RT News - September 1 2026 (09:00 MSK)

Vladimir Zelensky's chief of staff reveals Ukraine needs to mobilize 30 thousand citizens every month just to maintain its armed forces with those numbers highlighting its true losses on the battlefield. Donald Trump hails the new 100 year oil deal with Venezuela but it's a massive loss for Caracas which is forced to sell its energy to the US at production cost. Iran's president meets with world leaders at the SCO summit, with Tehran's top diplomat saying Washington must stick to its commitments and end its war campaign in the Middle East. Children in East Jerusalem start the school year with nowhere to go as Israel previously seized a UN-educational facility with no news on when it'll reopen.