RT News - February 09, 2015 (12:00 MSK)

It's a stress test for US - German relations. Upcoming talks between president Obama and chancellor Merkel sees Berlin go up against Washington's plans to arm Kiev forces. And the Ukrainian army doesn't seem to be lacking weapons - an enormous fireball lighting up the skies of Donetsk after a rocket strike hits a factory. While the UK's biggest cities hold a summit urging more economic freedom from Westminster, Scotland is steadily loosing trust in referendum promises.