RT News - September 17 2026 (09:00 MSK)

Vladimir Putin addresses the nation ahead of parliamentary elections - the first time citizens will get the chance to fill the State Duma since the start of the Ukraine conflict, while the country's top diplomat also notes the outside pressure meeting the vote. RT sits down with the leader of Russia's 'Rodina' party - who's calling for a harsher response to Europe for backing Ukraine. Oil prices fall after Saudi Arabia reportedly allows crude cargoes through Oman following Houthi strikes on Riyadh’s oil infrastructure, while the militant group says it aims to 'liberate' Yemen from Saudi oppression.