RT News - April 17 2022 (20:00 MSK)

Moscow's deadline for the withdrawal of Kiev's forces from a besieged steel plant in Mariupol passes with explosions now reported in the industrial area. That's as the Russian Defense Ministry says almost all of the port city has been reclaimed. RT's Murad Gazdiev visits another metal works in Mariupol where Kiev forces had been hiding out, reportedly using civilians as human shields. Public support for the ousted Pakistani Prime minister continues with mass protests, after a no-confidence vote earlier removed him from power, a move the former PM claims Washington helped bring about. Vladimir Putin slams European countries for delaying their energy payments to Moscow, adding it'll be European people hit hardest by the anti-Russian sentiment of their leaders.