RT News - June 13, 2014 (17:00 MSK)

Russia sounds the alarm over claims the Ukrainian army used banned weapons in its crackdown on dissent - as a military expert tells RT the attacks bear the hallmarks of phosphorus-bomb use; Months behind on payments. Ukraine will have to pre-pay for Russian gas if it fails to settle at least part of its debt by Monday - that's after negotiations collapse over Kiev's insistence any deal had to be fully on its terms; And, extremist militants in Iraq have advanced to within 50km of the capital Baghdad after securing much of the north of the country, which they hope to turn into an Islamic state. The UN says there have been mass executions of civilians.