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  • US won’t ease Russia sanctions for grain deal – Politico

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 10:19am EDT

    UN efforts to unblock stranded Ukrainian exports may not be backed by Washington Washington will not support any agreement on the supply of stranded Ukrainian grain if it involves easing sanctions against Russia, Politico newspaper reported on Sunday, citing sources. According to the report, the UN is currently trying to broker a deal with Moscow […]

  • Russia comments on scope of its Ukraine operation

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 10:18am EDT

    The longer the range of Ukraine’s missiles get, the further military activities may extend, according to Moscow Western deliveries of certain missile systems to Ukraine can mean Moscow will widen its operation as well as means of protection, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said on Monday. “The longer the range of the missiles being delivered […]

  • Videos of alleged Donetsk strike aftermath emerge online

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 10:13am EDT

    Ukrainian troops allegedly barraged the city with dozens of rockets on Monday Videos published on social media on Monday appear to show the damage inflicted by Ukrainian attacks on the capital of the Donetsk People’s Republic earlier in the day. Dozens of projectiles fell on the city, according to local officials and journalists on the […]

  • India wants more Russian oil – media

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 9:56am EDT

    Talks on boosting imports are reportedly underway India is negotiating with Russian state oil major Rosneft to increase oil supply to the country, Bloomberg reported on Monday citing sources. According to the article, Indian state oil companies and Rosneft are “collectively working on finalizing and securing new six-month supply contracts for Russian crude to India.” […]

  • Russian FM reacts to being barred from foreign visit

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 9:50am EDT

    The actions of NATO states that prevented him from reaching Serbia are “unthinkable,” Sergey Lavrov says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday slammed NATO and the EU for using the lowest means to pressure other countries. The statement came after Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Montenegro closed their airspace for the diplomat’s plane heading to […]

  • US allows Venezuelan oil exports to Europe – media

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 9:24am EDT

    The supplies are expected to make up for Brussels’ embargo on Russian oil, Reuters says Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain’s Repsol SA could start shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month, Reuters reported on Monday. Washington believes Caracas will not benefit financially from these cashless transactions, and that the money […]

  • Tyron Fury retirement to be short lived, claims promoter

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 9:08am EDT

    Tyson Fury will ‘unretire’ when he gets presented with a big fight, according to Bob Arum Tyson Fury could be set to return to the ring according to his US promoter Bob Arum, who claimed that the ‘Gypsy King’ will once again return to boxing if and when he is presented with a blockbuster fight. […]

  • England fans set to infiltrate Germany home end

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 8:36am EDT

    Fears of crowd trouble when England play Germany in Munich have been sparked Worries that there will be crowd unrest when England play Germany in Munich on Thursday have been triggered by reports of traveling Three Lions fans managing to secure tickets in the home end. British newspaper The Times say that it is believed […]

  • Poles told to forage for wood to heat homes

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 8:28am EDT

    Citizens are given permission to collect branches from forests amid soaring energy costs Authorities in Warsaw have allowed citizens to forage for firewood in forests to keep their homes heated amid spiralling energy costs. Poland is in the midst of a coal shortage after banning Russian imports. “It is always possible, with the consent of […]

  • Putin identifies culprit of global inflation

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 8:10am EDT

    Years of Western mistakes are hurting the world economy, the Russian president said Western nations have mismanaged the global economy, and the entire world is now paying the price for their incompetence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. He made the claim during an address ahead of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). […]

  • Turkey hopes to rein in runaway inflation

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 7:41am EDT

    Consumer prices rose by 73.5% year-on-year in May The Turkish government hopes to slow down the country’s staggering inflation rate and bring it to just under 50% by year end, the Milliyet newspaper reported on Monday. One of the government’s “most important goals” is to ensure “a permanent decrease of inflation rates,” the publication quoted […]

  • Donetsk under massive rocket fire — RT correspondent

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 7:31am EDT

    Some 50 Grad rockets fell on city neighborhood Some 50 rockets fired by a multiple rocket launcher have dropped on the Kalininsk neighborhood of Donetsk, the capital of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), RT correspondent Roman Kosarev has reported from the scene. The shelling had earlier been reported by the head of the city’s administration, […]

  • France and the EU blew it in Africa and are trying to blame Russia

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 6:57am EDT

    Former colonies are looking elsewhere for military support after years of bungled operations French influence in Africa has long been taken for granted to such an extent that the French media has a name for the relationship: “Françafrique”. The implication is that Paris still has historical and linguistic ties to its resource-rich former colonies on […]

  • Global oil price jumps amid supply fears

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 6:34am EDT

    Crude hits $120 a barrel as Saudi Arabia hikes prices for Asia Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco has unexpectedly raised its selling prices for Asia, sparking global concerns over tightening supplies. The world’s largest oil exporter increased the official July price for its flagship Arab light crude by $2.10 a barrel from […]

  • UK PM Johnson faces no-confidence vote on Monday

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 5:55am EDT

    Tories’ 1922 Committee is to decide on whether the party wants the embattled leader to remain in power Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the British Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee, has announced that the threshold has been reached for a vote of confidence in the leadership of Boris Johnson. It has been scheduled to take […]

  • Germany doesn’t trust Zelensky – Der Spiegel

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 5:46am EDT

    Berlin has reportedly been slow in sending weapons to Ukraine, fearing military success could prompt it to attack Russia Germany has been hesitant in sending tanks to Ukraine to counter Russian forces, due to “historical reasons,” government sources have told Der Spiegel magazine. According to the unnamed officials, there is concern within Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government […]

  • UK to supply long-range missiles to Ukraine

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 5:34am EDT

    Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced the shipment of the US-made M270 multiple-launch rocket system to Kiev Britain is going to supply Ukraine with long-range missile systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away, Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has announced. The shipment is going to consist of several US-made M270 launchers. […]

  • Foreign fighters in Ukraine complain of arms shortages – media

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 5:34am EDT

    Volunteers in Ukraine are refusing to fight due to a lack of weapons, according to Canadian media report The massive inflow of weapons into Ukraine from the West isn’t reaching many of the soldiers who actually need them, the Toronto Star reported last week. Time constraints, incompetence and corruption are resulting in poorly equipped frontline […]

  • US may roll back tariffs on some Chinese goods

    RT - Jun 6th 2022 5:21am EDT

    Washington is looking for ways to curb rising inflation US President Joe Biden has instructed his administration to look into lifting some tariffs on imports from China in an effort to curb record-breaking inflation, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday in an interview with CNN. “We are looking at it. In fact, the president […]

  • Biden should ‘shun’ Saudi prince, congressman says

    RT - Jun 5th 2022 7:48pm EDT

    US president should ostracize Saudi ruler over death of journalist, says House intel chief who backed Yemen war US President Joe Biden should axe his planned meeting with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman this summer, House Intel Committee chief Adam Schiff told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday. The Saudi leader “should be shunned” for […]

  • Why hasn’t Epstein’s client list been leaked, Elon Musk asks

    RT - Jun 5th 2022 5:48pm EDT

    The world’s richest man has questioned why leak-happy US authorities haven’t exposed the elite customers of the notorious pedophile Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is puzzling over why no one at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has exposed the client list of the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein – and over why no one in the legacy […]

  • Congresswoman questions US democracy

    RT - Jun 5th 2022 5:16pm EDT

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has criticized the US ‘oligarchy’ just in time for her re-election campaign US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) denounced the US political system as an “oligarchy” on Friday, resuming the long-dormant class-war rhetoric that first attracted so many young voters to her campaign in 2018. “When you look at the fact that our […]

  • Lebanon warns Israel

    RT - Jun 5th 2022 4:47pm EDT

    President Michel Aoun says any effort by Israelis to tap natural gas deposits in disputed waters would be an “aggressive action” A battle over Mediterranean waters rich in natural gas deposits bubbled up on Sunday when Lebanese President Michel Aoun warned Israel that trying to tap the offshore riches without first resolving a territorial dispute […]

  • Ukraine trades insults with EU state

    RT - Jun 5th 2022 3:29pm EDT

    Senior Ukrainian and Hungarian officials have publicly questioned each other’s mental health A bitter diplomatic row has erupted between Kiev and Budapest, with senior officials of the two countries trading insults over each other’s mental health. It was triggered by remarks made by the speaker of the Hungarian parliament, Laszlo Kover, who blasted Ukrainian President […]

  • Boris Johnson could be toppled this week – UK media

    RT - Jun 5th 2022 3:17pm EDT

    Members of the British prime minister’s party reportedly expect his leadership to be challenged this week in a confidence vote UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly faces a challenge to his grip on power as soon as this week, as members of his own party are pressing for a confidence vote after the “Partygate” scandal […]