5 Aug 2022 8:00 p.m Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson has defended his country’s decision to send back the sanctioned turbine for Nord Stream 1. Wilkinson stressed that the government was not convinced by Ukraine’s arguments about an alternative. Gas transit to Europe via Ukraine cannot be an alternative to Nord Stream. Canadian […]
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Volodin proposes formation of alternative G8 — RT EN
Russian Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin on Saturday proposed the creation of a new G8 to end economic dominance by the US and the other six major Western economies. The Speaker of the Russian Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, has proposed the formation of a new organization of the world’s most powerful economic states as an alternative to […]
Turkey offers an alternative gas transit route to the EU — RT DE
3 June 2022 2:09 p.m Against the background of the worsening energy crisis in the EU, Ankara wants to make its contribution to solving the emergency. According to the Turkish Ministry of Energy, the country could in future serve as a transit point for Russian gas to the EU market. Source: AFP © ADEM ALTAN […]
Russia’s cinema industry struggles to survive with ‘parallel distribution’ and ‘alternative dubbing’ — RT DE
The withdrawal of the largest film groups from the Russian market and the associated crisis in the film industry are forcing distributors to look for alternative ways of distributing foreign films. There are also plans to continue dubbing foreign films. With the start of the military operation in Ukraine, all major film companies left the […]
No alternative for Russian oil — RT EN
Apr 12, 2022 10:39 p.m The USA, Great Britain and the EU are planning an embargo on Russian energy sources. OPEC warns that this could have catastrophic consequences. It is also “nearly impossible” to replace Russian oil. OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo warned the EU on Monday that current and future sanctions against Russia could […]
India-Russia SWIFT alternative nearing completion — RT DE
31 mar 2022 3:08 p.m Moscow and New Delhi want to have worked out a system that will act as an alternative to the western SWIFT payment system. This reports the Economic Times. The system should be up and running within a week and will make bilateral trade much easier. Citing sources, The Economic Times […]
Moscow and Tehran develop SWIFT alternative — RT EN
25 mar 2022 06:15 am With the wave of Western sanctions against Russia in response to the current military operation in Ukraine, Moscow is working on further steps to circumvent these sanctions. These include replacing SWIFT, increasing gold reserves, paying in rubles for Russian oil and gas. There is now also a Russian-Iranian SWIFT alternative. […]
Trump’s Twitter alternative “Truth Social” got off to a bumpy start in Apple’s App Store — RT US
22 Feb 2022 06:15 am Trump’s Twitter alternative “Truth Social” has been available for download in the US App Store for Apple’s iPhone since Monday. Users reported various hurdles. Some of them had problems registering and were referred to a waiting list. After the channels of former US President Donald Trump in a very short […]
“Spring isn’t far away” – Von der Leyen sees LNG as an alternative to natural gas from Russia — RT DE
16 Feb 2022 18:08 EU Commission President von der Leyen sees the European energy supply as secure for the time being, also thanks to liquid gas. Von der Leyen admitted that this would not be enough to replace Russian natural gas, but encouraged optimism about the approaching warmer season. The EU never tires of threatening […]