember that Russia “will not disappear from the world map” The rhetoric of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen about the conflict in Ukraine is “irresponsible” as she does not take into consideration that “Russia will not disappear from the world map after […]

  • Russia responds to EU’s offer on Ukraine’s grain

    RT - May 17th 2022 10:25am EDT

    Europe’s initiative only serves to benefit itself, Russian State Duma chairman claims Russia has slammed the EU’s proposal to empty out Ukraine’s grain stores, stating that such a move would only serve its member nations while leaving Ukrainians without any reserves. The response came after EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stated on Monday that […]

  • Russia’s neighbor mounts legal challenge to gas for rubles demand

    RT - May 17th 2022 9:52am EDT

    A Finnish state energy company has pledged to take the dispute to arbitration Finland’s state-run energy provider Gasum said it won’t accept Moscow’s demand to pay in rubles for gas supplies. The company has announced its plans to take Gazprom Export, a subsidiary of the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom, to arbitration to settle the […]

  • Golf legend blames cancel culture for Trump snub

    RT - May 17th 2022 9:38am EDT

    Jack Nicklaus took a shot at PGA CEO Seth Waugh in an interview this week Golf’s most successful player of all time believes ‘cancel culture’ is behind the reasoning for the PGA tour moving its championship away from a golf course owned by former US President Donald Trump.  Jack Nicklaus has 18 major championships to […]

  • Russian assets seizure will have brutal global impact – analysts

    RT - May 17th 2022 9:07am EDT

    Such action could undermine trust in the international economic system The potential confiscation of Russian assets abroad could lead to the collapse of the international system of political economy, Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing analysts. An outright seizure of Moscow’s wealth would be viewed as crossing a political Rubicon, according to Simon Hinrichsen, a […]

  • Truth isn’t in the eye of the beholder, but it will be if Biden’s ‘Minister of Truth’ gets her way

    RT - May 17th 2022 9:01am EDT

    Nina Jankowicz wants Twitter’s blue checks to edit your reality because you don’t care about theirs Director of America’s new Disinformation Governance Board Nina Jankowicz has big plans for social media. Is it because people are increasingly turning away from her kind of “influencer”? During a Zoom call that went viral earlier this week, Jankowicz […]

  • Finnish Parliament votes in favor of NATO membership

    RT - May 17th 2022 8:48am EDT

    The Nordic country seeks to join the military alliance alongside Sweden Finnish lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favor of requesting NATO membership. The vote came after parliament’s foreign affairs committee recommended the move due to a threat supposedly posed by Russian foreign policy to Europe. The 200-seat body overwhelmingly supported the application, with 188 lawmakers […]

  • Medvedev coach states French Open aims

    RT - May 17th 2022 8:41am EDT

    The Russian world number two is set to line up at Roland-Garros after recovering from surgery Daniil Medvedev should target a run to the French Open last eight at the very least after stepping up his comeback from a hernia operation, the Russian’s coach Gilles Cervara has said. The world number two returns to competitive […]

  • Major EU economy hit with surging energy costs

    RT - May 17th 2022 8:35am EDT

    Prices for imported energy in Italy have soared more than 70% year-on-year The price of imported energy in Italy rose in March by 72.5% on a yearly basis, the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) reported on Tuesday. Data showed that the increase in energy prices accelerated by 5.6% compared to February. Italy, which relies heavily […]

  • Conservative superstar psychologist quits Twitter

    RT - May 17th 2022 8:28am EDT

    Jordan Peterson has abandoned his Twitter account with 2.7 million followers After criticizing the incentive structure of the social media site and accusing it of being “dangerously insane,” famed Canadian psychologist and public intellectual Jordan Peterson announced on Tuesday that he is leaving his Twitter account and its 2.7 million followers behind. He has also […]

  • Unbeaten boxer dies after heart attack during fight

    RT - May 17th 2022 7:59am EDT

    Musa Yamak was fighting in Germany when tragedy struck A Turkish-born German boxer died on Saturday after collapsing in the ring while suffering a heart attack at a small show in Garching around 10 miles north of Munch city center. Bavaria-based Musa Yamak was an undefeated fighter with a proud 8-0 record consisting of eight […]

  • US announces steps to combat shortage of baby formula

    RT - May 17th 2022 7:40am EDT

    The temporary move to allow imports will put more formula on store shelves in a few weeks, officials say The US will temporarily allow imports of baby formula from foreign producers in an effort to ease the effects of the ongoing nationwide shortage, which has been putting pressure on American families. The Food and Drug […]

  • US envoy weighs in on Ukraine NATO prospects

    RT - May 17th 2022 7:05am EDT

    Ukraine could still join the US-led military bloc and do so in an accelerated time frame, Washington’s ambassador to Kiev says If Ukraine joins the US-led NATO military bloc, it might do so on a fast-tracked procedure – without fulfilling the Membership Action Plan (MAP), US Ambassador to Kiev Kristina Kvien has said. The US […]

  • Musk raises concerns over US economy

    RT - May 17th 2022 6:48am EDT

    The country is probably in a recession that could last up to 18 months, he said Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday that the US economy is probably in a recession that could last anywhere from a year to 18 months. He suggested, however, that recessions aren’t necessarily a bad thing, adding that he’s been […]