RT News - February 16 2025 (17:00 MSK)

As Moscow and Washington’s top diplomats speak over the phone, over in Kiev, Zelensky is coming to terms with the fact that peace, not war, is part of Trump’s game plan. Having their own tête-à-tête this week? Trump and Putin. And judging from statements coming out of the White House, Ukraine’s bid for NATO membership is over. As is its hope of taking back any lost territory. All this has sent European leaders into panic mode, desperately finding a way to be included in the peace talks. That’s as a member of the Trump team says the EU won’t have a seat at the negotiating table. Fighting continues in the DRC, as the M23 group reportedly enters one of the country's largest cities, Bukavu. That's despite earlier claims that the area was under government control.