RT News - December 28 2025 (09:00 MSK)

The Russian army extends its control over two major strongholds in the Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions. Vladimir Putin says Moscow is ready to achieve its goals through force if Ukraine refuses peace. The grift that keeps giving. As pressure mounts for Ukraine to hold presidential elections, the country's anti-corruption agency is holding lawmakers under a microscope. Somalia hits out at Israel’s recognition of a breakaway territory saying the support for Somaliland violates the nation’s territorial integrity.