Source link The oldest president in American history, Joe Biden, made his latest mental gaffe while announcing Washington’s plans to carry out a first military airdrop of vital supplies into the Palestinian enclave. The US leader announced a new humanitarian initiative on Friday – a day after Gaza health authorities accused Israeli forces of killing […]
Month: March 2024
Leaked Crimea Bridge attack talk sounds authentic – German media — RT World News
Source link Berlin launched a counterintelligence probe into how the conversation between senior Luftwaffe officers got out Berlin has yet to officially admit the authenticity of discussions between German officers about helping Ukraine attack Russia, but a preliminary probe indicates the recording is real, according to multiple German media reports. The leaked audio file is […]
Ukraine accuses ex-MP arms dealer of ‘corruption’ — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link President Vladimir Zelensky’s government has arrested former MP Sergey Pashinsky and charged him with defrauding the state, the New York Times has reported. The charges are not related to Pashinsky’s arms dealing business, but he said they have harmed his effort to get weapons for Kiev’s forces. Pashinsky and five other men were […]
EU member gets more frozen funds released — RT World News
Source link Brussels unblocked €2 billion after Budapest approved Sweden’s NATO membership The European Union has unlocked another batch of previously blocked funding for Hungary, citing Budapest’s alleged progress on gender equality. The decision came just days after Hungary voted to ratify Sweden’s application to NATO. The Hungarian business news outlet Portfolio was the first […]
Germany launches investigation into leaked Crimea Bridge attack talk — RT World News
Source link Berlin’s first reaction to Friday’s revelations that several German generals discussed helping Ukraine attack Russia was to launch an investigation into how the recording got out. RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan first published a transcript of the conversation between senior Luftwaffe officers discussing the matter, followed by a 38-minute audio recording. “We are checking […]
Russia has world’s ‘most diverse’ nuclear arsenal – US general — RT World News
Source link Washington desperately needs to modernize its own nuclear forces, the head of the US Strategic Command has said Russia poses a serious challenge to America’s military dominance, Air Force General Anthony Cotton, who heads the US Strategic Command, said on Thursday. Moscow already possesses a nuclear arsenal that exceeds Washington’s and is actively […]
What has emerged so far — RT World News
Source link Luftwaffe generals have allegedly talked about secretly helping Ukraine bomb the Crimean Bridge Moscow will demand an explanation from Berlin about alleged plans to provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine and help the Ukrainians strike the Crimean Bridge and other targets, senior Russian officials said on Friday. RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan published a transcript […]
France considers letting Special Forces ‘cross’ into Ukraine – Le Monde — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Paris is contemplating sending a small force into Ukrainian territory to pose “strategic dilemma” for Moscow, the French outlet has claimed You can share this story on social media: Follow RT on
Japan expands Russia sanctions — RT Business News
Source link Japan has approved a new round of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, Tokyo’s foreign ministry announced on Friday. Tokyo has banned trade with an additional 29 Russian entities, according to the ministry’s press release. It has also added 12 individuals, including an executive at an arms manufacturer, seven organizations, and a […]
Lithuania bans passenger drop-offs to and from Russia’s Kaliningrad — RT World News
Source link Having too many entry points for Russians compromises national security, Vilnius has claimed Train passengers transiting between Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad can no longer embark or disembark in Lithuania, under new border rules that took effect on Friday. The restriction applies to two checkpoints located in Kybartai, a town on […]
Pentagon chief’s ‘NATO will fight Russia’ remark reveals US plan – Moscow — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Lloyd Austin made a “Freudian slip” The US clearly has plans for NATO to become directly involved in a conflict with Russia, as evidenced by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s testimony to Congress, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed on Friday. During a House Armed Services Committee […]
Alleged audio of German officers discussing Crimean Bridge attack leaked — RT World News
Source link The file was provided by Russian security officials to RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan A source audio file containing what is claimed to be a discussion of a potential German operation to bomb the Crimean Bridge in Russia has been posted online. The almost 40-minute-long recording features a conversation in German between four people […]
US pushing G7 members to devise ways to tap Russian frozen assets — RT Business News
Source link Western allies are looking for “viable” options to expropriate the funds, US Treasury Secretary Yellen has said The US and its allies will keep seeking a “firm” legal rationale to underpin plans to confiscate frozen Russian assets, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Thursday. In an interview held shortly after a […]
No combat troops will be sent to Ukraine – French Foreign Minister — RT World News
Source link Paris will do “everything” to avoid a direct conflict with Moscow while continuing to aid Kiev, Stephane Sejourne has said No combat troops will be sent to Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne told Radio France Inter on Friday. Earlier, the nation’s president Emmanuel Macron told journalists that NATO could entertain such a […]
World War III possible – former French PM — RT World News
Source link Defeating Russia is essential and everything possible must be done to achieve that goal, Manuel Valls has said The possibility of the Ukraine conflict escalating into World War III cannot be ruled out, former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls claimed on Thursday in an interview with the Europe-1 news channel. According to Valls, […]