RT News - September 16 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Russia's top diplomat warns that a European attack on the country would prompt a fundamentally different conflict, while stressing that Moscow has no intentions of starting one. Ahead of this week's Parliamentary election, Sergey Lavrov highlights Russia's resistance to Western pressure that sparked the Ukraine conflict. RT sits down with prominent Liberal Democratic Party member Viktor Boot to hear the LDPR's vision for the country's future. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte makes his first public appearance in 18 months, following his transfer to the International Criminal Court to face charges over the deadly war on drugs during his tenure. We discuss the case with his ex-spokesperson.