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  • 5 injured as Ukrainian ballistic missile intercepted over Donetsk – DPR

    RT - Jun 18th 2022 6:35am EDT

    Kiev’s forces fired a Tochka-U missile targeting a town in the Donetsk People’s Republic, local authorities say Five people have been injured in the town of Komsomolskoye in the southeast of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in the wake of a Ukrainian missile strike that was intercepted by the local militias, the DPR territorial defense […]

  • Europe is committing energy suicide – Russian oil chief

    RT - Jun 18th 2022 6:08am EDT

    Igor Sechin of Rosneft says European nations are losing its competitive power to the US European states are shooting themselves in the foot by imposing restrictions on Russia, according to Igor Sechin, the head of Russian oil giant Rosneft. “Europe is committing energy suicide by imposing sanctions on Russia,” Sechin said at the St. Petersburg […]

  • No ‘hasty EU accession’ for Ukraine – EU official

    RT - Jun 18th 2022 5:31am EDT

    European Parliament deputy speaker Katarina Barley said Kiev must fully implement EU standards The EU must not make Ukraine a member state in a rushed manner, European Parliament Vice-President Katarina Barley has said. “There must be no hasty accessions,” Barley to the Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung on Saturday. “Once you’re in the EU, you can’t be […]

  • Casualties reported amid attack on Sikh temple in Kabul

    RT - Jun 18th 2022 5:24am EDT

    The temple in Afghanistan’s capital was targeted by unidentified gunmen Unidentified assailants stormed a Sikh temple in Kabul on Saturday morning. Witnesses told the media they heard loud blasts and the sound of gunfire in the area. Videos posted on social media show plumes of thick smoke rising over the area where the temple is […]

  • Trump warns of World War III

    RT - Jun 18th 2022 4:33am EDT

    Washington’s handling of the Ukraine conflict could lead to a global war, the former US president has said The lavish military aid provided to Kiev by Washington could result in the conflict in Ukraine turning into World War III, former US President Donald Trump has said. “We have a war in Ukraine… and perhaps it’s […]

  • Europe taps gas reserves saved for winter

    RT - Jun 18th 2022 4:26am EDT

    This is the first drop in storage levels since the EU started actively storing The EU’s gas storage levels decreased this week for the first time in two months, according to the latest data from Gas Infrastructure Europe, as quoted by Bloomberg. The drop, which is seen as a sign of a deepening energy crisis […]

  • Sale of US combat drones to Ukraine hits roadblock – Reuters

    RT - Jun 18th 2022 3:05am EDT

    The Pentagon is reportedly afraid that sophisticated army tech could fall into Russian hands The White House has put plans to sell four MQ-1C Gray Eagle combat drones to Kiev on hold due to fears that the technology could fall into Russian hands, Reuters reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to […]

  • Washington sanctions Chinese and UAE firms

    RT - Jun 18th 2022 2:07am EDT

    US Treasury is targeting companies that help in the sale of Iranian oil products Chinese and Emirati companies, along with a network of Iranian petrochemical producers, have been hit by secondary US penalties for helping Tehran to “evade sanctions” by supporting the sale of its petrochemical products in international markets. The sanctions were introduced against […]

  • US, allies ready for ‘long war’ in Ukraine – media

    RT - Jun 18th 2022 1:04am EDT

    Washington had prepared for a ‘protracted conflict’ in Ukraine even before Russia’s attack, officials said The United States is ready to back Ukraine in the conflict with Russia for the long term, the Washington Post reported, citing administration officials who say such plans have been in the works for some time.  A senior State Department […]

  • Remains of UK journalist found in Brazil

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 11:44pm EDT

    The British national had reportedly received threats prior to his disappearance in a remote part of the Amazon Brazil’s federal police say they have identified the remains of British reporter Dom Phillips, claiming to have solved a missing persons case centered on the journalist and another local man following a search operation that began nearly […]

  • Taiwan says it has missile that can strike Beijing

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 10:46pm EDT

    A senior official said Taipei possesses long-range missiles capable of reaching the heart of the Chinese mainland Taiwan has the ability to strike China’s capital with homegrown supersonic missiles, the head of Taipei’s legislative assembly said, also claiming the island is taking pointers from the Ukrainian armed forces amid Russia’s ongoing attack.  During a recent […]

  • Number of foreign companies conducting ‘business-as-usual’ in Russia revealed

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 6:21pm EDT

    While more than 1000 companies chose to leave the Russian market, almost 250 decided to stay, despite the Ukrainian crisis Almost 250 international companies continue to operate in Russia, including more than 100 EU enterprises, according to a list compiled by Yale’s Chief Executive Leadership Institute. Since the launch of the Russian military offensive in […]

  • Airline ditches ‘Z’ logo over Russia

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 6:21pm EDT

    The Japanese carrier Zipair will replace its tail symbol due to customer complaints A low-cost Japanese airline is changing the logo on its tail fins, replacing the letter “Z” with a geometric pattern, its president announced on Friday. Shingo Nishida said Zipair was taking this step after receiving a number of customer complaints about the […]

  • Angela Merkel reveals her role in the Ukraine conflict

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 5:01pm EDT

    Germany’s former chancellor said that her departure from office may have helped spur the current conflict Angela Merkel has said that decisions she made while in office, as well as her departure last year, may have influenced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch Russia’s military operation in Ukraine in February. While ultimately blaming him […]

  • Kiev reveals its weapons losses

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 4:05pm EDT

    Ukraine has lost up to half of its heavy weapons and Western supplies are unable to fill the gap, military has said Ukraine has lost up to 50% of its heavy-weapons stock, including 400 tanks, the country’s land forces command logistics commander, Volodymyr Karpenko, revealed earlier this week amid the ongoing Russian military offensive in […]

  • Paratroopers grounded after barracks orgy

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 3:24pm EDT

    The new commander has dropped the elite British unit from upcoming Balkans drills over a sex tape scandal A battalion of the elite Parachute Regiment of the British Army will not deploy to the upcoming NATO exercises in Bosnia and Kosovo, losing out on a medal and extra pay. The unusual step was ordered on […]

  • American fighters who surrendered in Donbass speak to RT

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 3:03pm EDT

    Claiming disorganization and incompetence in Ukrainian military, the two US veterans have told fellow foreigners to stay at home Two American nationals have told RT that they surrendered to Russian forces after being abandoned by their Ukrainian commanders. The pair told veterans like them to “think twice” before making the trip to Ukraine. Alexander Drueke […]

  • Putin issues a warning to ‘irresponsible’ Western politicians

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 2:55pm EDT

    Russia is not threatening anyone with nuclear arms, but the president told the West to remember what Moscow is capable of Russia is not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons but everyone should know what it has and what it could use if the need arose, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a plenary session of […]

  • The old world is over: Key takeaways from Putin’s first major speech since Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 2:20pm EDT

    Russian leader has buried the old world order and outlined his view on Russia’s and the world’s future, in a key address The old world order is gone with the windNew centers of power have emerged, the unipolar world order isn’t coming back, and the “colonial” way of thinking has failed, Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

  • UK offers major military training program for Ukraine

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 1:59pm EDT

    The announcement was made during British PM’s surprise visit to Kiev UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered President Volodymyr Zelensky a major training program for Ukrainian forces, during his surprise trip to Kiev on Friday. During his visit, Johnson revealed his whereabouts by posting a photo of himself and Zelensky with a caption “Mr President, […]

  • Russia doesn’t care about ‘eyes of the West’ – Lavrov

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 1:38pm EDT

    Moscow cares about international law, not what the West thinks, its foreign minister has told BBC The fate of British fighters captured in Ukraine and sentenced to death as mercenaries is for the Donetsk People’s Republic to decide under international law, and Russia doesn’t care how that looks “in the eyes of the West,” Foreign […]

  • ‘Sent to certain death’: Why growing numbers of Ukrainian servicemen are refusing to fight on the Donbass frontlines

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 12:44pm EDT

    Many Ukrainian soldiers are terrified by combat conditions and are asking for help on social media Ukrainian solders are increasingly abandoning their positions and posting videos with complaints about their command. Why is the number of desertions increasing in the war torn country? The total assistance of Western countries to Ukraine has already exceeded the country’s […]

  • Kiev to impose visa requirement on Russians

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 12:21pm EDT

    New rules banning visa-free travel between the two nations are to come into force on July 1, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Kiev is about to impose visa requirements for all Russian citizens entering Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in his Telegram channel on Friday. The government has said it has already approved the […]

  • Russian president urges seizing opportunities arising from sanctions

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 12:18pm EDT

    The rift with the West has paved the way for Russia to build up its own economy, according to Putin Russia needs to seize the opportunities arising from sanctions and use the lack of Western goods to build up the country’s technological and industrial base, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. Speaking at the St. […]

  • EU and US to blame in case of world famine – Putin

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 12:12pm EDT

    West’s new ‘shrewd’ form of colonialism creates trade deficits and humanitarian disasters, the Russian leader said Western mismanagement of the global economy and reliance on money-printing to suck out goods from weaker nations are the real cause of the inflation and unfolding food crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, during a keynote speech. […]