Now playing Next Russia 'Very tense' situation as floods in Russia see thousands evacuated More than 100,000 people have fled their homes in Russia and neighbouring Kazakhstan. 10/04/2024
Now playing Next Russia Rare protest rocks Russia after dam bursts near Kazakh border Around 10,000 homes in the Orenburg region were flooded, with water levels continuing to rise, according to Russian state media. 09/04/2024
Now playing Next Russia Russian officials again try to link Moscow concert attack to Ukraine The attack on the Crocus venue was claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State terror group, which recruits heavily from former Soviet states in central Asia. 05/04/2024
Now playing Next Russia Russian human rights defender Oleg Orlov turns 71 in prison Russia's oldest human rights organisation has said the critic of the war in Ukraine is being treated inhumanely. 04/04/2024
Now playing Next Russia Ukraine apparently mounts deepest drone strike inside Russia to date With badly needed battlefield weapons and ammunition supplies dwindling, Ukraine is hitting Russia from the air. 02/04/2024
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Moscow concert hall massacre WATCH: Foreign diplomats in Russia lay flowers at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people. 30/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia US, EU, Africa and Latin America ambassadors lay flowers The ambassadors laid flowers at the site of last week's attack on a Moscow concert hall where at least 144 people were killed by a group of gunmen 30/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia 'Nonsense': Putin rules out attacks on NATO countries Putin has claimed Russia has no plans to attack NATO countries but will shoot down F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine from Western countries. 28/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said on Tuesday that the US, UK and Ukraine were behind the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 139 people on Friday - despite repeated claims of responsibility by Islamic State. 26/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Russia extends arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich A Moscow court on Tuesday extended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershovich's sentence until at least June. 26/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. What does Putin’s farcical ‘re-election’ mean for the EU? Appeasement is off the table. Europe needs to unite and get serious about the truly existential threat that Putin’s brutal regime poses, Michael Emerson writes. 25/03/2024
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Russia flaunts military helicopters in Ukraine Russia's defence ministry has released footage showing combat helicopters on a mission in Ukraine. 25/03/2024
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Flowers and rubble as Russia reels from Moscow concert attack Sunday was a day of mourning in Russia for the victims of a horrific terrorist attack on a packed concert hall. 25/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Four bruised and bloodied men charged over Moscow concert attack More than 130 people were killed in a grisly shooting in the Russian capital on Friday. 25/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Russian spacecraft blasts off from Kazakhstan The rocket was carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya from Belarus. 24/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Thousands of children being evacuated from Russian city of Belgorod The planned evacuation of children is one of the biggest publicly announced in the Belgorod region since the war began in February 2022. 22/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Russia mourns after Moscow concert hall attack Russia's president has claimed - without evidence - that Ukraine was behind the deadliest attack on Russian soil in decades. 22/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Russia aborts ISS launch for 3 astronauts moments before lift off Russia halted a Soyuz launch to the ISS seconds before takeoff due to a safety issue, ensuring the crew's safety. Despite tensions over Ukraine, the ISS symbolizes ongoing Russia-West cooperation. 21/03/2024
Now playing Next Economy The long battle over Russia's frozen assets heats up The EU is edging closer to a decision about using the interest made on the frozen foreign reserves of Russia's Central Bank to aid Ukraine. 20/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Russia to evacuate children from border region targeted by Ukraine Vladimir Putin said this week he wants to create a buffer zone to help protect Russia's border regions from long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids. 19/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Putin open to Macron's ceasefire proposal during Paris Olympics Putin said he would consider the request if it was a serious move to build 'peaceful, neighbourly relations'. 18/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Putin says he supported Alexei Navalny prisoner swap Russia’s best-known opposition figure died last month while serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges that supporters say were politically motivated. 18/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Ukraine launches drone attacks on the final day of Russia's election Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote. 17/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia How supporting Putin has divided families in Russia Support for the Russian president divides Russian society. Children often have completely opposite views to their parents. 16/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Russians cast ballots on second day of elections Russians cast their ballots on second day of an election almost certain to extend Putin's 25 year rule by another six years. 16/03/2024
Now playing Next Russia Pensioner defies Vladimir Putin with anti-war murals The 85-year-old has been fined multiple times but says he has no intention of stopping. 15/03/2024
