RT News - December 26 2021 (17:00 MSK)

European nations record daily Covid numbers, as the Omicron strain takes hold while street protests rage on, against harsh new restrictions. Vladimir Putin demands NATO give assurances to not move bases closer to Russia, as he answers questions on global politics during his annual media briefing. A poll finds that over a half of adults in Britain are too scared to express their real opinions openly for fear of falling victim to cancel culture. Today marks 30 since the collapse of the Soviet Union - we look back at those historic events, and how they shaped modern Russia.