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  • 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 […]

  • Taiwan makes claims about Chinese military jets

    RT - May 6th 2022 11:37am EDT

    A total of 18 Chinese air force planes have entered the island’s air defense zone, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense says Taiwan has accused the Chinese military of a mass air incursion into the island’s air defense zone. A fleet of 18 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, including two nuclear-capable H-6 planes entered the zone on […]

  • Europe turning into cocaine hub – Europol

    RT - May 6th 2022 11:06am EDT

    The second-most-consumed drug in Europe had a market retail value of over $11 billion in 2020 Europe’s cocaine market is expanding amid “unprecedented levels” of trafficking and “historically high availability,” EU agencies said in a report on Friday, warning that the continent is increasingly becoming a hub for production and trans-shipment of drugs around the […]

  • Russian boxer reacts to Klitschko calls to ban him from title fight

    RT - May 6th 2022 10:51am EDT

    Dmitry Bivol says it’s ‘sad’ that Wladimir Klitschko believes he should be banned from boxing Undefeated world champion boxer Dmitry Bivol has hit out at former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko for suggesting that Russian boxers should be prohibited from competing in the wake of the military campaign in Ukraine. Bivol is set to defend his WBA […]

  • Biden is sending Ukraine billions of dollars of weaponry it can’t use properly

    RT - May 6th 2022 10:49am EDT

    Kiev can’t maintain and repair complex US and NATO arms – if they break, they’re useless After hounding the US and other NATO members for weeks about his need for heavy weapons to defend against Russia’s ongoing “special military operation”, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, appears to have been granted his wish. The US Congress, on […]

  • Ukraine’s neighbor sees future without border

    RT - May 6th 2022 10:47am EDT

    Polish President Andrzej Duda hopes the two nations will “live together on this land” and build “common happiness” Polish President Andrzej Duda has expressed hope that there will be no border between Poland and Ukraine in the future, calling the two nations “fraternal.” Speaking in Warsaw on May 3, the day Poland celebrated its Constitution […]

  • Ukrainian envoy won’t apologize for insulting German leader

    RT - May 6th 2022 10:39am EDT

    Kiev’s ambassador in Berlin called the Chancellor an “offended liverwurst” Ukraine’s ambassador to Berlin Andrey Melnik has refused to apologize to the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for comparing him to an “offended liverwurst” for his reluctance to visit Kiev. The abrasive Melnik’s comments follow a phone call, on Thursday between his country’s president Volodomyr Zelensky and […]

  • Moscow allows foreign goods under trade embargo

    RT - May 6th 2022 10:35am EDT

    The list includes textiles, cars, electronics, clothing, footwear, cosmetics, and other goods Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade on Friday published a list of goods allowed for parallel import into the country. The mechanism, which will circumvent the Western embargo on the export of goods to Russia by importing them from third party countries, will […]