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  • NATO expansion ‘not a threat’ – Biden

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:58pm EDT

    The US president said that including Finland and Sweden will “make NATO stronger” President Joe Biden on Thursday gave his “strong support” to the NATO membership applications of Finland and Sweden. He insisted that the alliance’s continued expansion “is not a threat to any nation,” a point that Russia disputes. Speaking alongside Finnish President Sauli […]

  • Сhinese elites given directive on foreign assets – WSJ

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:34pm EDT

    Beijing has reportedly told Communist Party elites to shed overseas holdings and avoid vulnerability to Russia-like sanctions The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), seeking to insulate the country’s top brass from Western sanctions like those imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, has allegedly issued a directive discouraging senior officials from buying assets abroad. The new policy […]

  • China calls for BRICS expansion

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:34pm EDT

    The five-nation bloc should add more member states, Beijing says China wants to expand the group of emerging economies known as BRICS, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday. The economic bloc currently consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. “China proposes to start the BRICS expansion process, explore the criteria and procedures […]

  • UK to offer up fresh weapons to Ukraine

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:26pm EDT

    Long-range artillery and shore-to-ship missiles will be provided as part of Britain’s new multi-billion-pound aid package The UK will provide Ukraine with long-range artillery, shore-to-ship missiles and unmanned drones, Downing Street revealed on Thursday, following a phone conversation between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During the phone call on Thursday, […]

  • US Senate passes $40 billion Ukraine bill

    RT - May 19th 2022 1:08pm EDT

    Only a handful of Republicans opposed the document that calls for mammoth spending on foreign country The US Senate voted on Thursday to pass a $40 billion package of military and economic aid to Ukraine. The bill gifts Kiev nearly $20 billion in weapons, ammunition and training, and dramatically boosts the budget of the US […]

  • EU running out of Russia sanctions – Euractiv

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:29pm EDT

    The inability to agree on the latest round of restrictions on Russia shows that Brussels may soon reach its limits, Euractiv reports The failure of EU member states to agree on a Russian oil embargo indicates that the bloc is reaching the limits of its ability to impose financial sanctions on Moscow, an EU diplomat […]

  • German MPs limit privileges of ex-leader

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:23pm EDT

    Gerhard Schroeder has lost funding for his office and staff, but gets to keep his pension The budget committee of the Bundestag voted on Thursday to stop funding former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s staff and offices. He will continue to receive his pension and have access to a security detail. The new rule does not bring […]

  • Elon Musk’s fortune has shrunk 20% since his bid for Twitter – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:08pm EDT

    Bloomberg reports that Tesla’s owner has lost nearly $50 billion in the last month The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, has lost over $49 billion since he announced his plans to buy the social network Twitter last month, Bloomberg reports. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk remains at the top of the rich list, […]

  • Russian coach refuses to apologize for ‘monkey’ remark despite ban

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:03pm EDT

    Volleyball trainer Andrey Voronkov is set to be suspended for up to two years for his comments Russian volleyball coach Andrey Voronkov will be banned for up to two years after being found guilty of referring to a black player as a “monkey,” but the former national team trainer has refused to apologize for the […]

  • George Bush’s Iraq slip when slamming Putin is perfect irony

    RT - May 19th 2022 12:01pm EDT

    The Iraq War architect is one to talk about Russia’s incursion into Ukraine Former US President George W. Bush made an embarrassing gaffe, perhaps a Freudian slip, when speaking on the importance of democracy and threats to democracy from abroad, and taking aim specifically at Russia.  “Russian elections are rigged,” he said. “Political opponents are […]

  • Khabib pitches plan for fellow Russian legend Emelianenko

    RT - May 19th 2022 11:09am EDT

    Nurmagomedov would like his fellow Russian to take on Junior dos Santos UFC legend and Eagle FC owner Khabib Nurmagomedov is already thinking about his next potential opponent for Junior Dos Santos, which could be against Russian heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko. Dos Santos is set to make his promotion debut against Yorgan de Castro in the main event […]

  • Fresh cases of rare monkeypox located

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:57am EDT

    Cases of the ‘very unusual’ disease have been confirmed in Italy and Sweden The US and European countries like Spain, Portugal, the UK, Italy, and Sweden confirmed cases of monkeypox, a rare African disease, this Thursday. Doctors at Spallanzani hospital in Rome said they had diagnosed one person with monkeypox after his return from a […]

  • Turkey names conditions for U-turn on Finland and Sweden’s NATO bid – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:56am EDT

    The Nordic countries will be required to condemn “terrorist organizations” and extradite their members to Turkey After blocking Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession talks, Turkish media reported on Thursday that Ankara has drawn up a list of demands for the two Nordic countries, including a requirement that both countries end their support for groups that […]

  • US move to block debt payments will not affect Russia’s reputation – Medvedev

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:51am EDT

    The former president says the country will still be viewed as financially reliable The potential move by Washington to stop Russia’s debt payments to US investors will not impact the country’s financial reputation, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and former president, Dmitry Medvedev, wrote on his Telegram channel on Thursday. “The Americans are […]

  • Future for McDonald’s in Russia revealed

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:39am EDT

    The US fast-food giant will sell its restaurants, which will be re-opened under a new brand American fast-food chain McDonald’s announced on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its business in Russia to existing licensee, Alexander Govor. The announcement comes just days after the company said it was exiting the country amid Western sanctions. […]

  • EU parliament votes to sanction Germany’s ex-chancellor

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:36am EDT

    The parliament has called for sanctions against Gerhard Schroeder over his ties with Russia The European Parliament adopted a resolution urging sanctions against former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Thursday over his ties with Russia. The sanctions, imposed by the bloc over the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine should be applied “to the European […]

  • Italy proposes peace plan for Ukraine – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:29am EDT

    The ambitious proposal would reportedly require compromises, which Ukraine has refused to make Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has presented a peace plan for Ukraine to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, La Repubblica reported. The plan, which would see Ukraine and Russia declare a ceasefire and resolve their territorial disputes under the supervision of international […]

  • Western actions damaged food security – Russia

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:27am EDT

    Ukraine-related sanctions made the existing problems worse, an ambassador to Washington claimed Global food security is currently under threat due to the “incompetent macroeconomic decisions” of the West and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday. “The problems arose long before the start of the Russian […]

  • Ukraine responds to Macron EU plan

    RT - May 19th 2022 10:17am EDT

    Kiev insists it won’t accept any “surrogates” to EU membership Kiev’s top diplomat and ambassador to Germany have dismissed a proposal by the French President on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. Last Monday, Macron said that Kiev could not expect to become a member state in the near future, suggesting the creation of a “European […]

  • Red-pilled Elon Musk has plenty of reasons to be fed up with the Democrats

    RT - May 19th 2022 9:55am EDT

    The former ‘kindness party’ should’ve seen it coming Elon Musk is fully red-pilled. After months of attacks from the left, its allies in the Democratic party, and ceaseless efforts to cancel him, the world’s richest man says that he plans on voting Republican moving forward. Like so many other former Democrats, Musk has lost all […]

  • US lawmaker threatens Turkey over NATO stance – media

    RT - May 19th 2022 9:42am EDT

    Deal to purchase F-16 fighter jets could be conditional on Ankara accepting NATO enlargement, Senator Menendez reportedly said Turkey’s request to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighters and modernization kits for almost 80 warplanes it already owns could reportedly be blocked by the US unless Ankara welcomes Finland and Sweden into NATO. Such a scenario […]

  • World faces famine, US is to blame – Putin’s aide

    RT - May 19th 2022 8:55am EDT

    Washington’s attempts to take over Ukraine’s grain may lead to a food crisis, according to the Russian official The attempt by the US to take over Ukraine’s grain reserves may spark a humanitarian crisis in the country and lead to grain shortages globally, President Vladimir Putin’s aide, Maksim Oreshkin, said on Thursday. According to the […]

  • FIFA faces mammoth money demand over ‘abused’ migrant workers

    RT - May 19th 2022 8:11am EDT

    A group of NGOs have called for significant compensation for workers ahead of the World Cup in Qatar FIFA is being told to compensate migrant workers in Qatar to the tune of $440 million for alleged human rights abuses during the construction of World Cup facilities. A demand by Amnesty International in conjunction with Human […]

  • Turkey outlines position on Russian gas

    RT - May 19th 2022 8:08am EDT

    Ankara cannot abandon the energy supplies, President Erdogan says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Ankara would be unable to refuse natural gas deliveries from its major supplier Russia. “We get 50% of natural gas from Russia. This is a strategic issue for us, strategic relationship. We cannot break it,” he stressed […]

  • Hundreds more surrender in Mariupol – Russia

    RT - May 19th 2022 7:20am EDT

    The total number of captives from the Azovstal plant has reached 1,730, the Defense Ministry said An additional 771 Ukrainian combatants have surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday morning. This pushed the total number of captives from the […]