RT News - June 21 2026 (17:00 MSK)

As the push for peace between the US and Iran gets underway in Switzerland, Donald Trump still splashes his threats online, promising to hit Tehran hard, while his vice president says the issue with Lebanon is just messy. It comes after Israeli strikes on the country on Saturday, reportedly left 16 people dead. But even as negotiations begin, JD Vance seems to think the best way to do diplomacy, is to take a swipe at Tehran. Russia opens a criminal case into a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on south-western Russia, which left a number of civilians dead and two children in a critical condition.