RT News - January 8 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Moscow warns that Washington's neo-colonialist games may lead to an escalation in the North Atlantic after US forces illegally seized a Russian-flagged tanker on the high seas. Public outrage spreads across the US after an immigration officer fatally shoots a woman in Minneapolis, with federal authorities claiming she had attempted to ram into their agents. The city's mayor accuses ICE of lying. President Trump states Venezuela must purchase US goods with the money it makes from an enforced oil deal between the nations. Washington says it now controls the finances of Caracas.