RT News - July 8 2023 (09:00 MSK)

The Russian military repels Kiev's counter-offensive attacks on the front lines of Donbass. That's as the Ukrainian President tours NATO member states with a fresh appeal for arms and ammunition. Claims of hypocrisy are leveled at the US Treasury Secretary following her criticism of China's barriers to foreign firms. Janet Yellen's visit to Beijing comes amid inflamed economic tensions between the two countries. As the United Nations sends more emergency aid to help refugees from war-torn Sudan, some find themselves stranded in the warzone, after their passports being held at the US embassy were destroyed when Washington pulled its staff out.