RT News - May 19 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Drone chaos grips the Baltics. Latvia is on high alert while a Ukrainian UAV is shot down over its neighbor, Estonia. It comes as Moscow intelligence reveals that Kiev is planning to use those territories to launch attacks on Russia. 'Our people should grow closer' - President Vladimir Putin addresses the Chinese people shortly before touching down for his state visit to China and meetings with president Xi Jinping. Four people killed with dozens injured in Kenya, as protests and a transportation strike sweep the nation over fuel price increases caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.