US tries to downplay Russian advance in Artyomovsk as Kiev failing to defend

Russian troops have almost completely surrounded the key city of Artyomovsk, while the entrenched Ukrainian garrison has reportedly been partially cut off, and is having trouble pulling its troops out of the combat zone. <br> <br>We discussed these developments, as well as the West’s arms supplies to Ukraine and the recent assassination attempt on prominent Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeev, with our guests - former Pentagon senior security policy analyst Michael Maloof, Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende, German attorney and law professor Andre Thomashausen, and RT correspondent Donald Courter. <br> <br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. <br>Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews <br>Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews <br>Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com