RT News - October 06 2023 (17:00 MSK)

As Canada's Deputy PM accuses Russia's President of quote 'weaponizing' the hosting of an SS Nazi veteran in the Canadian Parliament, Vladimir Putin says the incident demonstrates an astonishing lack of fundamental knowledge. France says it will begin withdrawing its military forces from Niger this week, a move the West African government and people have long sought. Syria is mourning, as a terrorist strike allegedly carried out by drone kills over 100 people and injures 150 more in the Syrian city of Homs at a graduation ceremony for military officers. EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen asserts that Europe's support for Ukraine will never cease. That is in striking contrast to what some European states have said about the scale of assistance to Kiev.