RT News - February 17 2026 (09:00 MSK)

The US leader's patience wears thin with Kiev ahead of critical three-way talks with Russia in Geneva today. Territorial concessions are expected to dominate the negotiations. As a new breakthrough is aimed for in Swizerland - it's an old story once more in Ukraine with yet another corruption scandal erupting. A former energy minister this time is arrested trying to skip the country - accused of extorting 100 million dollars in a bribery scheme. The arms race heats up. Instead of seeking to lessen the number of atomic weapons out there - France and Germany up the ante by seeking a joint deterence shield. It follows the sole treaty limiting nuclear warheads between the US and Russia, expiring without discussions.