RT News - July 21 2023 (17:00 MSK)

Russia's president says that Kiev's government is sacrificing its people to pursue its own interests. An Australian soldier from the Ukrainian foreign legion complains about the incompetence of Kiev's commanders, saying the situation on the front lines has turned into a meat grinder. EU member state Italy admits that almost all of the wheat that Ukraine exported under the failed Black Sea initiative didn't actually go to Africa as intended. South Africa says that more than 40 countries have expressed a desire to join the BRICS group of emerging economies, as the bloc is set to hold its summit in Johannesburg next month.