RT News - February 22 2023 (09:00 MSK)

RT follows Russia's assault battalion operation, as fighting on the Donbass front lines continues. A stark accusation from Vladimir Putin, blaming the west for helping Ukraine in its drone attacks on Russian bases. That and more in the Russian President's annual address to the country's parliament. Just hours after Vladimir Putin's address, Joe Biden accuses Moscow of igniting the Ukraine conflict in his speech in Poland as a series of industrial disasters remain unaddressed back home. Africa's most-populous state faces the choice of a new president, amid political turbulence and multiple crises engulfing the country. Watch RT's special coverage as voters prepare for this weekend's polls.