RT News - March 16 2022 (18:00 MSK)

Panic and destruction in a residential area of the Donetsk Republic following another alleged ballistic missile strike by Ukrainian forces - the second in 48 hours. Moscow waits to see if its latest Euro-bond payment - worth over a hundred million dollars - has gone through amid sanctions on its Finance Ministry. That, as the Russian president says freezing the country's foreign assets is an illegitimate move. Russia is reportedly considering scrapping the US dollar in its trade with India. That, as Moscow seeks to reduce long-term dependence on the greenback. With the UK seeking an alternative energy supply after a ban on Russian oil and gas imports Boris Johnson doesn't shy away from turning to Saudi Arabia - accused by the same PM of human rights violations.