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  • Trump pressuring Zelensky to cede land to Russia – Bild

    RT - Dec 13th 2025 10:58am EST

    The US president could exploit the Ukrainian leader’s “weakness” following a major corruption scandal to push him into concessions, the report says US President Donald Trump is pressuring Vladimir Zelensky to cede territory to Russia in an effort to end the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, Bild has claimed, citing anonymous sources. On Saturday, the […]

  • EU downplays Russian lawsuit against Euroclear

    RT - Dec 13th 2025 10:04am EST

    Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has called the case “speculative,” insisting that the bloc is acting within its legal prerogatives EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Russian central bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based depository which holds most of Russia’s frozen sovereign assets, calling it “speculative.” Kiev’s Western backers froze around […]

  • US sets out condition for Ukraine security guarantees – Axios

    RT - Dec 13th 2025 8:46am EST

    Kiev could receive assurances as part of a peace deal if it agrees to territorial concessions, the report says The administration of US President Donald Trump is willing to offer Kiev NATO-style and Congress-approved security guarantees if it agrees on territorial concessions to Russia, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources. Ukraine has rejected any concessions […]

  • Slovakia ‘won’t support anything’ that helps prolong Ukraine conflict – Fico

    RT - Dec 13th 2025 6:20am EST

    The EU’s ‘reparations loan’ for Kiev would lead to the “senseless killing” of hundreds of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians, the PM has said Slovakia will vote against anything that would allow frozen Russian assets to be used to arm Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. He warned that further military aid would lead […]

  • Member states step up opposition to EU seizing Russian funds – Politico

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 10:38pm EST

    Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria and Malta have reportedly warned the European Commission against using frozen assets to aid Ukraine Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria, and Malta have urged the EU to explore alternatives to seizing frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, Politico Europe reported on Friday, citing an internal document. The European Commission hopes to pressure individual member […]

  • Democrats release new photos from Epstein estate

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 9:08pm EST

    Some of the images depict President Donald Trump and conservative strategist Steve Bannon US House Democrats released around 100 new photos obtained from the estate of the late disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. The latest batch is part of a Democratic push to force the Justice Department to release the remaining […]

  • EU’s use of emergency powers on Russian assets will backfire – MEP

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 6:15pm EST

    Fernand Kartheiser told RT that Brussels has dealt a blow to the bloc’s reputation The EU’s move to invoke emergency powers and freeze the assets of the Russian Central Bank indefinitely will seriously damage the bloc’s credibility, European Parliament member Fernand Kartheiser has told RT. On Friday, the EU invoked Article 122 of its treaty […]

  • ‘No candidates’ for key Ukrainian cabinet posts – Reuters

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 3:51pm EST

    The justice and energy ministers were sacked last month amid a large-scale graft scandal Ukraine’s government has no active candidates for the vacant post of energy minister, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources, more than a month after a major corruption scandal forced the dismissal of the previous official. Last month, Ukraine’s Western-backed anti-graft agencies […]

  • EU breaks fundamental vote rule to freeze Russian assets indefinitely: Live Updates

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 12:55pm EST

    The bloc has invoked emergency treaty powers to circumvent unanimity rules to bypass vetoes from opposing member states The European Union has voted to keep Russian central bank assets frozen indefinitely despite opposition from member states. The bloc pushed through the controversial agenda by invoking emergency powers legislation to bypass the need for unanimous approval. […]

  • Kiev and its backers waiting out ‘natural disaster’ Trump – expert (VIDEO)

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 12:23pm EST

    The EU and UK want the next US presidential administration to back a conflict with Russia, Stevan Gajic has said Ukraine and its European backers are hoping to wait out US President Donald Trump’s term in office to pursue a war with Russia with the support of his successor, according to a professor at the […]

  • From nukes to AI, China seeks to write new global rules

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 11:28am EST

    Beijing is making a bold bid to shape how the world thinks about war, peace, and power in the decades ahead China’s newly released white paper on arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation comes at a moment of deep strategic flux. The document arrives not just as a technical update on policy, but as a political […]

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  • Fake news features in WaPo AI podcast launch – media

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 10:46am EST

    An editor at the newspaper reportedly said it was “truly astonishing” the product was launched at all The Washington Post’s new AI-based personalized podcasts presented subscribers with invented quotes and factual errors, Semafor reported on Thursday citing internal correspondence at the US newspaper. Rolled out earlier this week, the feature offers mobile app users AI-generated […]

  • ‘Backstabbing’ NATO chief ‘fueling war’ – Hungary

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 9:43am EST

    Mark Rutte earlier claimed that Russia could attack the bloc in several years, a speculation dismissed by Moscow as “nonsense” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is “fueling war tensions” by claiming that Russia could be ready to attack the bloc within several years, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said, calling the remarks “irresponsible.”  On […]

  • Covid vaccines linked to heart damage – study

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 9:36am EST

    Certain jabs can cause immune cells to attack the body, leading to myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly in young men, scientists say Certain Covid-19 vaccines can trigger immune responses that may inflame heart tissue and lead to potentially fatal complications in rare cases, with young men being especially susceptible, according to a new study. The paper, […]

  • EU ‘prolonging the war’ with plan to steal Russian assets – Fico

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 9:04am EST

    Slovakia will not back the “reparations loan” for Kiev proposed by the European Commission, the PM has said Slovakia will vote against any measures allowing the EU to use frozen Russian assets to cover Ukraine’s “military expenses,” Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. Kiev’s Western backers froze about $300 billion in Russian central bank assets […]

  • Multipolarity is not equality, and it shouldn’t be

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 7:55am EST

    Only civilization-states with real sovereignty can withstand the weight of the new age of empires The new world order takes shape through pressure, rivalry, and the rise of several commanding powers, not through declarations of equality. Multipolarity emerges as a harsh contest of sovereignty in which only civilization-states with real strength shape events and the […]

  • Eurovision winner hands back trophy over Israel participation

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 7:29am EST

    Swiss singer Nemo’s decision follows boycott announcements by a host of EU nations Swiss singer Nemo announced on Thursday that he is returning his 2024 Eurovision Song Contest trophy in protest over Israel’s continued participation in the competition. Nemo, who won last year’s contest with the song ‘The Code’, said on Thursday that the trophy […]

  • British banks oppose push to steal frozen Russian assets – FT

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 5:22am EST

    Lenders reportedly fear retaliatory lawsuits from Moscow British bankers have pushed back against plans to use the frozen Russian assets they hold to fund a loan for Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Kiev’s Western backers froze about $300 billion in Russian central bank assets after the conflict escalated in 2022. UK banks hold […]

  • EU officials ‘raping the law’ – Orban

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 4:33am EST

    The European Commission is set to vote on an emergency measure to indefinitely freeze Russian assets and strip member states of veto powers over them EU officials are “systematically raping the law” by planning to strip member states of veto powers over frozen Russian assets, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. The European Commission […]

  • ‘Skill capital of the world’: New era for India’s workforce

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 3:54am EST

    As the nation of 1.4 billion strives for Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliance), young talent is emerging as the key pillar of its growth story India and Russia share a timeless relationship, one that is based on mutual trust and respect. Our ‘Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership’ has been growing steadily under the leadership of Prime Minister […]

  • The US is teaching its European allies a harsh lesson in who’s really in charge

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 3:49am EST

    The EU’s humiliation today may forge better relations with Russia tomorrow The humiliation Washington is inflicting on Western Europe today will shape an entire generation of politicians who will eventually have to rediscover how to deal with Russia. The lessons they are absorbing now may prove as important as those learned by previous Western European […]

  • Trump signs order to curb state-level AI regulations

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 3:26am EST

    The US risks losing ground to China if it ends up with a “patchwork of 50 different regulatory regimes,” the White House has said US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to curb individual state-level regulation of artificial intelligence, until a nationwide policy is adopted. A fragmented legal landscape threatens America’s AI […]

  • Failing regime

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 1:41am EST

    It’s looking pretty grim for the Kiev regime and its European supporters. The Ukraine Project is a war the West can’t win, can’t end, and can’t afford. CrossTalking with Harrison Berger, Alexandre Guerreiro, and Stevan Gajic.

  • St. Petersburg – The City of Legends

    RT - Dec 12th 2025 1:26am EST

    Peter Scott travels to Russia’s northern capital – a city where canals thread through centuries, weaving together the shadows of imperial intrigue and the brilliance of merchant splendor. In this episode of Inland Visions, the legends of St. Petersburg come alive.

  • US announces new sanctions on Venezuela

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 11:46pm EST

    The Treasury has targeted the shipping sector and blacklisted President Nicolas Maduro’s nephews The US has blacklisted six Venezuelan shipping companies and six vessels as part of a pressure campaign against President Nicolas Maduro. US President Donald Trump has accused the Maduro government of helping cartels smuggle drugs into the US – a claim Maduro […]