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  • Moscow identifies reason for global economic vows

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 11:52am EDT

    The Russian president says loose fiscal policy is the real cause of inflation, not the conflict in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Western nations of damaging their own economies through money printing while wrongly blaming their problems on the Ukraine conflict. “The latest price hikes, inflation, problems with food and fuel, gasoline, problems […]

  • Denmark accuses Russia of ‘gross’ incident

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 11:40am EDT

    The EU country claimed a Russian warship violated its territorial waters Denmark’s armed forces accused a Russian warship of violating the country’s territorial waters on Friday. With the alleged incursion taking place near a so-called “Democracy Festival,” Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod accused Russia of “provocation” and summoned Moscow’s ambassador. The Danish military said the vessel […]

  • Sanctions against Russia to remain no matter what – foreign policy expert

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 11:38am EDT

    The EU won’t change its course even if the Russia-Ukraine conflict ends, claims Valdai Club program director Ivan Timofeev The extensive sanctions placed on Moscow will most likely remain in place even if there is a ceasefire or a political resolution to the Ukrainian conflict, one of Russia’s leading foreign policy analysts, Ivan Timofeev, told […]

  • Kiev is relying on military solution for Crimea – official

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 11:25am EDT

    The Russian offensive has prompted Ukraine to largely leave diplomacy behind, Zelensky’s representative claims Ukraine is now relying on a military means when it comes to “returning” Crimea, Ukrainian presidential representative for the region, Tamila Tasheva said on Friday, explaining that the Russian military offensive has prompted Kiev to largely leave behind its diplomatic strategy […]

  • As the bloc faces a looming energy crisis, are EU leaders using potential membership to rein in Ukraine’s Zelensky?

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 11:25am EDT

    Understanding that prolonged fighting will only hurt them, it seems the top EU states want to sway Ukraine to peace When the leaders of the three leading EU countries – Germany, France, and Italy – took a train to Kiev to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, this week, the public show was one of solidarity […]

  • China launches its third aircraft carrier

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 11:04am EDT

    The Fujian is said to be close to rivaling America’s aircraft carriers, the Chinese media report China launched its third aircraft carrier at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai on Friday morning. The vessel that has a full-load displacement of over 80,000 tons is the first Chinese aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults and blocking devices […]

  • Ukraine not worth nuclear war – former Reagan adviser

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 11:04am EDT

    Polish argument that Kiev deserves nuclear weapons is “wildly irresponsible,” Doug Bandow wrote The US has nothing to gain from a nuclear-armed Ukraine, and should work to bring the conflict there to a “speedy close,” Doug Bandow, a former assistant to President Ronald Reagan, wrote on Thursday. His warning came after a Polish MEP suggested […]

  • Lukashenko warns Poland over western Ukraine

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 10:57am EDT

    Belarus will have to react if Poland tries to “encircle” it, the president said Belarus believes that Poland is considering taking over the western part of Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday. He warned Warsaw against such a move, warning his country would have to intervene if it did. “We cannot allow the […]

  • Russia outlines economic recovery plan

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 10:49am EDT

    The collapse of the Russian economy failed to materialize, President Putin says Western forecasts about the collapse of the Russian economy as a result of sanctions that were issued in early spring have not come to pass, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said predictions about […]

  • Cycling tightens rules on trans athletes

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 10:45am EDT

    The sport’s governing body has added further eligibility rules for trans cyclists The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has imposed further requirements for a transgender cyclists after announcing new requirements for athletes transitioning from male to female.  Under the previous criteria, trans cyclists were required to have a specific cap on their testosterone levels for a period of 12 […]

  • UK wants to ‘bring Russia to its knees’ – Lavrov

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 10:41am EDT

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says there’s no room for improvement in relations There is no way of improving Russian-British relations while London wants to bring Moscow “to its knees,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. He was answering a question from the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg on Thursday about the dismal state of relations. […]

  • Banned Russia can help China win titles, says gymnastics icon

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 10:11am EDT

    Coaching legend Irina Viner-Usmanova talked up ties between the two countries Russia will step up its sporting cooperation with China and can even help its ally achieve success in events where Russian athletes find themselves banned, according to Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation president Irina Viner-Usmanova. Like their compatriots across a wide range of sports, Russia’s […]

  • Pelosi blames inflation on wrong conflict

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 10:07am EDT

    As Democrats seek to dodge responsibility, the House Speaker blamed rising costs on the “war in Iraq” Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi claimed on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic and the “war in Iraq” were responsible for the soaring cost of living in the US. Pelosi’s own office corrected her statement […]

  • Russia makes claim on foreign fighters in Ukraine

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 9:54am EDT

    More than 500 soldiers came to fight for Kiev from each of Poland, Canada, the US, and Romania, the Russian military claims Kiev’s claims that tens of thousands of foreign nationals have traveled to Ukraine to join its fight against Moscow are exaggerated, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. It released what it claimed […]

  • EU Commission officially backs Ukraine as candidate

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 9:45am EDT

    Kiev has ‘clearly demonstrated’ its determination to live by European values and standards, Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen says The European Commission believes Ukraine should be granted the status of candidate for European Union membership, the chief of the EU’s executive body, Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday. The country would still need […]

  • Russian president warns of ‘elites change’ in West

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 9:32am EDT

    Economic mistakes are pushing Europe to deepening inequality and a surge of radicalism, Putin has said DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • Previous world order won’t return – Putin

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 9:18am EDT

    The changes now happening are fundamental and irreversible, the Russian leader says Those who believe that things are going to be back to the way they were before the breakout of conflict in Ukraine are wrong, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. “It is a mistake to suggest that the times of turbulent changes can […]

  • Putin estimates EU losses from anti-Russia sanctions

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 9:17am EDT

    They could exceed $400 billion in just one year, according to the Russian president The European Union’s sanctions against Moscow are the main cause of the trade bloc’s economic slowdown, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during his speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). “Direct losses from the sanctions fever alone […]

  • UK sport rocked by ‘abuse and starvation’ claims

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 8:59am EDT

    British gymnasts were subject to a range of emotional and physical abuse, according to a new report British Gymnastics has been accused of putting its medal ambitions over the health and welfare of its athletes, many of whom were physically and emotionally abused, according to an independent report published this week.  Allegations contained within the 306-page […]

  • Anti-Russia sanctions hurt everyone – Egyptian Exporters Association

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 8:56am EDT

    The spillover from sanctions, in the form of surging prices, are being felt all over the world, the head of the association tells RT Western sanctions against Russia are fueling inflation and causing economic harm worldwide, Egyptian Exporters Association (EEA) Chairman Mohamed Kassem told RT on Friday. Speaking on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg […]

  • Ukraine’s neighbor accused of ‘extortion’

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 8:48am EDT

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moldova was using its desire to join the EU as leverage on gas Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Moldova of using its aspirations to join the EU as an “extortion” tactic in talks on Russian gas. “It’s essentially extortion: if you don’t do this, we’ll join the […]

  • Putin speaks at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 8:45am EDT

    It is his first major appearance before an international audience since Russia launched its military campaign in Ukraine in late February Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking part in a plenary session on the second day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Egypt Abdel Fatah […]

  • US wants Eurasia as ‘space of warring nations’ – Moscow

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 8:20am EDT

    Washington also wants to balkanize entire Eurasia, top Russian official has claimed The US has a strategic goal to balkanize Eurasia, making the region an easy target for its colonial policies, a senior Russian security official warned on Friday. NATO is Washington’s tool, and it is ready to wage war in Eastern Europe, he told […]

  • ‘Our product, our rules’, says Gazprom boss

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 7:33am EDT

    Under current circumstances commodities are more valuable than money, according to Alexey Miller The world economy is experiencing a global tectonic shift, with commodities becoming more valuable than money, the head of Russia’s state energy giant Gazprom, Alexei Miller said on Thursday, adding that from now on it is a case of “our product, our […]

  • Boxing icon ‘ready to go to Russia’ for detained basketball star

    RT - Jun 17th 2022 7:32am EDT

    Roy Jones Jr says he is working to secure the release of Brittney Griner from Russian detention Former boxing champion and pound-for-pound great Roy Jones Jr, who is a joint United States and Russian citizen, says he is working to secure the release of women’s basketball star Brittney Griner who has been detained in Russia […]