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 May 10 , 2022  Ukraine's First President Dies - Leonid Kravchuk, 88, passed away after a long illness (Ukrainian media reported) Kravchuk died on Tuesday afternoon “after a long illness,” his family told the Ukrainian media. The former president was hospitalized in June 2021 and placed in intensive care after heart surgery.  Born in the western Ukrainian region of Rovno, Kravchuk joined the Communist Party of Ukraine in 1958 and rose through the ranks of the propaganda department. In 1990, he became the chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR. He became the acting president of Ukraine in August 1991, after the Supreme Rada in Kiev adopted the Ukrainian constitution – and was formally elected on December 5, 1991. Just three days later, he met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Belarusian parliament chair Stanislav Shushkevich in Belarus, and signed the infamous Belovezh Accords that dissolved the Soviet Union. Shushkevich passed away earlier this month, at age 87.

 May 10 , 2022  RUTUBE Denies Rumors Hackers Hit Site Code - Confirms Powerful Attack The Russian streaming site has said it has faced the most powerful cyberattack in its history, but has denied its source code for the site has been lost. Restoring the service is expected to take longer than expected, but a message on the front page says it has saved technical data. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  Russian Diplomat says British TV Silenced Him Over Zelensky’s Nazi Pic (Sky News video) Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s senior UN diplomat, said UK’s Sky News abruptly ended an interview with him as soon as he showed a photo with a Nazi symbol that was posted by the Ukrainian president on WWII Victory Day. “The host’s response? He quickly wound up the talk, muttering that our time, as it turned out, was up suddenly, and that Sky News could not verify this information,” the diplomat wrote on Telegram Monday. Zelensky had published a since-deleted social media post of a Ukrainian fighter with a skull

 May 10 , 2022  Immortal Letters / 2017 #Russia May 9th is the anniversary of the great victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The Great Patriotic War, as it’s called in Russia, claimed 26.6 million people. They died in battle, during shelling, due to famine and in camps. But their legacy lives on in letters from the front, kept by relatives and historians.  These personal accounts reveal the horror of battle, surviving besieged cities and the notorious evil of concentration camps. Follow: t.me/documentaryplanet Oil Production Recovering – Russia Production of crude oil is on the rise again in Russia in May, after having fallen last month due to Western sanctions, Dep. PM Alexander Novak said Monday. A number of new customers have started buying oil from Russia, Novak told journalists, saying that exports have actually risen to some destinations, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Moscow is currently looking at developing new infrastructure projects to diversify its oil deliver

 May 9 , 2022  Over 2MN Adults in UK Can’t Afford to Eat Every Day - report One in seven UK adults - 7.3mn – now fall under the ‘food-insecure’ bracket, up from 4.7mn in January, according to a food poverty report by Thinktank the Food Foundation. The survey also reported a 57% jump in the proportion of households cutting back on food or skipping meals, while an estimated 2.6mn children report they now have smaller meals than usual, regularly skip meals altogether, or do not eat when they are hungry. The Food Foundation said it was so shocked by its initial findings that it reran the survey on a wider basis, only to get the same results.   Subscribe to RT News: t.me/rtnews  ❗️'Children of Donbass' march as part of the Immortal Regiment in Moscow - with portraits of heroes who died during the eight years of conflict in the region, and Ukraine. Ruptly video @ruptlynews. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  ❗️Zelensky publishes May 9 message on Telegram channel - attaches Ukrainian soldie

 May 9 , 2022  ❗️11,000 soldiers are taking part in the 77th Victory Day parade - Red Square is quite a sight Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  ❗️Tanks begin to roll in to Red Square, led by the iconic Soviet T-34 used during WWII Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews V-Day Military Parade Begins in Sevastopol, Crimea Meanwhile in the Donetsk People’s Republic, forces led by Republic President Denis Pushilin displayed a 300-meter long St. George’s ribbon on the streets. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  ⚡️Victory Day Parade comes to an end in Moscow  Vladimir Putin will now lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  Russia's chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky says peace talks with Ukraine have not stopped - being held remotely (Interfax) Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  ❗️Ukrainian forces attempt to strike city of Kherson on Victory Day - RIA Novosti reports the sound of explosions & air defense systems in operation Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  March of the "Immo

 May 9 , 2022  Siberian wildfires cause devastation and deaths (VIDEO) At least seven people have died in massive wildfires which raged through parts of Siberia on Saturday, Russian media has reported, citing emergency services. 17 people were reportedly injured in the fires, and 14 have been hospitalized, according to TASS news agency. Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region was also buffeted by high winds on Saturday and its capital, Krasnoyarsk, even witnessed a dust storm. https://www.rt.com/russia/555134-siberia-wildires-hundreds-houses-burn/ Subscribe to RT News: t.me/rtnews  Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and US First Lady Jill Biden visit war-torn Ukraine Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Ukraine on Sunday to pledge support and meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, while US First Lady Jill Biden made a separate trip to meet with Zelensky’s wife.  While US President Joe Biden has not traveled to Ukraine, visiting Kiev has become a rite of passage for other Western leaders. Trudea

 May 8 , 2022  Brazil’s ex-president to challenge ‘criminal’ Bolsonaro Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – known simply as Lula – announced on Saturday that he will run in October’s presidential election, facing off against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. While Lula leads Bolsonaro in opinion polls, he has recently earned notoriety in the West for his stance on the Ukraine conflict. "We're ready to work not only to win the election on October 2, but to rebuild and transform Brazil, which will be even more difficult," the former union leader told a rally in Sao Paulo. “We need to return to a place where no one ever dares to defy democracy again. We need to send fascism back to the sewer of history, where it should have been all along.” https://www.rt.com/news/555155-lula-brazil-president-campaign/ Subscribe to RT News: t.me/rtnews  Americans change habits as fuel costs bite – poll About two-thirds of vehicle owners or households in the US are making significa

 May 8 , 2022  CIA director explains why China is ‘carefully’ studying Ukraine Chinese President Xi Jinping is “unsettled” by the West’s reaction to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, and is looking “carefully at what lessons [he] should draw” and apply to a potential invasion of Taiwan, CIA Director William Burns told a conference on Saturday. Speaking at a Financial Times conference in Washington DC on Saturday, Burns told his audience that his agency figures that Russia’s advance through Eastern Ukraine and the scale of the West’s response may be influencing Beijing’s plans for Taiwan. https://www.rt.com/news/555133-cia-china-ukraine-taiwan/ Subscribe to RT News: t.me/rtnews  Canadian sniper ‘terribly disappointed’ with military reality in Ukraine Once lauded by the international media, a Canadian sniper known as ‘Wali’ has returned from Ukraine to Quebec, telling local media that his experience there was a “terrible disappointment.” He claimed there was inadequate weaponry, po

 May 8 , 2022  Russia ramps up sales of crude to India – Reuters Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft has reportedly sold a large shipment of crude to India as the South Asian nation keeps boosting energy imports from the sanctions-hit country. Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country’s top refiner, purchased 700,000 tons of Russian Urals crude, two traders familiar with the matter told Reuters, adding that Rosneft had allocated seven cargoes loading from the Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga between May 15 and 31 to India. https://www.rt.com/business/555119-russia-india-oil-sales-increase/ Subscribe to RT News: t.me/rtnews No EU fast-track for Ukraine – Austrian minister Ukraine’s accession to the European Union will not happen “in the next five to ten years,” Austrian EU Affairs Minister Karoline Edtstadler has predicted. Austria’s foreign minister has expressed a similar view, despite European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s insistence that Ukraine will be swiftly ushered

 May 7 , 2022  Biden wants intelligence to stop leaking about data sharing with Ukraine – media US President Joe Biden has told senior intelligence officials that leaks about alleged intelligence sharing with Ukraine should stop as they “distract” from the objective, NBC News reported on Friday amid Russia’s ongoing military offensive. During the phone conversation with CIA Director William Burns, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Biden hailed the intelligence services’ work but stressed that disclosures are counterproductive and should stop, the outlet claimed, citing two unnamed administration officials. https://www.rt.com/russia/555108-us-ukraine-leaks-intelligence/ Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  North Korea fires ‘projectile’ into Sea of Japan – Seoul North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the Sea of Japan, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Saturday. Yonhap news agency quoted a military source as sayin

 May 7 , 2022  Nazism is flourishing in Ukraine while collective West looks the other way – Lavrov Subscribe to RT News: t.me/rtnews Russia “Full Mobilization” Reports FALSE - Duma Speaker Volodin Moscow has flatly denied CNN reports, citing unnamed Western officials, that Russia is planning a full mobilization of forces by Monday’s Victory Day - when the defeat of Nazi Germany is celebrated. Deputy head of the Russian parliament’s Defense Committee Yuri Shvydkin claimed “the rumors based on foreign sources are being spread in an attempt to sow confusion and panic among the population”. Kremlin spox Dmitry Peskov dismissed claims in the CNN report that President Putin was planning to exploit the “symbolic significance and propaganda value” of May 9 as “lies and nonsense”. Subscribe to RT News: t.me/rtnews  Russia's defense ministry has released footage of its T-72B3 tank crews firing at combat emplacements of the Ukrainian forces in the Lugansk People's Republic Subscribe to RT

 May 6 , 2022  NATO Beefed Up Baltic Presence On Cards If Sweden Applies To Join - Stoltenberg  NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that the instant Sweden applies for membership, the US-led alliance has a "very strong obligation" to ramp up its presence in the Baltic to protect the country.  Finland is also anxious to join NATO, with top-ranking officials from both countries discussing the matter with Washington this week.  Swedish FM Ann Linde said Tuesday that the US was prepared to offer "different kinds of security assurances" during an application process, while Finnish PM Sanna Marín - who's also held talks with the UK, France and Germany - stressed a quick ratification process would be "the best security guarantee".  Subscribe to RT News: t.me/rtnews  Sweden Ruling Party SPLIT On NATO Membership Bid The women's faction of Sweden's ruling Social Democrats reportedly wants the country to maintain its two-century long policy of milit

 May 6 . 2022  Popular Ukrainian Zelensky critic arrested in Spain  Prominent blogger Anatoly Shariy was arrested on Wednesday in a joint operation by Spanish, Ukrainian police, and international partners, the SBU said in a statement. Shariy is wanted by Kiev on charges of treason, as well as infringing Ukraine’s national security through his activities in the media realm. He had been granted political asylum in the EU by Lithuania in 2012, after fleeing persecution by the Yanukovych govt, whom Western media often branded pro-Russian.  After the Maidan coup in 2014 the blogger remained a harsh critic of Ukrainian authorities - including former President Petro Poroshenko and his successor Zelensky. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  Russian Knights and Swifts aerobatic teams take part in the air show rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in Moscow Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  Russian Oil Sanctions "Nuclear Bomb" On Hungary Economy - Orban Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has warned the EU&#

 May 5 , 2022  South Korea joins NATO cyber defense  South Korea has become the first Asian member state of NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE), Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. In a statement cited by the media outlet, Seoul’s National Intelligence Service said it plans to “strengthen our cyber response capabilities to a world-class level by increasing the number of our staff sent to the center and expanding the scope of joint training.” South Korea’s accession to the CCDCOE has brought the number of members to 32, with 27 being NATO states, referred to as sponsoring nations. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  Man behind Hunter Biden’s laptop sues CNN, congressman on claims data trove was "Russian disinformation" The Delaware computer technician who exposed data from a laptop left at his shop by Hunter Biden, has sued US Rep. Adam Schiff and three media outlets for defaming him. Mac Isaac said he faced false accusations of being a Russian spy, and h

 May 5 , 2022  US Claims Intel Fed to Ukraine Helped ‘Kill’ Russian Generals – NY Times  Real-time intelligence handed to Kiev has helped Ukraine kill an unspecified number of Russian generals, the NY Times reported Thursday, citing senior US military officials. Ukrainian officials estimate that they have killed 12 generals, but it remains unclear how many they attribute to location data provided.  A National Security spox denied, however, that the intelligence was provided “with the intent to kill Russian generals”. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  Putin speaks with Israeli PM Bennett - Kremlin  Main takeaways from Thursday's phone call: ▪️Leaders stressed special significance of May 9 for citizens of Russia and Israel, who honor the memory of all the fallen, including the victims of the Holocaust ▪️Discussed situation in Ukraine, including evacuation of civilians from the territory of Azovstal ▪️Putin said Russian military is ready to ensure the safe exit of civilians from Azovstal,

 May 5 , 2022  EU Proposes Property Transaction BAN With Russians Among the sixth round of anti-Russia sanctions launched by the EU is a proposal to block all sales or transfers of European property involving Russian individuals, residents or entities. (Bloomberg) Member states must sign off on the plans before they come into action, and they may still be altered, although those holding EU citizenship or residency status will be exempt. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews Chinese Independent Refineries Secretly Snap Up Discounted Russian Oil (reports) A Financial Times report indicates that independent Chinese refineries have been covertly sidestepping western sanctions on buying Russian oil by taking crude purchase quotas from state-owned commodity trading enterprises. A refinery in Shandong reportedly admitted to being anxious about publicly appearing to deal in Russian oil fearing third-country US sanctions. The report follows news that the EU is looking to implement a complete ban on trade

 May 4 , 2022  Germany says it will back NATO expansion Berlin will support the admission of Finland and Sweden into NATO, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, after the two Nordic states expressed interest in joining despite decades of neutrality. Scholz labeled Russia’s military operation a “turning point” for security on the continent, saying the attack prompted Berlin to scrap a long-held policy against shipping weapons into active conflict zones. The chancellor’s comments follow reports that Helsinki could declare its intent to join NATO as early as next week, with President Sauli Niinisto purportedly set to announce the move on May 12. It remains unclear if Stockholm will follow suit, though the country’s parliament recently said it would conduct a review of Swedish security policy before a decision is made.  Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  ⚡️Russian Armed Forces will open a humanitarian corridor from 08:00 to 18:00 (Moscow time) on May 5, 6 and 7 to allow civilians out of the Azovstal indu

 May 4 , 2022 EU Plans Russian Oil Embargo Amidst SIXTH Round of Sanctions The European Commission has announced its latest package of sanctions against Moscow, including a complete embargo on Russian oil phased over the next six months despite admitting some members are “strongly dependent” on it. Earlier reports had suggested Hungary and Slovakia, who depend on Russia for 58% and 96% of their oil respectively, would be given a longer transition period, but Budapest immediately expressed concern over an apparent lack of “any plan or guarantee” for Hungary’s energy security. Czech Trade Minister Jozef Sikela also slammed the proposals for not having any clear burden-sharing plans. EC President Ursula von der Leyen insisted the bloc’s members “simply have to do it”. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  ❗Reports that mobilization may be announced in Russia on May 9 are “untrue, nonsense” – Kremlin spox Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  Russian air force tears apart Azov nationalist positions at the A

 May 3 , 2022  NATO may have provoked Russia over Ukraine – Pope Francis The pontiff speculated that “the barking of NATO at Russia’s door” could have driven Putin into launching the military campaign on February 24. “I can’t say if it was provoked, but perhaps, yes,” Pope Francis said in an interview published Tuesday by Italian daily Corriere Della Sera. Francis also said he requested a meeting with Putin during the early weeks of the conflict but has still not received a reply. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  ⚡️Ukraine's Parliament Bans the Activities of Pro-Russian Parties Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews May 4 , 2022 DPR snipers filmed during battles in Mariupol  #video #Mariupol A resident of Mariupol alleges the Azov* Battalion pulled people out of their houses and ushered them into basements. Tanks started firing from everywhere, and no one could lift their head out for four days. He says, ‘the Russians were not even close at the time. This is murder, murder of people. This was don

 May 3 , 2022  ⚡️President Putin signs decree on retaliatory economic measures in connection with 'unfriendly actions' of foreign states The decree would mean any person or entity under Russian sanctions will no longer be able to trade within Russia, or "benefit" from exports. A sanctions list will be created within 10 days. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  ❗️British PM Johnson Addresses Ukrainian Parliament  It's reported the UK leader gave details regarding a new military package to include missiles and radar systems - with the message "Ukraine will win." The British leader immediately went on to Twitter to apparently curry favor ahead of local elections - tweeting a Churchill-esque "This is your finest moment" message to Ukrainians. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  Slovakia to Seek Exemption from EU Embargo on Russian Oil "If it comes to an approved embargo of Russian oil as part of a further package of sanctions against Russia, then Slovakia w

 May 3 , 2022  Israel wants apology from Russia over Hitler remark Israel has summoned the Russian ambassador, after FM Sergey Lavrov suggested that Adolf Hitler may have had some Jewish blood, and that the “most ardent” anti-Semites are Jews themselves. “Lavrov’s remarks are both an unforgivable and outrageous statement as well as a terrible historical error,” Israeli FM Yair Lapid tweeted Monday, adding, “The lowest level of racism against Jews is to accuse Jews themselves of antisemitism.” Speaking to Italy’s Mediaset media company Sunday, Lavrov confirmed that one of the objectives of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine is the “denazification” of the country. A reporter mentioned that Ukrainian President Zelensky is Jewish. Lavrov replied: “I could be wrong, but Hitler, too, had Jewish blood in him. This means absolutely nothing. Wise Jewish people say the most ardent anti-Semites are usually Jews. Every family has a black sheep, as we like to say.” Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  P

 May 2 , 2022  Kinzinger Pushes ‘Red Line” Resolution to Deploy US Troops in Ukraine Illinois lawmaker Rep. Adam Kinzinger announced Sunday that he has introduced a resolution authorizing military force should Russia deploy “chemical, biological and/or nuclear weapons” in Ukraine. Kinzinger - a Republican who aligns with Democrats on most issues - has continuously pushed for US involvement in the ongoing conflict, and previously backed measures that critics and President Biden said would lead to a “third world war.” It is currently unclear if and when Kinzinger’s resolution will be brought to a vote. Biden himself has said that the US “would respond” to any use of weapons of mass destruction by Russian forces in Ukraine but has avoided drawing any binding ‘red lines.’ Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews  TRAGEDY EI8HT YEARS ON: 48 Burned Alive by Nationalists in Odessa House for Opposing Euromaidan Monday marks the grim anniversary of a grotesque scene at the trade union house in Odessa, Ukrai