Source link The Russian military conducted a wave of attacks on targets across the country on Thursday Russia has been forced to repel attacks on its energy facilities in recent months and must retaliate, President Vladimir Putin told his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, during talks in Moscow on Thursday. Since Kiev launched its drone campaign […]
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Belarusian president explains why he banned sanctions complaints — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Gripes about Western restrictions only serve as an excuse to avoid work, Alexander Lukashenko has claimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said he prohibited the government and officials in the country from complaining about Western sanctions as grievances can serve as an excuse to get out of work. Minsk has been under Western […]
Indian military explains accidental missile launch into Pakistan — RT India
Source link New Delhi attributed the incident, which took place in March 2022, to a ‘technical malfunction’ during maintenance The Indian Air Force (IAF) has for the first time disclosed the details behind an accidental launch of a BrahMos supersonic missile into Pakistan back in 2022, the Indian Times reported on Saturday, citing a statement […]
Netanyahu explains why he snubbed Washington — RT World News
Source link Not sending a delegation to the US was a “message to Hamas,” the Israeli prime minister has said Israel canceled the planned visit of a high-level delegation to the US as a message to Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. The snub came after Washington refused to veto a UN Security […]
‘Too many people watched’ – UK MP explains why RT was banned — RT World News
Source link Fresh from his election to parliament to the British parliament, MP George Galloway spoke with RT on Tuesday about the state of media freedom in Britain and London’s disastrous policies in the Middle East and Ukraine. Galloway trounced both Tory and Labour candidates in last week’s Rochdale by-election, winning twice as many votes […]
Macron explains ‘NATO troops in Ukraine’ remark — RT World News
Source link The French president has said his suggestion that he did not rule out such a deployment merely aimed to “open a debate” Paris does not intend to send military personnel to Ukraine in the foreseeable future, French President Emmanuel Macron has stated a week after appearing to suggest otherwise. He also insisted that […]
Zelensky explains Avdeevka retreat — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Ukrainian troops are pulling back to avoid encirclement and destruction, the president has said The Ukrainian military’s decision to withdraw from the Donbass stronghold of Avdeevka under relentless Russian pressure was “absolutely logical,” President Vladimir Zelensky has said. He explained that by doing so, Kiev is avoiding heavy casualties. The announcement of the […]
Ukraine’s exiled opposition leader explains support for Russia — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Nazism must be defeated for Ukrainians to have a future, Viktor Medvedchuk has said Moscow had no choice but to react to Kiev’s rejection of the Minsk peace process and its preparations to serve as a NATO springboard, Ukraine’s former top opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk has said. Medvedchuk was the leader of the […]
Kiev’s new top general explains frontline hardships — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Aleksandr Syrsky has been branded a “butcher” for high attrition rates under his command, but is now pledging to minimize losses The conditions facing Ukrainian troops on the frontline are “very difficult and tense,” the newly appointed top military commander, Aleksandr Syrsky, acknowledged on Wednesday. The general described his impressions in a post […]
Kremlin explains why Putin spoke to Tucker Carlson — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Moscow saw the interview as an opportunity to be heard in the West, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview with conservative American journalist Tucker Carlson this week provided a great opportunity to make people in the West think, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Speaking to TASS on Saturday, […]
Russia explains target selection in new strikes on Ukraine — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The long-range attacks were aimed at the country’s military-industrial base and ammunition stocks, the Russian Defense Ministry has said The Russian military has conducted another wave of strikes on Ukrainian military facilities; Moscow recently accused Kiev of staging “terrorist attacks” on Donetsk and Belgorod and promised retaliation. In a statement on Tuesday, the […]
Ex-Ukrainian PM explains why Zelensky wants more troops — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Kiev is looking to place everyone who is the appropriate age under arms, Nikolay Azarov says Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is looking to mobilize another half a million men so that he could have grounds to demand more money from his Western backers, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov has argued. During his […]
Ukrainian MP explains why Kiev needs 500,000 more conscripts — RT World News
Source link The head of the parliamentary national security committee says the number will cover losses and the need for new units The Ukrainian military needs 500,000 new conscripts to cover casualties and man new units created during the next 12 months, the secretary of Ukraine’s parliamentary national security committee, Roman Kostenko, has said. The […]
Russian MOD chief explains main military objective of 2023 — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Moscow’s forces are now improving their position everywhere on the battlefield, Sergey Shoigu said Thwarting Ukraine’s counteroffensive was the Russian military’s main goal this year and it has been successfully fulfilled, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said. You can share this story on social media: Follow RT on
African broadcasting union boss explains cooperation with RT — RT Africa
Source link The two parties have signed an agreement that paves the way for deeper cooperation The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) and RT have signed a memorandum envisioning cooperation between the channel and the professional body, which brings together some 53 broadcasters from across the continent. The president of the AUB, Gregoire Ndjaka, spoke […]