RT News - August 6 2024 (09:00 MSK)

A terrorist attempt by Kiev to kill Vladimir Putin at Navy Day Celebrations in his home city. That’s what the Kremlin says was thwarted in St. Petersburg last month, following a last-minute call from Russia’s defense minister to his American counterpart. While Kiev’s support for militant groups in Africa, leads to a severing of diplomatic ties with Mali. Ukraine’s lamenting the decision despite the public confession of its own intelligence service. The US and Israel blame Iran-aligned militia groups for attacking an American airbase in Iraq. That’s as Washington positions itself as a peacemaker in the Middle East, with tensions in the region reaching boiling point.