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  • Everyone in Ukraine except Zelensky ‘loved’ my plan – Trump

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 10:08pm EST

    The US president said his proposal could have saved thousands of lives US President Donald Trump has claimed that the Ukrainian people supported the peace proposal rejected by Vladimir Zelensky. Trump previously said that Zelensky was “losing” ground to Russia and urged him to hold elections, since his five-year presidential term expired in May 2024. […]

  • ‘Not much left to stop Russians’ in the region – German journalist on Seversk liberation

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 5:49pm EST

    The Ukrainian forces seemingly have no strategy and are attempting to hold onto land “at any price,” Thomas Roeper has told RT After the liberation of Seversk there is no other fortress city to stop the Russian advance in the Donetsk People’s Republic, author and war correspondent Thomas Roeper told RT on Thursday. The capture […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: Washington no longer sees Russia as Mordor

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 4:09pm EST

    But the US’ new strategy raises a deeper question: can a pan-European house ever be rebuilt? The new edition of the US National Security Strategy breaks sharply with past documents. It looks, at first glance, like a standard presidential framework, but it reads more like an ideological manifesto. One might be tempted to treat it […]

  • US secretly planning five-nation club including Russia to sideline G7 – media

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 3:42pm EST

    The group, which would also include China, India and Japan, was reportedly outlined in Washington’s longer security strategy draft The US is secretly planning to create a five-nation power bloc with Russia, China, India and Japan to sideline the Western-dominated G7, several media outlets have reported. The idea was reportedly outlined in a longer unpublished […]

  • EU backers of Russian asset theft are ‘psychologically at war’ – Belgian PM

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 1:36pm EST

    Bart De Wever earlier denounced the European Commission’s plan to ‘steal’ the frozen funds The EU states pushing hardest to tap Russia’s frozen assets are acting as if they are “psychologically at war” with Moscow, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has said. Speaking after condemning the latest EU proposal to use the frozen Russian […]

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  • If it was scientifically revealed that Zelensky is Satan himself, EU would say, Well, maybe Satan’s not such a bad guy: Chay Bowes

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 1:13pm EST

    ‘If it was scientifically revealed that Zelensky is Satan himself, the EU would say, Well, maybe Satan’s not such a bad guy’: Chay Bowes, host of Moscow Mules As we close the season, Rick and Chay reflect on the year’s events, and it seems the Russians have unwrapped a big one: They’ve secured Seversk. Chay […]

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  • UK can no longer hide its troops’ role in Ukraine – Lavrov

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 12:52pm EST

    London admitted its troops’ direct involvement after a British paratrooper died in Ukraine Russia will draw the necessary conclusions after London acknowledged that it has personnel involved in the Ukraine conflict, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Earlier this week, London conceded that British paratroopers have been operating in Ukraine after confirming a British serviceman […]

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  • African gold – what happened to it?

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 12:28pm EST

    This week Professor PLO Lumumba takes viewers on a fiery journey tracing the glittering trail of African gold – from the empires that created it to the foreign nations that hold it today. It’s a millennia-long story of extraction, exploitation, and unbroken resilience.

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  • Trump grasps Europe’s ‘civilizational decline’ – Orban

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 11:05am EST

    The new US National Security Strategy echoes Hungary’s concerns over the EU’s direction, Viktor Orban has said US President Donald Trump understands that Europe is in decline, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. The new US National Security Strategy (NSS) released last week criticizes the EU’s political and cultural direction, warning of “civilizational erasure” […]

  • Poland furious over Ukraine peace talks snub – Politico

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 10:04am EST

    Warsaw has been left out of two major Western discussions on Ukraine’s future since November Polish politicians have voiced anger after Warsaw was sidelined from recent talks in London on a potential peace agreement for Ukraine, Politico reported on Thursday. Leaders from Britain, France, Germany, and Ukraine met last week to coordinate positions as the […]

  • The EU rolls up in its clown car to rob a bank ‘for Ukraine’

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 10:00am EST

    Handing Russian assets over to Ukraine would be nothing more than theft disguised as a moral choice and a public service Memo to the unelected Eurobozos of the European Union’s executive branch ‘responsible’ for setting policy: just because you keep calling a pile of cash you’re hell-bent on handing over to Ukraine a “loan” doesn’t mean […]

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  • Russia would be ‘best’ ally for US – Tucker Carlson

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 9:06am EST

    The country’s size and resources would make it the most advantageous partner for Washington, the journalist believes Russia would be the “best” ally for the US due to the country’s vast landmass, rich natural resources, and formidable military, conservative American host Tucker Carlson has said. Speaking during a podcast on his YouTube channel on Thursday, […]

  • EU member’s government resigns amid anti-corruption protests

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 8:36am EST

    Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov has said he will be step down ahead of no confidence vote Bulgaria’s government has announced its resignation following mass anti-corruption protests across the country. In a statement on Thursday, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said he and his cabinet would step down after facing their sixth no confidence vote. DETAILS […]

  • Anti-corruption protests break out in EU nation (VIDEO)

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 8:23am EST

    Thousands took to the streets across Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the prime minister and several other influential politicians Tens of thousands of people joined large-scale protests across Bulgaria on Wednesday, accusing the government of long-standing corruption and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov and several other influential political figures.  The demonstrations, among […]

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  • Pope pushes back against Trump

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 6:23am EST

    The US president earlier called Europe a “decaying” group of nations led by “weak” leaders Pope Leo XIV has criticized US President Donald Trump’s description of Europe as a “decaying” group of nations ruled by “weak” leaders. Trump also accused governments in the region of failing to help end the Ukraine conflict. In an interview […]

  • Ukraine could have avoided conflict with one key step – ex-Biden adviser

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 6:14am EST

    A declaration of neutrality by Kiev “certainly would have prevented the destruction,” a former US official told Russian pranksters Ukraine could have avoided the 2022 escalation with Russia by dropping its NATO aspirations, a former advisor to President Joe Biden has told Russian pranksters. Vovan and Lexus on Thursday released records of calls with two […]

  • Italy’s Meloni pushes Zelensky on ‘painful concessions’ – media

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 5:22am EST

    The Italian prime minister believes this is necessary in order to reach “a fair and lasting peace plan,” Corriere della Sera reports Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni believes Vladimir Zelensky will have to accept “painful concessions” to achieve peace with Russia, Corriere della Sera reported on Tuesday. According to the paper, while Ukrainian and Italian […]

  • Israel summons Ukrainian ambassador over Netanyahu-Russia comments

    RT - Dec 11th 2025 3:55am EST

    Evgeny Korniychuk criticized the Israeli prime minister for praising his “personal relationship” with Russian President Vladimir Putin Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Evgeny Korniychuk has been summoned and reprimanded by the Israeli Foreign Ministry after he criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments praising ties with Russia, local media reported on Wednesday. Speaking at the Knesset on […]

  • Zelensky must be ‘realistic’ – Trump

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 11:37pm EST

    US president has criticized the Ukrainian leader for failing to hold elections after his term expired US President Donald Trump has said that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky should be realistic about the course of the conflict with Russia and the need to hold elections. Zelensky, whose five-year presidential term expired in May 2024, has refused […]

  • US House votes for $800 million in Ukraine aid

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 10:30pm EST

    The legislators signed off a new military spending package just month after Kiev was rocked by a massive corruption scandal The US House of Representatives has passed a defense spending bill that would provide $800 million in military aid to Ukraine through 2027. The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was approved 312-122 on Wednesday […]

  • Venezuela accuses US of piracy

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 8:45pm EST

    Caracas condemned the seizure of an oil tanker off its coast Venezuela has accused Washington of piracy after the US Coast Guard and law enforcement agencies seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. On Wednesday, US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the captured ship was transporting oil from Venezuela and Iran in […]

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  • US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast (VIDEO)

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 6:07pm EST

    Attorney General Pam Bondi said the vessel was transporting oil to Iran The US has seized an oil tanker allegedly transporting oil from Venezuela to Iran, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced. The action took place amid a buildup of US military activity in the region and strikes against what Washington described as cartel boats. “Today, […]

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  • EU ‘stealing’ Russian money ‘unwise’ – Belgian PM

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 4:08pm EST

    Bart De Wever has threatened to sue the bloc if it puts his country at risk by forcing an illegal seizure of Moscow’s assets The latest “very unwise and ill-considered” EU proposal to tap frozen Russian sovereign assets would amount to “stealing,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said on Wednesday, according to VRT news. […]

  • Is Israel preparing for a new war with Iran?

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 3:00pm EST

    West Jerusalem sees a historic opportunity to neutralize Tehran’s nuclear program – and Washington may struggle to stay out of the fight At a recent closed-door session of Israel’s parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and defense, senior IDF officials delivered a detailed briefing on the country’s readiness for a potential new round of conflict with […]

  • US appeals court upholds Pentagon ban on transgender troops

    RT - Dec 10th 2025 2:42pm EST

    The policy does not violate the Constitution, a panel of judges has ruled A US federal appeals court has sided with the Pentagon in a landmark ruling that reinstates the Trump administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. In March, a judge appointed by former President Joe Biden blocked the ban, arguing that […]