Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia claims it is ready to give Russia military control over it territory in exchange for security guarantees. Artyom Malgin, political analyst from Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations, joined RT to comment on the situation.

A U.S. delegation is due to arrive in Poland on Tuesday for further negotiations over plans to base part of its anti-missile defence in the country. Filip Ilkowski, from Poland's "Stop the War Initiative" says one of the possible aims is to make it easier for the U.S. to start war on Iran.

May 6 is Vladimir Putin’s last day in office before Dmitry Medvedev takes over as Russian President. Political analyst Mikhail Stolyarov joined RT to discuss Putin’s personality and achievements during his eight years in power.

One of Russia’s largest fertiliser producers, Acron, plans to launch an SPO in London to raise about $US 1 billion. Acron’s vice president Aleksandr Popov revealed the holding’s 8-year investment programme, exclusively to RT.