The News with Rick Sanchez - February 20, 2019 (20:00 ET)

Trump’s America no friend to Putin’s Russia

Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof joins Rick Sanchez to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s State of the Nation address and its implications for US-Russia relations and Russia’s evolving foreign policy. 

US admiral threatens Venezuelan military

US aid to Venezuela is slated to arrive on February 23. President Nicolas Maduro has accepted aid from the Red Cross, China and Russia but believes that the US aid is in fact a political weapon intended to undermine his government and intends to block it at the border. A USAID concert is scheduled to take place in Colombia, near its border with Venezuela, to celebrate the aid’s arrival as Maduro supporters prepare for their own pro-government concert on the other side. RT America’s Dan Cohen reports for the News with Rick Sanchez.

She joined ISIS! Now bride wants forgiveness

Rick Sanchez explains the controversy surrounding ISIS brides such as Hoda Muthana, who left Alabama to marry an Islamic State fighter but now regards the decision as “a big mistake” and seeks to return to the US from Syria. Then RT America’s John Huddy reports the details of Muthana’s fraught situation and joins Rick Sanchez to discuss.