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RT News (17 June 2021)

Putin rebukes media for negative portrayal of Biden, says US president is actually ‘collected, professional & skillful'

Russia & Former Soviet Union

17 June

Putin rebukes media for negative portrayal of Biden, says US president is actually ‘collected, professional & skillful'

The media image of US President Joe Biden has “nothing to do with reality,” with the American leader being a complete “professional.” That's according to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, speaking a day after the two met.

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Russia & Former Soviet Union

17 June

Biden-Putin meeting shows Russia-US relations are set for a return to the Cold War-era. Strangely, that might be an improvement

The long-anticipated summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, was, a total, if modest, success. Aside from the hype, it achieved its goals of cooling tensions after years of circus antics.

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World News

17 June

Tapes leaked to media reveal Bolivian coup government was plotting to overturn 2020 election loss with help from US mercenaries

Top cabinet officials in the caretaker government of Jeanine Anez plotted a second coup to stay in power in Bolivia, according to leaked documents. The plan allegedly involved hundreds of US mercenaries flown in from Florida.

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Business News

17 June

‘I have nothing’: Imprisoned software guru John McAfee says his crypto fortune is gone

Software antivirus pioneer John McAfee said on Twitter that he is broke and his entire crypto fortune is gone. McAfee has been behind bars in Spain since October 2020, on a US warrant over money laundering and tax evasion.

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USA News

17 June

Media hushes up report suggesting FBI involvement in Capitol riot, as White House turns anti-terrorism efforts on American people

Court filings suggest that FBI operatives were among the mob who stormed the US Capitol in January, and may have set up the riot. With the riot used as justification for new terrorism policy, the media is downplaying the story.

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Russia & Former Soviet Union

17 June

To be eligible for prisoner swap with US, Washington would have to confirm Navalny works for American intelligence, says Kremlin

Moscow has revealed that US negotiators did not request jailed Russian activist Alexey Navalny be included in a possible prisoner exchange, saying he would be ineligible if he is not a US citizen or a foreign intelligence agent.

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World News

17 June

French prosecutors seek 6-month prison term for ex-President Sarkozy in campaign finance trial

French prosecutors have called on a Paris judge to sentence former President Nicolas Sarkozy to six months in prison in his trial over campaign finance violations, less than the year behind bars he had potentially faced.

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USA News

17 June

US House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq war authorization, bill moves on to Senate

The House of Representatives has voted to repeal the 2002 ‘Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq’ (AUMF), which allowed the US military to invade Iraq in 2003 and depose Saddam Hussein. The vote passed 268 to 161.

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Business News

17 June

Real estate speculators gambling on US inequality getting worse, Professor Wolff tells RT’s Boom Bust

Could the US housing bubble pop like it did in 2008? Professor Richard Wolff shares his analysis of the ongoing housing boom, and what the effects of the hot market could be.

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USA News

17 June

Limping Victoria’s Secret grounds angels & hires female success icons like Megan Rapinoe & Priyanka Chopra as new faces of brand

Victoria’s Secret, known for selling the male sex fantasy, is doing some radical rebranding. The lingerie retailer is ditching its angels in favor of female empowerment icons, though some doubt it will save its bottom line.

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