RT News - August 19, 2016 (12:00 MSK)

An RT crew travels to the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, where humanitarian efforts are underway to bring relief to locals. Turkey's Foreign Minister says faltering relations with NATO are causing Ankara to consider military cooperation with Russia. An actor says he received cash to impersonate a Russian mercenary who fought in Syria - for a report by Sky News. Four US Olympic gold medal swimmers find themselves in the middle of a scandal - after they claimed they were robbed in Rio - something being flatly denied by police.