Freshly re-inaugurated, Russian President Vladimir Putin is making his first state visit to China, as the worldview contestation between the two nations and the West becomes ever more pronounced. With all sides having passed their points of no return, where is history heading? To discuss this Oksana is joined by Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

A massive blaze has ripped through forests in Russia’s Darkylakh region in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). A large-scale firefighting operation is underway, with many local residents and volunteers lending a hand too. Local officials claim that 12 districts in the surrounding area are currently affected, but it’s been a tough summer across the entire nation. Russia’s Aerial Forest Protection Service has said there are around 416 active forest fires in the Russian Federation, with over 6,000 people and 35 aircraft deployed to combat them. Follow us on Telegram https://t.me/rtintl / https://t.me/rtvisual ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dan65GCAjs