RT News - March 08 2025 (17:00 MSK)

Reports say mass executions are taking place in Syria, targeting a minority religious group. A local journalist says her family is suffering from the regime. Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, AKA Al-Jolani, says those who protest against his authority are committing a 'grave sin' and are facing the consequences. It's all about the money. As the US pulls back on its aid to Ukraine, America's military industrial complex looks to the EU as a prime customer to buy the weapons needed to keep the war machine going. India signs a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars for the production of Russian battle tank engines as the two countries reinforce their already strong military ties.