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

Russia announces major advances on the Ukrainian front line - securing two more strategically crucial settlements. A push which is said to leave just 10-percent of the Donetsk Republic under Kiev's control. Vladimir Zelensky's public clash with the US President strains Ukraine's attempts to replenish its supply of American-made Patriot missiles. We look into the sustainability of a war effort entirely dependent on foreign aid. The EU's low on energy - with officials struggling to contain the fallout of importing more expensive oil and gas. RT delves into the Brussels policies that left the bloc without a crisis-plan.