RT News - July 19 2023 (17:00 MSK)

The Kremlin's spokesperson is cited by the Russian news agency RIA as saying that President Putin will fully participate in the upcoming BRICS summit via a video link, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expected to attend the event in person in South Africa. Agreeing to disagree: a much-vaunted EU-Latin America summit hits turbulence, as not all countries endorse the final declaration that the blocs had been struggling over for days. And, as the World Bank predicts Iran's steady economic growth this year, we look at how Tehran is using free-trade zones to fight back against Western sanctions. It may be a hot summer right now in Europe, but the winter will surely be a cold one, as the International Energy Agency warns of yet another, upcoming energy crisis in the EU.