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  • Poland tightens border with EU neighbor

    RT - Sep 26th 2023 5:14am EDT

    Warsaw is targeting the suspected “infiltration” of illegal immigrants ahead of a parliamentary election Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced that his country will start checking vehicles coming from Slovakia for illegal migrants on board. Speaking at a rally ahead of the October 15 general election, the senior member of the Law and Justice […]

  • Russia to reduce oil discounts – RBK

    RT - Sep 26th 2023 5:03am EDT

    The price of Urals crude is planned to be fixed at $15 per-barrel below Brent next year The Russian government plans to continue reducing the discount of Russia’s flagship Urals blend of crude oil to the Brent benchmark, RBK business daily reported on Monday, citing a draft of the federal budget for 2024-26. According to […]

  • German weapons sent to Ukraine non-functional – FM

    RT - Sep 26th 2023 4:17am EDT

    Ukraine had earlier reportedly refused to accept ten outmoded Leopard 1 tanks over their poor condition Some of the weapons Berlin has given Kiev to aid in its fight against Russia were either in bad condition or outdated, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has admitted. In an interview with CNN released on Monday, Baerbock admitted […]

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  • Ensouling cities? Pyotr Ivanov, sociologist, civil engineering laboratory

    RT - Sep 26th 2023 3:57am EDT

    Cities were once considered the cradle of civilization, but nowadays, they seem to sap the life out of their inhabitants. Oksana’s guest, urban sociologist Pyotr Ivanov, argues that it doesn’t have to be this way. He moved from Moscow to Siberia to make his life more fulfilling and to advance a brand of urbanism that […]

  • Election observation: An American perspective

    RT - Sep 26th 2023 3:17am EDT

    Western media reporting on the recent referendums held in former regions of Ukraine claim that Russian officials went door to door to force residents to go to the polls where they were observed by armed police. Western countries have denounced the elections as a violation of international law. On this edition of The 360 View, Scottie […]

  • Republicans demand ‘clarity’ on Ukraine aid

    RT - Sep 26th 2023 1:32am EDT

    Several legislators have urged the White House to account for billions in tax dollars sent to Kiev in recent months Several GOP lawmakers have demanded that the government disclose exactly how much US assistance has been sent to Ukraine since last year, citing multi-billion-dollar “discrepancies” between various official estimates.  In a letter penned on Monday […]

  • Lufthansa going green would use half of Germany’s electricity – Bloomberg

    RT - Sep 26th 2023 1:32am EDT

    Less polluting synthetic kerosene is too energy intensive, according to the airline Germany’s flagship airline Lufthansa has warned that it would need to consume half of the country’s entire electricity output if it were to shift to green fuels such as e-kerosene, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr reportedly stated that synthetic fuels […]

  • Lego scraps plans to ditch oil-free bricks – FT

    RT - Sep 26th 2023 1:31am EDT

    The toymaker had previously pledged to start using sustainable materials in production Lego, the world’s largest toymaker, has abandoned a plan to start making its iconic bricks from recycled drink bottles instead of oil-based plastic, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. According to the report, the Danish company, which makes billions of Lego pieces each […]

  • US running low on cash for Ukraine – White House

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 11:11pm EDT

    Lawmakers are wrangling over another $25 billion for Kiev as they aim to avert a government shutdown The Pentagon will only be able to support Ukraine’s war effort for a “few weeks” should Congress fail to pass a new funding bill, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has claimed. Speaking to CNN for […]

  • US government ridicules Tucker Carlson’s Putin claim

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 11:04pm EDT

    The former Fox News host has alleged that the White House obstructed his attempts to interview Russia’s president US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters he had nothing to say about alleged attempts by unnamed figures in Washington to prevent Tucker Carlson from interviewing Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This will be good,” Miller quipped […]

  • Zelensky’s wife unsure if he will seek reelection – CBS

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 6:17pm EDT

    The Ukrainian president previously admitted organizing elections would be impossible given the national circumstances Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky might not run for reelection next year, his wife, First Lady Elena Zelenskaya, told CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday.  The difficulties of organizing elections amid a military conflict, with millions of eligible voters scattered all over […]

  • UN censures Canada over celebration of Ukrainian WW2 Nazi veteran

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 5:38pm EDT

    The international body has said it does not endorse “honoring” any active collaborationists of a kind The UN has weighed in on the recent Nazi veteran celebration scandal in Canada, in which the parliament of Canada gave “a standing ovation” to a Ukrainian man who fought in the Nazi Waffen SS during WW2. A spokesman […]

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  • American belief in climate change surges 10 points after hot summer – poll

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 5:24pm EDT

    Nearly two thirds of respondents blamed climate change for the season of extreme weather Nearly two thirds of Americans who say they have dealt with “extreme weather” now believe manmade climate change is responsible, according to a poll published on Monday by the Associated Press and NORC. The results show a 10-point increase in such […]

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  • Polish leaders accuse film director of acting in support of Putin

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 2:39pm EDT

    The head of Poland’s ruling party denounced Agnieszka Holland’s latest film as ‘repulsive and disgusting’ Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s latest film was released to support a supposed Russian plot to flood Poland with migrants, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski claimed during a news conference on Friday.   Kaczynski, who summoned reporters specifically to denounce […]

  • Canada saluting a Ukrainian Nazi was no coincidence

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 2:11pm EDT

    Ottawa has a history of covering for Nazis, from World War II to present-day Kiev The stomach-churning scene of the Canadian parliament giving a standing ovation three days ago to a former Waffen SS Nazi has by now made the rounds on the internet. During Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Canada, and following his […]

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  • Putin coming for US elections – Clinton

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 1:21pm EDT

    The failed presidential candidate insisted that the Russian leader “hates democracy” and blamed him for her 2016 loss Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin will interfere in the 2024 election, repeating never-proven allegations from 2016 and 2020 in an interview with former White House press secretary Jen Psaki […]

  • EU member warns against Russia sanctions

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 1:15pm EDT

    Hungary will oppose restrictions on Moscow’s nuclear sector, the Hungarian foreign minister has said Budapest will veto any European Union sanctions targeting Russian nuclear energy, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced on Monday. Szijjarto said he had expressed his view on the EU plans during a meeting with the head of Russian nuclear giant Rosatom, […]

  • Hungary warns EU against ditching Russian energy

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 12:03pm EDT

    Budapest is heavily reliant on Moscow for its oil and gas imports Rejecting Russian energy supplies isn’t in the interests of the EU countries, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday while addressing parliament. According to Orban, Hungary is helpless when it comes to resisting decisions made by the EU authorities on the import […]

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  • How Canada feted a Ukrainian Nazi veteran and instantly regretted it

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 11:26am EDT

    House Speaker Anthony Rota has apologized to Jewish communities for honoring an ex-member of an SS unit in the chamber The speaker of the Canadian House of Commons was left red-faced after honoring an elderly Ukrainian war veteran in the chamber in front of the visiting Ukrainian president. The Canada-based “hero” served in a German […]

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  • German police launch probe into Nazi salutes at Oktoberfest

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 11:19am EDT

    Four people were caught on film making the banned gesture at a beer festival in the state of Saxony German police and the state security service (BfV) have launched an investigation into Nazi salutes seen in video footage taken at a recent Oktoberfest celebration in the state of Saxony, according to media reports on Monday. […]

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  • EU makes precedent-setting decision on frozen Russian assets – Kommersant

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 10:50am EDT

    This marks the first time funds have been released following a class action lawsuit A group of Russian investors have managed to recover funds blocked in the European Union as part of Ukraine-related sanctions on Moscow, Kommersant business daily reported on Monday, citing the attorney association Delcredere. The Belgian Treasury issued permission to unlock frozen […]

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  • EU states using ‘totalitarian methods’ to spy on journalists – MEP

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 10:30am EDT

    An unknown agency reportedly used Israeli malware to surveil the editor of a Russian opposition news site EU governments are monitoring the communications of reporters with “no remedy and no oversight,” Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld told The Guardian on Monday. The lawmaker was responding to allegations that an EU state planted malware on […]

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  • EU state used Israeli spyware on exiled Russian journalists – editors

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 9:51am EDT

    The founder of Latvia-based news site Meduza had her phone hacked before a meeting of Russian opposition journalists in Berlin An unnamed EU state used Israeli malware to hack the mobile phone of Galina Timchenko, a Russian opposition journalist based in Latvia, Timchenko told The Guardian on Monday. The Latvian authorities have denied any role […]

  • ‘The last Godfather’ dies in custody – media

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 9:44am EDT

    Matteo Messina Denaro, who was serving several life sentences, has succumbed to colon cancer, Italian outlets say Infamous Italian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was arrested earlier this year after three decades on the run, has died of cancer at the age of 61, the local media has reported. The passing of Messina Denaro, […]

  • Most Russian oil exports bypassing price cap – FT

    RT - Sep 25th 2023 9:15am EDT

    Nearly three-quarters of Russia’s seaborne crude shipments did not use Western insurers in August, the media claims The EU and G7 countries have largely failed to enforce a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil exports, Financial Times reported on Monday, citing an analysis of shipping and insurance records. In August, around three-quarters […]