RT News - May 12 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Russia successfully tests the Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. The weapon surpasses all Western analogues and can bypass all air defence systems. A residential building is hit by a Ukrainian drone in Central Russia after the Victory Day ceasefire proposed by Moscow ends. Chancellor Friedrich Merz gets jeered as he warns Germans to brace for further social cuts. That's as his approval rating reaches rock-bottom amid Berlin's increased support for Kiev.