RT News - October 20 2022 (09:00 MSK)

Ukraine's shelling of Donetsk shows no signs of letting up, as a new attack kills one civilian and injures six others. That as Vladimir Putin declares martial law in four Russian territories on the conflict's frontline. Zeroing Russian gas is not a good idea - that's the message from Qatar's energy minister, warning Europe faces a severe crisis next winter without Russian gas supplies, as Doha refuses to divert more gas exports to the continent. The US decision to curb the supply of microchips may create a 'less stable world'. That's how Singapore’s prime minister responded to the US move of imposing restrictions on technology exports to China. Experts and officials admit at a Pentagon weapons supplier panel, that the largest defense spender in the world is at disadvantage when it comes to hypersonic weapons.