While the US-led coalition pushes ahead with its assault on Mosul, Western leaders are still adamant Russia and Syria should hold back from liberating Eastern Aleppo. That's despite obvious similarities between the two cities.br br RT LIVE br Subscribe to RT! br Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ Listen to us on Soundcloud: br RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.