RT News - May 11, 2019 (12:00 MSK)

The war on whistleblowers continues. The US charges a former intelligence analyst under the Espionage Act, alleging he turned over classified information about Washington's targeted assassination program to the media. A dispute erupts in Europe over the process that will determine who takes over as the next EU Commission President. Beijing vows to respond to Donald Trump's decision to ratchet up tariffs on a further 300 billion dollars' worth of imports from China, marking another escalation in the ongoing trade war.