RT News - July 23 2025 (18:00 MSK)

Moscow's delegation is in Istanbul, where a third round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks is to take place in around an hour's time. Further prisoner swaps and the results of what was hammered out at the previous gathering will be on the agenda. Ukrainians say enough is enough - as people rise up in protest against a new law pushed by Vladimir Zelensky - ending the independence of anti-graft watchdogs in the country. And the self-proclaimed Syrian government reportedly asks Türkiye for military assistance amid sectarian violence and Israeli air-strikes on state-affiliated tribes attacking minority communities.