RT News - September 17 2021 (12:00 MSK)

France cancels an embassy celebration in Washington in protest against a new US security pact with the UK and Australia that resulted in the loss of a lucrative submarine deal for Paris. We get reaction on the streets of the French capital. While Washington insists the new Pacific security alliance is not aimed at anyone, the Secretary of Defense makes the true target abundantly clear. Instagram permanently blocks RT's investigative media project Red Fish after a similar move by Facebook earlier in the year. We look at an alarming level of control being wielded by social media giants. Russia's parliamentary election is underway with polling stations now open all across Russia. We'll bring you the full breakdown later this hour and throughout the three days of voting in our special coverage.