RT News - May 13 2022 (09:00 MSK)

A Republican senator blocks a 40 billion dollar US aid package for Ukraine, saying the American economy will be doomed if Washington continues to spend more money there. Our correspondent reports from Ukrainian military bases in Mariupol, which they abandoned as Russian forces advanced. That's as Russian and Donetsk soldiers continue to fight at the Azov Steel plant on the outskirts of the city. Latvia paves the way to demolish a Soviet-era memorial and launches probes against people who protested against disrespect shown to the World War II monument during victory day commemorations.