RT News - February 12 2025 (18:00 MSK)

The US Defense Secretary admits Ukraine will not be able to restore its pre-2014 borders - that’s at his first meeting with NATO member nations. Moscow confirms release plans for a Russian citizen held in the US as part of the Trump administration’s first prisoner swap with the Kremlin. The American president is hinting that the ‘goodwill’ gesture could set the stage for a bigger deal on Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry confirms striking Ukrainian military drone production plants and a temporary deployment site for foreign mercenaries as Moscow troops advance.