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  • EU state warns of ‘serious conflict’ with Kiev

    RT - Dec 20th 2024 8:38am EST

    Ukraine and Slovakia may find themselves in a “serious conflict” over gas transit, Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned Slovakia is considering retaliation against Ukraine over its refusal to continue transit of Russian gas to the EU nation, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico. Kiev is determined not to renew a multi-year transit contract with […]

  • Ukraine conflict could have been avoided – German opposition party leader

    RT - Dec 20th 2024 7:54am EST

    Sahra Wagenknecht has said hostilities wouldn’t have erupted had Washington not attempted to drag Kiev into its “zone of influence” The Ukraine conflict was avoidable and began largely because of the US’ failure to take into consideration Russia’s “red lines,” veteran German politician Sahra Wagenknecht has argued. The MP, who established her own party earlier […]

  • Position of strength: Here’s why Russia is winning

    RT - Dec 20th 2024 7:43am EST

    Speaking from a position of strength, Putin projected an image of a leader in control, guiding a nation that is defying the odds and reshaping the global order On December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual ‘Direct Line’ session, a unique combination of a press conference and a call-in show, that once again showcased […]

  • EU deletes ‘Ukraine must win’ mantra

    RT - Dec 20th 2024 6:42am EST

    The bloc has removed the phrase from a statement, in an apparent posture shift The European Union has reportedly dialed back its stance on the Ukraine conflict, replacing the phrase “Ukraine must win this war” with “Russia must not prevail” in a European Council statement on new sanctions against Russia, first released on Monday. The […]

  • Kiev’s Western backers wary about training soldiers close to front – media

    RT - Dec 20th 2024 5:10am EST

    Russia would target foreign instructors in Ukraine if such deployments take place, sources have told The Times Western officials are concerned about British plans to potentially resume the training of Kiev’s troops inside Ukraine, The Times reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The UK is among the nations that have trained the […]

  • EU in ‘standoff’ with Russia – Austria

    RT - Dec 20th 2024 4:39am EST

    Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has accused Moscow of staging cyberattacks and attempting to sow discord via social media The European Union and Russia are locked in a “systematic standoff,” Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has said. However, he indicated that Vienna would not abandon its traditional neutrality and go all in on backing Ukraine. Since […]

  • Musk far more ‘influential’ than Trump online – WaPo

    RT - Dec 20th 2024 3:47am EST

    The billionaire’s presence on his platform X “eclipses” the entire incoming Congress, the newspaper has warned Messages that Elon Musk posts on X, the platform he purchased for $44 billion in 2022, have received far more viewership than those of any other politically-involved users, including President-elect Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported this week. The […]

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  • Kiev comes under missile strike – Ukrainian military

    RT - Dec 20th 2024 2:56am EST

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  • CrossTalk: Does Syria have a future?

    RT - Dec 20th 2024 1:00am EST

    Assad is gone, now what? What about Syria, is it gone too? It would seem so. Outside powers are carving up the country. What was an international proxy war against Damascus is turning into an international civil war. Is there a place for the Syrian people? CrossTalking with Ali Rizk, Hicham Safieddine, and Peter Ford.

  • Putin says he hasn’t spoken to Trump in over four years

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 8:48pm EST

    The two leaders have plenty of topics to discuss, according to the Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin stated during his annual end-of-year press conference on Thursday that he has not spoken to US President-elect Donald Trump in over four years, and thus expects “there will be plenty to discuss” when their next conversation takes […]

  • Putin comments on Hunter Biden pardon

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 4:32pm EST

    Outgoing US President Joe Biden’s decision shows he is more of a human than politician, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said The decision by outgoing US President Joe Biden to pardon his son Hunter shows he is more of a human than a politician, Vladimir Putin has said, noting that he would not condemn the […]

  • France accuses Russia of attempting to manipulate social media influencers

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 3:56pm EST

    Thousands of European content producers have allegedly been contracted to spread pro-Russian propaganda, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has claimed French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has accused Russia of seeking to manipulate French and other European social media influencers in an attempt to meddle in European elections.  Addressing the French parliament’s foreign affairs committee on […]

  • It’s the biolabs, stupid: Is this why Ukraine murdered a Russian general?

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 1:10pm EST

    The world deserves answers – not just about Igor Kirillov’s death, but about the controversy he was investigating The shocking assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Protection Forces, reverberates far beyond the streets of Moscow. On December 17, 2024, Kirillov was killed in a brazen bombing, an […]

  • Portuguese colonial rule

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 11:56am EST

    In the current episode of Lumumba’s Africa, Professor PLO Lumumba delves into the harrowing history of Portuguese colonization in Africa, shedding light on a chapter that is often shrouded in silence. The episode examines how Portugal was one of the first colonial powers to engage in the dehumanizing practices of slavery, leaving an indelible mark on […]

  • Africa & energy infrastructure

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 11:56am EST

    In the current episode of Lumumba’s Africa, Professor PLO Lumumba delves into the multifaceted issue of energy sources that could shape the continent’s future. He articulates a compelling argument that true liberation for African nations hinges not solely on independence from colonial powers, but also on industrialization, which he believes is fundamental to harnessing these abundant […]

  • ‘Deeply immoral’ Anglo-Americans sabotaged Ukraine peace – ex-Swiss ambassador

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 11:46am EST

    Veteran diplomat Jean-Daniel Ruch has claimed the US and the UK derailed the Istanbul talks in April 2022, hoping to “weaken Russia” Veteran Swiss diplomat Jean-Daniel Ruch has alleged that the US and UK “immorally” prevented Ukraine and Russia from sealing a truce back in April 2022 in the hope of dealing a blow to […]

  • US has spent $100 billion on Ukraine – Blinken

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 10:06am EST

    The bulk of the money was allocated to the American defense industry, the secretary of state has said Washington has provided around $100 billion in financial aid and military assistance to Kiev since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. The bulk of the money was […]

  • UK mulling deploying troops to Ukraine – The Times

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 9:31am EST

    Defense Secretary John Healey told the British daily he’s not ruling out sending instructors to train Kiev’s forces British Defense Secretary John Healey has suggested that UK military instructors could be deployed to Ukraine to train the country’s military, The Times has reported. Healey stated that London should do more to streamline the existing training […]

  • Israel the big winner in Syria – Putin

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 8:24am EST

    Moscow unconditionally condemns the seizure of any Syrian territory amid the ongoing crisis in the country, the Russian president has said The main beneficiary of the crisis unfolding in Syria is Israel, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, commenting on the incursion by the Israeli army into the neighboring country after the fall of Bashar […]

  • Putin promises to try to help find US journalist missing in Syria

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 7:58am EST

    The Russian president has said he will inquire about the fate of Austin Tice, who vanished in the country 12 years ago Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to ask the former and current leadership in Syria about the fate of a US journalist who went missing in the country 12 years ago. During his […]

  • US admits attempts to change regime in Iran

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 7:44am EST

    Washington’s efforts spanning over 20 years have not yielded success, the US secretary of state has acknowledged  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has publicly admitted that over the past two decades Washington had conducted experiments seeking regime change in Iran. The efforts to topple the Islamic Republic, however, have failed, he said.   Blinken […]

  • Russia expresses concern over Gaza ‘recolonization’

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 5:30am EST

    Moscow’s envoy to the UN has reacted to Israeli officials suggesting forcibly changing the demographics of the enclave Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has raised the alarm over Israeli officials floating the idea of replacing Palestinians with Jewish settlers in Gaza. The diplomat also accused the US of shielding Israel through its […]

  • Trump and Musk sink government spending bill

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 5:01am EST

    The US Congress must pass a package before the end of the week to avert a government shutdown The US government is facing a partial shutdown after a stopgap spending bill pitched by lawmakers earlier this week was scrapped under pressure from President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The current funding expires on Friday, and […]

  • IDF strikes ports and power stations in Yemen

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 4:40am EST

    Nine people were killed in the Israeli attacks, according to Houthi militants Israel has struck ports and energy infrastructure in Yemen, targeting sites linked to the Houthi militant movement. The strikes were in retaliation for recent Houthi military actions, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The IDF announced the operation on Thursday morning, hours […]

  • US sets conditions for Ukrainian NATO membership

    RT - Dec 19th 2024 2:47am EST

    Washington has long insisted that Kiev will join the bloc, but never clarified the exact timeline Ukraine can only hope to join NATO if it reforms its military and succeeds in improving its democratic institutions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Wednesday, […]