RT News - September 16 2021 (12:00 MSK)

'A stab in the back': France vents its frustration as three of its allies - the US, the UK and Australia - leave it out of a Pacific security pact seen as countering China. That's as Joe Biden makes an embarrassing slip-up while announcing the deal, apparently forgetting the name of the Australian prime minister. While European markets reel from Wednesday's record surge in natural gas prices with a knock-on effect on the pockets of customers, we look at the root causes of the crisis. Russia's parliamentary election is just a day away. We'll bring you the full breakdown this hour and throughout the three days of voting.