RT News - July 9 2025 (09:00 MSK)

Three civilians are killed and the casualties pile up amid overnight strikes by Ukrainian forces on Russia's Kursk region. Washington reverses course as Donald Trump now says the Pentagon will be shipping more weapons to Ukraine, turning his back on a policy that recently stopped deliveries to Kiev. Kiev admits its own people are rooting for Russian strikes on military recruitment centers. While Zelensky suggests his men are simply volunteering to fight,  the forced mobilization campaign across Ukraine continues unabated. Brazil takes aim at Trump and his tariff campaign on BRICS - as the bloc ramps up trade in local currencies. That's as the ASEAN group slams Washington's trade policies as destructive for the entire region.