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  • Russia ramps up sales of crude to India – Reuters

    RT - May 7th 2022 9:37am EDT

    Rosneft reportedly sold 700,000 tons of Urals to an Indian refining major Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft has reportedly sold a large shipment of crude to India as the South Asian nation keeps boosting energy imports from the sanctions-hit country. Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country’s top refiner, purchased 700,000 tons of Russian Urals crude, […]

  • US comments on calls to strip Russia of permanent UN seat

    RT - May 7th 2022 9:35am EDT

    The US vows to continue its efforts to “isolate” Russia at the United Nations, but admits it can’t strip Moscow of its permanent seat The United States currently sees no way of stripping Russia of its status as a UN Security Council permanent member over the conflict in Ukraine, the US ambassador to the UN […]

  • Japan warns of Ukraine-like conflict

    RT - May 7th 2022 8:47am EDT

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tokyo is against the use of force in the region Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has warned that a Ukraine-style armed conflict could break out in East Asia. He said that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is critical for Tokyo and the international community. “We must collaborate with […]

  • European banks reveal cost of Russia exit

    RT - May 7th 2022 7:23am EDT

    Sanctions wiped out billions from major lenders The need to write down assets as well as setting aside cash to shield against the expected economic ramifications of anti-Russia sanctions has resulted in billions of euro in losses for European banks. The lenders have so far taken a hit of about $9.6 billion, led by Societe […]

  • France eyes agricultural waste to replace Russian gas

    RT - May 7th 2022 6:56am EDT

    France wants to ramp up production of biogas from farm waste to replace fossil fuels from Russia In an effort to reduce its reliance on natural gas from sanctions-hit Russia, France wants to ramp up biomethane production from agricultural waste. It’s hoped the biogas can replace Russian fuel in less than 10 years. French farmers […]

  • New owners revealed as Abramovich era ends at Chelsea

    RT - May 7th 2022 6:37am EDT

    The deal is now subject to approval from the UK government and Premier League Premier League side Chelsea have confirmed that a consortium led by Todd Boehly has signed a contract to purchase the club from Roman Abramovich in a deal worth £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion).  Abramovich, who purchased the club in 2003 and oversaw […]

  • German-Russian WWII museum changes name

    RT - May 7th 2022 6:16am EDT

    Museum’s director called Moscow’s attack on Ukraine “a profound turning point” A German museum dedicated to World War II, and to the ending of that conflict in Europe, has decided to drop the reference to Russia in its name, in response to Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. The German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst is housed in the […]

  • Transnistria reports explosions near Ukrainian border

    RT - May 7th 2022 6:05am EDT

    The breakaway region in Moldova has endured a string of unexplained incidents The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria has reported new attacks from drones near its border with Ukraine following a string of mysterious incidents described by the self-proclaimed republic as acts of “terror.” According to the Transnistrian Interior Ministry, on Friday evening four explosions […]

  • Western sanctions against Russia claim another corporate victim

    RT - May 7th 2022 4:49am EDT

    A Dutch luxury yacht-maker is dumped by suppliers after its owner is hit by Western sanctions Dutch shipbuilding firm Heesen Yachts has been hit by supply issues, with European companies refusing to work with the yacht-maker after one of its ultimate owners, Russian billionaire Vagit Alekperov, was added to Western sanctions lists. Some of Hessen’s […]

  • Biden wants intelligence to stop leaking about data sharing with Ukraine – media

    RT - May 7th 2022 3:42am EDT

    The US president reportedly said such leaks are counterproductive and “distract” from the objective US President Joe Biden has told senior intelligence officials that leaks about alleged intelligence sharing with Ukraine should stop as they “distract” from the objective, NBC News reported on Friday amid Russia’s ongoing military offensive. During the phone conversation with CIA […]

  • North Korea fires ‘projectile’ into Sea of Japan – Seoul

    RT - May 7th 2022 3:41am EDT

    The reported test launch likely involved a ballistic missile, South Korean media said North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the Sea of Japan, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Saturday. Yonhap news agency quoted a military source as saying the weapons test likely involved a ballistic missile. The reported […]

  • NATO leaders ignoring nuclear war risks – Russian envoy

    RT - May 7th 2022 2:53am EDT

    The US-led military bloc is not taking the threat of nuclear conflict seriously, said Moscow’s ambassador to the United States Russia’s envoy to the US has warned that NATO powers are not taking the risk of nuclear war with due gravity, claiming that the West, and not Moscow, is driving brinkmanship amid tension rivaling the […]

  • Mystery of the rising ruble revealed

    RT - May 7th 2022 2:39am EDT

    The Russian currency may strengthen further, expert says After losing nearly half of its value in March due to Western sanctions, the Russian currency has staged an extraordinary recovery, strengthening to levels not seen in over two years. RT talked to Sergey Kopylov, a junior partner at consulting company BSC and a lead researcher at […]

  • White House outlines latest Ukraine weapons package

    RT - May 7th 2022 2:11am EDT

    The new round of lethal aid follows more than $3.4 billion in US arms shipped into the Ukrainian war zone since late February Washington has authorized yet another tranche of weapons for Ukraine’s armed forces, agreeing to send tens of millions of dollars in munitions and military hardware following a flurry of similar transfers in […]

  • Britons flee to seek ‘cheaper’ life abroad – reports

    RT - May 6th 2022 6:11pm EDT

    Interest in emigration is up by 1,000% as UK taxes and prices rise, lawyers and financial advisers told the media A dramatic rise in the cost of living has prompted many Britons to consider leaving the UK, according to professionals catering to aspiring expats. Google searches for moving abroad were up by 1,000% in April, […]

  • ‘Explosive device’ found at Russian journalist compound in Berlin – media

    RT - May 6th 2022 5:32pm EDT

    Earlier, an unknown assailant reportedly smashed the window of a building A suspicious package was found at a Berlin compound housing journalists with Russia’s RIA Novosti late on Friday. The editor-in-chief of the media group, Margarita Simonyan, said the package turned out to be an explosive device, citing German police. “The Berlin police confirmed that […]

  • RT speaks to Croatian fighter captured in Ukraine

    RT - May 6th 2022 5:04pm EDT

    The man insists he joined the ranks of the Ukrainian military to obtain the country’s citizenship RT’s Roman Kosarev spoke to Vjekoslav Prebek, a Croatian national who fought in the ranks of the Ukrainian military. Prebek says he was a serviceman in a Ukrainian marine brigade that was holed up in the city of Mariupol. […]

  • UN reaches consensus on Ukraine for the first time

    RT - May 6th 2022 4:24pm EDT

    Security Council unanimously backs “search for a peaceful solution” to the conflict The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a statement on Friday supporting the secretary-general’s efforts to search for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine, in the first such display of unity since February 24. Russia’s agreement demonstrated Moscow’s readiness for diplomacy, said […]

  • Russia defies predictions of collapse – media

    RT - May 6th 2022 4:16pm EDT

    Oil revenue contributed to “surprisingly resilient” economy, says the British weekly The Economist The Russian economy has largely shrugged off “unprecedented sanctions” from the West, The Economist noted, crediting the sharp rise in revenues from oil and gas exports. Russian consumer spending is up again, interest rates are going down, and the ruble is stronger […]

  • ‘Her Majesty’s Russia Unit’: how British spies have launched a full-scale propaganda war to demonize Moscow

    RT - May 6th 2022 2:58pm EDT

    Britain’s international information war strategy was developed years ago The growing political feud between Russia and the West has spurred the activation of specialized propaganda and intelligence units. With regards to the Ukraine crisis, experts say one of the most active parties has been the United Kingdom, which in recent years has stepped up its […]

  • WH reveals when Biden will sign lend-lease for Ukraine

    RT - May 6th 2022 2:01pm EDT

    The legislation will make it easier for the US to send unlimited military equipment to Ukraine White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has confirmed that President Joe Biden will sign the Lend-Lease Act of 2022 on Monday. The legislation will make it easier for Washington to ship more types of weapons to Ukraine. Biden will […]

  • Germany’s Spiegel deletes testimony critical of Ukraine 

    RT - May 6th 2022 1:17pm EDT

    Magazine removes video in which Azovstal evacuee criticized Ukraine Citing “discrepancies in content,” the German magazine Der Spiegel has removed a video showing the testimony of an evacuee from Mariupol’s ‘Azovstal’ factory, a stronghold of the neo-Nazi Azov militants and other Ukrainian fighters. The woman in the video had revealed that her family was basically […]

  • Poll reveals Austrians’ stance on joining NATO

    RT - May 6th 2022 12:03pm EDT

    Some 75% of respondents oppose the idea of their country joining the US-led military bloc The vast majority of Austrians are against becoming part of NATO, a poll has revealed. In a survey conducted earlier this month by Austria’s Institute for Opinion Polls and Data Analysis and commissioned by the Austria Press Agency, 75% of […]

  • Guardiola claims Man City Champions League exit ‘not a failure’

    RT - May 6th 2022 11:57am EDT

    The Spaniard has backed his big-money stars after their Champions League heartbreak Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says that his team’s heartbreaking Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid doesn’t mean that his team should be considered failures.  The Spaniard’s charges were on the verge of qualifying for what would have been their […]

  • Global energy watchdog warns against Russia sanctions

    RT - May 6th 2022 11:56am EDT

    The crisis will have huge consequences for the global economy, IEA says Western sanctions against Russia and Moscow’s retaliatory measures will have big implications for the global energy market, Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said in Vienna on Friday. “I believe that we are in the middle of the first […]