Russia now fourth largest agricultural exporter – Putin — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Russia now fourth largest agricultural exporter – Putin — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link The country has been stepping up shipments abroad thanks to bumper harvests, according to the Russian president Russia is now one of the major agricultural exporters in the world, President Vladimir Putin has said while meeting with Russian farmers. On Tuesday, the president arrived in Stavropol Region, southern Russia, where he met with […]

Russia issues media freedom warning to Germany — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Russia issues media freedom warning to Germany — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Moscow has told Berlin it will face a reciprocal response if it expels Russian journalists German authorities should think twice about expelling Russian journalists as such actions would result in its own correspondents being kicked out of Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned. Speaking on the Soloviev LIVE TV social media […]

ICC issues arrest warrants for top Russian military commanders — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

ICC issues arrest warrants for top Russian military commanders — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link The Hague-based institution, which is not recognized by Moscow, has targeted the two men over alleged war crimes The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for Lieutenant-General Sergey Kobylash and Admiral Viktor Sokolov, accusing the two top Russian military commanders of committing war crimes amid the Ukrainian conflict. You […]

EU nation’s PM posts ‘proof’ she doesn’t ‘eat Russians’ for breakfast — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

EU nation’s PM posts ‘proof’ she doesn’t ‘eat Russians’ for breakfast — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Estonian PM Kaja Kallas has shared a veiled rebuke after claims that she is too hawkish to lead NATO Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has disputed claims that she is too hawkish toward Moscow to become the next head of NATO. Contrary to what her detractors claim, she does not “eat Russians for […]

South African president’s son hails ‘incredible’ business opportunities in Russia — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

South African president’s son hails ‘incredible’ business opportunities in Russia — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Participating in a youth forum in Sochi is paving the way for other entrepreneurs from the country, Tumelo Ramaphosa told RT Organizers of an ongoing international youth festival in Russia have created a great opportunity for entrepreneurs from other nations to showcase their products for possible expansion into the market, one of its […]

International Weightlifting Federation in ‘crisis’ – Russia — RT World News

International Weightlifting Federation in ‘crisis’ – Russia — RT World News

Source link The sport risks losing its Olympic status due to the leadership’s manipulation, the RWF has said The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is going through a deep crisis caused by the corruption and manipulation of its former leadership, which it has failed to eradicate, the Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) has recently warned. Various international […]

EU nation celebrates Liberation Day with Russia (VIDEO) — RT World News

EU nation celebrates Liberation Day with Russia (VIDEO) — RT World News

Source link March 3 marks the end of the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War, which paved the way for the Balkan country’s independence Russian diplomats and citizens have joined Bulgarians in celebrating the Balkan nation’s Liberation Day. Moscow’s embassy in Bulgaria released a series of posts on Facebook this week showing Russians and Bulgarians taking part in events […]

Ukraine using ‘chemical warfare agents’ – Moscow — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Ukraine using ‘chemical warfare agents’ – Moscow — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Russia’s security service claims to have arrested a man who was planning an attack in Zaporozhye Region The West is secretly supplying Ukraine with prohibited chemical warfare agents, Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Kirill Lysogosky has claimed. He also criticized the fact that Russia had been replaced on the executive council […]

‘Parroting’ Putin leaves Lithuanian PM red-faced — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

‘Parroting’ Putin leaves Lithuanian PM red-faced — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Ingrida Simonyte had to change her presidential campaign slogan, which resembled the one used by the Russian leader in 2018 A presidential candidate in Lithuania has had to change her campaign slogan, after people pointed out that it closely resembled the one used by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018. The campaign team […]

Russia comes under Ukrainian drone attacks – officials — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Russia comes under Ukrainian drone attacks – officials — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Ukrainian drones targeted several Russian regions overnight, officials have said. One attack resulted in a fire in Belgorod Region, local media have claimed. Russian air defenses intercepted four plane-type UAVs on Tuesday morning, the Defense Ministry reported. Three were taken out over Belgorod Region, and another over Kursk Region. An explosion in Belgorod […]

Britain historically most hostile state to Russia – former defense minister — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Britain historically most hostile state to Russia – former defense minister — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are similarly antagonistic, Sergey Ivanov has claimed The UK is the most hostile Western state in terms of its policy toward Moscow, former Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov claimed on Monday. Speaking at the presentation of a new book, ‘Nazi genocide of the people of the USSR’, Ivanov […]

EU ambassadors should be ‘kicked out’ – former Russian president — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

EU ambassadors should be ‘kicked out’ – former Russian president — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link The diplomats must be punished for refusing to meet with Russia’s foreign minister, Dmitry Medvedev said Ambassadors from the European Union member states should be expelled from Russia, former President Dmitry Medvedev said, citing their refusal to discuss election meddling with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “Ambassadors of the EU states to Russia declined […]

Kiev mayor blasts Zelensky for firing top general — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Kiev mayor blasts Zelensky for firing top general — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Replacing Ukraine’s commander-in-chief was “a mistake,” Vitaly Klitschko said President Vladimir Zelensky was wrong to fire the popular commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko has said. Zelensky dismissed General Valery Zaluzhny last month, citing the need for “a change in strategy.” General Aleksandr Syrsky was named Zaluzhny’s successor. “Removing him […]

Pro-Ukraine journalist appalled by war crime — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Pro-Ukraine journalist appalled by war crime — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Julian Roepcke has shared a video showing Ukrainian troops shooting wounded Russians in the head German reporter Julian Roepcke on Monday voiced objections to a video he said showed Ukrainian soldiers executing wounded Russians, only to face a torrent of abuse from Ukrainians online. Roepcke, a journalist for the German tabloid Bild, has […]

Ukrainian city honors Nazi decorated by Hitler — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Ukrainian city honors Nazi decorated by Hitler — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link A street in Nikopol will bear the name of an SS officer and recipient of the Iron Cross Nikopol has renamed one of its streets after Pyotr Dyachenko, an officer of the Ukrainian Waffen SS Division ‘Galizien’, the head of Ukraine’s Jewish community said on Monday. Eduard Dolinsky, director of the United Jewish […]