RT News - February 21 2023 (20:00 MSK)

Russia suspends its participation in the START nuclear weapons treaty with the US but is not abandoning the pact. That's announcement coming from Vladimir Putin during his annual address to the Russian parliament today. A new report from Beijing lays out what it calls 'the perils of US hegemony' painting a picture of the lengths Washington goes - to achieve its vision of global 'democracy'. A senior Chinese official gives a ringing endorsement to current ties between Beijing and Moscow with a high level meeting taking place in the Russian capital.