RT News - September 7 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Russian forces move in to engage an encircled group of 17-hundred Ukrainian soldiers in the Kharkov region, as Kiev's battlefield positions fade along with its prospects at the negotiating table. The Kremlin says presidents Putin and Trump may hold direct talks on the phone, following the visit by the US leader's envoys to Moscow and Kiev. Russia is not ruling out a resumption of trilateral negotiations. RT visits a Palestinian village that's been demolished by the IDF, leaving its population homeless during a broader crackdown across the West Bank.