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

Vladimir Putin puts all nations looking to seize Russia's civilian merchant ships on notice - that reciprocal measures will be taken. While on board his Pacific Naval Fleet during exercises, he adds the NATO bloc is militarizing the region. Former British Prime minister Boris Johnson denies he torpedoed Ukraine's peace talks with Russia in 2022. That's despite Moscow's assertions of the opposite. Pakistan condemns the deadly attack conducted by Yemen's Houthis on a Red Sea vessel. The strike kills six, with three of the victims being Pakistani citizens.