RT News - February 19 2026 (09:00 MSK)

Moscow's top diplomat says peace is being pushed further away by the hawkish stance of Brussels. That's as Russia, the US and Ukraine wrap up “difficult but business-like" talks in Switzerland. Hungary and Slovakia say enough is enough - suspending diesel shipments to Kiev until Ukraine reopens Russian oil transit to their countries. A second round of indirect nuclear talks finish, with the White House insisting Tehran should push for a deal, all while a massive American military armada edges closer to Iranian shores.