RT News - March 19 2025 (17:00 MSK)

Kiev launches drone attacks on an oil depot in Southern Russia, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. This happens after Moscow and Washington agree on a temporary halt to strikes on energy infrastructure across Russia and Ukraine. As Washington and Moscow are talking peace, Brussels is talking weapons. EU and UK leaders are stepping up their war rhetoric and spending, aiming to re-equip their own armies, while pledging to supply more arms to Ukraine. Defiance in Jerusalem. Mass protests engulf the city, as people demand that the Israeli government renew the hostage release deal which collapsed after the IDF launched new attacks on the Gaza strip. In the first direct talks since violence erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Presidents of Rwanda and the DRC meet in Qatar to discuss a lasting peace.