RT News - December 19 2025 (18:00 MSK)

Vladimir Putin hits back at accusations that Moscow is sabotaging Trump's peace proposal insisting that Russia agreed to compromises during the Alaska talks. That's one of the major takeaways from the Russian leader's annual Q and A. Moscow offers to hold off on striking deep into Ukrainian territory for the duration of elections. That's despite Kiev's repeated shelling of Russia's 2024 voters. Vladimir Putin also called for the voting rights of millions of Ukrainian refugees in Russia to be respected. Brussels fails to reach an agreement on the use of Russia's frozen assets - choosing instead to borrow for Kiev's war effort. Vladimir Putin insists the EU backed off in the face of disastrous potential consequences.