RT News - August 17 2022 (09:00 MSK)

Moscow says Kiev is raising the risk of a nuclear disaster, worse than Chernobyl, as Ukrainian forces shell a radioactive waste facility at the embattled Zaporozhye Power Plant. Arson, violence and riots. Kenya faces political deadlock as a defeated presidential candidate refuses to concede. From colonialism to Independence - India sends a powerful message that it's only natural to defend one's interests. We investigate the British empire's controversial legacy. And Money first: As tensions soar between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan, it seems the actual purpose of the provocative US visits to the island was to expand microchip production.