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The US president previously said he had secured a week-long moratorium on attacks against the Ukrainian power grid amid a cold snap · ©  Getty Images/Hans Neleman · [RT] Russia has agreed to partially suspend long-range strikes on Ukrainian targets at the request of US President Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed. · Trump previously said he had personally asked President Vladimir Putin for such…

Member states are seeking to use the structure to bypass legal constraints on military spending, Izvestia reports · ©  Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images · [RT] A group of NATO countries is working to set up a new bank by 2027 to help fund military spending and prepare for a potential conflict with Russia, Izvestia reports, citing sources. · Western officials and media outlets have speculated that Russia could be in a position…

In this episode of RT's ‘Sanchez Effect’: Rick and Lionel – a legal and media analyst – discuss the major developments in world politics. Both praised Canadian Prime Minister Carney for standing firm and not backtracking on his anti-hegemony speech at Davos that enraged Donald Trump. Another blow to the world order – what is the purpose of NATO? Lionel claims the organization is all about money for no purpose. He compares it with the…

Those in the bloc who think otherwise can “keep dreaming,” Mark Rutte has told the European Parliament · FILE PHOTO: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. ©  Global Look Press / IMAGO / dts Nachrichtenagentur · [RT] The EU would be unable defend itself without the US, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said. The bloc’s members would have to spend up to 10% of their GDP on their militaries, which could still be…

The lawmakers are suspected of running an illegal vote-rigging scheme · FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian parliament, Kiev, Ukraine, February 6, 2024. © Getty Images / Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto · [RT] Dozens of Ukrainian lawmakers have been implicated in vote rigging, the head of the country’s Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) told the media on Monday. · In late December, the anti-graft agency reported…

The Ukrainian leader has sparked a wave of international backlash and accusations of being unfair and ungrateful to Kiev’s Western backers · RT: FILE PHOTO. Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky. © Getty Images / Paula Bronstein · Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is facing severe backlash from key international partners after a combative speech at Davos, where he went on a tirade accusing Europe of “indecisiveness” toward Russia…

Pro-independence lawmaker Kuno Fencker told RT that sovereignty is an absolute red line for the islanders · RT: People hold Greenlandic flags and placards as they gather outside the US Consulate in Nuuk to protest President Donald Trump’s intention to acquire Greenland, January 17, 2026. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images · Greenland and its population are not up for grabs, a pro-independence lawmaker from the island, has told RT, in response to…

The US president has forced the bloc’s members to focus more on their own defense, Mark Rutte has said · RT: FILE PHOTO: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. © Getty Images / Harun Ozalp / Anadolu · European countries should be grateful that Donald Trump is US president, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said, claiming that Trump’s pressure has forced the continent to boost its own defense spending.  · Speaking at…

The Palestinian militants have reportedly struck a deal with the US · RT: Hamas fighters oversee a hostage exchange in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, February 8, 2025 © Getty Images / Abed Rahim Khatib · Palestinian militant group Hamas has agreed to surrender its arms in exchange for free passage out of Gaza for its leaders and a transition to solely political activity, Sky News Arabia has reported. · Citing an anonymous Palestinian source,…

The US special envoy is in Moscow to discuss a settlement of the Ukraine conflict with the Russian president · RT: Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who is in Moscow to discuss settling the Ukraine conflict. · Witkoff is being accompanied by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. · Witkoff initially announced the meeting with Putin on Wednesday on the sidelines of the…