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Four Nordic nations refuse to play hockey with Russia

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Moscow has slammed the “infantile” boycotts, warning of legal action. Four Nordic nations, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, have announced their refusal to play against...

Finland’s president defends calling Putin

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Alexander Stubb has said it was important for him and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store to hear the Russian leader’s stance on Ukraine firsthand. Finnish...

Russian FM leaves EU diplomats fuming at G20

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As Russia’s foreign minister got down to business in Atlanta, his German counterpart threw a tantrum over a group photo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s...

Serbian election winners plan gas talks with Russia

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The Student List previously ruled out joining Western sanctions against Moscow, describing it as a “historically important partner” and “protector”. Serbia’s incoming leadership plans to...

Ice hockey federation fumes after being ordered to readmit Russians

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A Switzerland-based arbitration court has rejected claims that Russian athletes pose security risks to international competitions. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has reluctantly accepted...

EU members’ mistakes behind mass protests – Putin

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Over 1,300 protesters were arrested in France alone at the weekend. The recent wave of protests that swept across Western Europe were the result of...

US lawmakers plot to derail Trump’s Russian diesel deal

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Senate Democrats reportedly plan to investigate US companies involved in the deal, while Republican warhawk Brian Fitzpatrick has tabled a bill blocking Russian oil...

Russian businessman accuses Biden admin of stealing $10 million

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Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeev has accused the administration of former US President Joe Biden of stealing $10 million of his assets, part of which...

Unelected EU official fumes over Russian election

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The bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, ignored the 1,600 drones launched by Ukraine as over 60 million people cast their ballots. EU foreign policy chief...

Kremlin sounds alarm as US deploys weapons in orbit

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The Kremlin has condemned Washington’s decision to deploy a weapons system in orbit, warning that the move represents another step towards the militarisation of...

Poland will be ‘wiped off the map in days’ – Putin aide

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Poland could effectively be destroyed as a functioning state within just days if it entered a direct military confrontation with Russia, a senior Kremlin...

‘Media freedom’ cops aren’t about to let robots read Russian news

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Reporters Without Borders is attacking chatbots for retrieving sanctioned Russian sources, exposing its double standard on journalism. Reporters Without Borders (known by its French acronym,...

Japanese WWII crimes revisited: Soviet files detail mass beheadings in Manchuria

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Newly released archival records shed light on mass killings in Hailar carried out on the first day of the Soviet offensive in the Far...

The CIA never comes to Russia in peace

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Ratcliffe’s Moscow visit may be framed as routine, but it came from an agency still deeply involved in killing Russians and guiding Ukraine. CIA Director...

Putin holds talks with Xi and Modi at SCO summit

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Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday as leaders gathered for...

Putin, Xi and Modi to meet

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kyrgyzstan ahead of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the...

Kremlin says CIA chief’s Moscow visit focused on security talks

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow this week for discussions between US and Russian intelligence services, according to Kremlin spokesman...

Hey Ursula, angry voters aren’t ‘pro-Russian,’ they’re just fed up

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Brussels keeps misreading public backlash as foreign influence when much of it is simply exhaustion with elite overreach and failure. Look, Queen Ursula, we need...

Kanye-Putin meeting floated ahead of Russia shows

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Kanye West could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin when the American rapper travels to St Petersburg for two concerts in October, according to senior...

‘We’ll beat all records’: Russian UFC champion makes history

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Islam Makhachev has clocked his 17th victory in a row in his welterweight title defeat of Ian Machado Garry. Russian MMA champion Islam Makhachev has...

India to send first ship along Arctic route next year – official

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The Shipping Ministry sees a ‘huge possibility’ in the Northern Sea Route, after a 70% jump in cargo traffic via the Chennai-Vladivostok trade link. India...

Russian drone company founder survives assassination attempt

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Investigators are probing a shooting in an apartment block in Tula, where Andrey Cherezov was the reported target. Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal...

Pink Floyd co-founder calls out West for banning RT (Video)

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Roger Waters also slammed the UK and EU elites for openly pushing for war with Russia. Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters slammed Western governments for...

NATO is spending itself into oblivion

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If bloc members continue to ramp up their spending, they will eat themselves from the inside, and Russia won’t have to lift a finger. On...

BBC and CNN behind RT’s success – editor-in-chief

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Viewers turned to the Russian broadcaster after growing tired of “years of lies” by Western media, Margarita Simonyan has said. Years of “lies” by Western...

Russia sanctions probe triggers raids in NZ and Australia

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A series of search warrants has been executed in Auckland, Christchurch, and Melbourne, Australia in relation to a joint law enforcement investigation into suspected...

No flag, no anthem, no shame: The war on Russian sport just found its ugliest stage yet

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Romania’s last-minute snub exposed the hypocrisy of a system that preaches fairness while punishing teenage athletes for their passports. As a former international athlete, seeing...

Putin calls for national currency settlements at Asian leaders’ summit (Video)

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The Russian president discussed de-dollarization at the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, which was attended by the leaders of the group’s ten member states. Russia and...

Russian frigate fires warning shots in English Channel

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The Admiral Grigorovich fired the shots as a last resort, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. A Russian vessel fired warning shots near a British...

Gas pipeline explosions in southern Russia trigger mass evacuation (Video)

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Several blasts and an ensuing fire have triggered the evacuation of some 250 homes in Dagestan. At least three explosions have occurred at a gas...

Russian teen wins French Open (Video)

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Mirra Andreeva became the youngest woman to win the grand slam tournament since 1992. Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title...

ISS crew ordered into emergency shelter after air leak worsens

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Five astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered into a docked SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and prepared for a possible emergency evacuation after an...

Latvia revokes mandate of local MP prosecuted for speaking Russian

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Aleksey Roslikov was previously banned from taking part in Riga City Council sessions remotely from Belarus because it is not a NATO member state. Riga’s...

China and Russia extend strategic pact as Xi and Putin deepen ties

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China and Russia have extended their long-running Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation, reinforcing the increasingly close political, economic and strategic relationship between the...

Putin arrives in China

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The Russian president has travelled to Beijing for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his counterpart, Xi Jinping. Russian President Vladimir Putin has...

Ruble top performer against US dollar – Bloomberg

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The Russian currency has increased 12% against the greenback since April despite repeated predictions of depreciation, the outlet has reported. The Russian ruble has become...

Gabbard orders probe into US-funded foreign biolabs

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Russia has long raised concerns about Pentagon-backed biological laboratories in Ukraine and elsewhere, suggesting they are involved in military research. The US has launched a...

Why is Alexander Dugin suddenly attacking ‘Whites’?

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The Russian philosopher has sparked outrage, but his target is not race – it’s the liberalism and nihilism of modern Western civilization. “Whites? They are...

Britain to create anti-Russian naval force

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The UK-led grouping will include the Netherlands, Nordic nations, and the Baltic states, according to the country’s first sea lord. Britain and other north European...

40 years after Chernobyl: Inside the night the Soviet nuclear dream exploded

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The story of the operators, firefighters, evacuees, and survivors caught in the world’s worst nuclear disaster. The dosimeters went off scale. A huge plume of...

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