RT News - January 12 2023 (20:00 MSK)

RT reports from the battleground with fighting raging in the city of Artyomovsk. That's as Russian officials report that the takeover of nearby Soledar in the Donetsk Republic, is not the last point of its advance. Vladimir Zelensky scolds the west once again as he insists Ukraine should be given candidate status for EU membership, so that his Country, and his Soldiers, stay motivated. China's foreign minister says no world power should force African countries to pick sides, because the continent needs solidarity, not confrontation. Qin Gang made the comments during a five-nation tour of Africa.