The President of Belarus said that “history repeats itself” and accused the West of “cultivating a monster” in Ukraine, claiming that they “raised” the Third Reich in the last century. Previously, he accused the West of intending to “dismember Ukraine” Alexander Lukashenko The leaders of Western countries have previously “raised”…
Covid protests continue to rock 1st country in Western Europe to reimpose partial lockdown
Follow RT on Protests against renewed Covid-19 restrictions turned violent in The Hague. The unrest comes a day after several demonstrators in another Dutch city, Rotterdam, were injured amid police gunfire. Seven people were arrested after fierce clashes broke out between law enforcement and anti-lockdown demonstrators in The Hague, the…
Belarus’ Lukashenko threatens to cut off gas to Western Europe
Follow RT on By Jonny Tickle Minsk may block gas transit to the European Union if more sanctions are imposed on Belarus, the country’s president Alexander Lukashenko threatened on Thursday. Brussels is currently discussing a fifth package of measures. The Yamal-Europe transnational gas pipeline runs from Russia’s Yamal peninsula to…
Covid-19 panel advises 1st lockdown in Western Europe since summer
Follow RT on A pandemic advisory panel has advised the Dutch government to impose nationwide lockdown restrictions, the first of their kind in western Europe since the summer, as Covid-19 cases soar in the Netherlands. The Dutch Outbreak Management Team (OMT) has recommended a two-week partial lockdown, according to local…
Poland says EU blackmail hampers its own climate goals
Follow RT on Withholding EU payouts as a form of “blackmail” could jeopardize Warsaw’s ability to reach its climate targets and implement change alongside other nations, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has warned. Speaking on the sidelines of the UN’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on Monday, Morawiecki insisted that…
Soaring gas prices in Western Europe down to mistaken reliance on wind farms, Russia on track for record exports in 2021 – Putin
Follow RT on A surge in the cost of gas which has seen bills shoot up for households and industry is down to a shortfall in electricity generation, and not because Russia is somehow squeezing supplies, President Vladimir Putin has argued. Speaking as part of a keynote address at Russian…
Russians living in Western Europe are now fleeing Covid-19 disruption & returning home, as vaccine access stalls – Moscow’s top MP
Follow RT on With hospitals and health systems stretched by the pandemic, Russian expats working elsewhere in Europe are now forced to book flights back home in order to get treatment in the country’s own clinics, a top lawmaker has said. Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of Russia’s national parliament, told…
German foreign minister warns scrapping Nord Stream 2 pipeline would cut Russia loose from obligations to Western Europe
Follow RT on One of the world’s largest gas pipelines, currently under construction, is good for more than just cheap fuel, the German Foreign Minister has said. It’s also one of the last remaining political ties between Russia and the West. Hitting out on Wednesday at critics of the joint…
‘Is NATO gone already?’ British popular historian mocked after bemoaning Brexit as ‘tragedy’ somehow damaging post-WW2 security
Follow RT on British popular historian Dan Snow has branded Brexit a “tragedy” contributing to the disintegration of the post-WW2 security system. The remark came under a storm of mockery, with many noting the EU emerged decades after the war. Snow took to Twitter late on Friday, posting a rather…