RT News - April 16 2025 (17:00 MSK)

The US-brokered partial ceasefire on energy strikes is set to expire today - and Moscow says Kiev never actually stuck to the agreement. That's as Ukraine's Parliament keeps elections on ice, by extending martial law. In an RT exclusive - the Russian Senate's Defence Committee deputy chief explains why lawmakers ratified a Strategic Partnership treaty with Iran. That's as the Islamic Republic braces for a second round of tough talks with the US on its nuclear programme. The leader of Slovakia defies a threat by the EU foreign policy chief to sanction him for visiting Russia as Prime Minister Robert Fitzo prepares to attend the 80th anniversary of Victory Day in Moscow. Beijing refuses to back down in the economic duel with Washington, even as the White House threatens China with tariffs as high as 245 percent.