RT News - August 13 2025 (17:00 MSK)

Bureaucrats in Brussels have targeted EU-member Hungary for a change of power seeking to replace the conservative Orban government that opposes sanctions and conflict with Russia. That's the findings from Moscow's Foreign Intelligence Service. The Kremlin says Ukraine is preparing to launch strikes against civilians in the Kharkov region, which will then be blamed on Russian forces. The attempted provocation - purported to involve foreign journalists - would happen just ahead of Friday's summit between Presidents Putin and Trump. That’s as the Russian military turns up the heat on Ukraine’s army in Donbass, securing two more settlements in the Donetsk Republic and stoking Kiev’s fears of a looming collapse on the battlefield. Disturbing images from Gaza where the locally-reported death toll from malnutrition has risen to 227 people, including over a hundred children. Babies with genetic disorders are among the worst affected.