RT News - April 27, 2019 (17:00 MSK)

President Putin slams the 18-month jail sentence handed to Maria Butina for failing to register as a foreign agent as an attempt by Washington to save face. We hear from her lawyer. Signing up for the 21st-century Silk Road China's 'Belt and Road' forum comes to a close in Beijing, with 64-billion-dollars' worth of investment agreed. French news outlets join forces to condemn the country's intelligence service for summoning journalists about a leaked document on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.