RT News - December 17 2025 (09:00 MSK)

Venezuela stands defiant against Donald Trump - denouncing his embargo and accusing him of trying to steal the South American country's natural resources. Russia says a peace deal to end the Ukraine conflict could be within reach. That is despite European officials insisting on sending more arms to Kiev. Newly leaked US government files reveal Washington covertly funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars through an NGO to youth groups in Nepal right before a violent coup in September. A panel of guests agrees that Nepal's close proximity to China and India is no coincidence.