Now playing Next Russia Prigozhin's death is business as usual, but does it help Putin? The apparent assassination of the Wagner chief marks just another turn in Putin's effort to shore himself up, but it won't change the disastrous trajectory of the Ukrainian war. 24/08/2023
Now playing Next Russia Putin breaks silence on crash that killed Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin Full coverage and analysis of the crash, it's aftermath and what happens next. 24/08/2023
Now playing Next South Africa Putin was supposed to be in South Africa this week. Why won't he be? Vladimir Putin will be the odd one out when leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet in Johannesburg this week. 21/08/2023
Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. Russia's multiculturalism claims are a front for colonialist policies In today's Russia, Putin’s policies — obscured by quotes of one nation "united by a common destiny" — are feudal and assimilationist, Aleksandar Đokić writes. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Russia Do Russian oligarchs condemning the war make any difference for Putin? Only a handful of Russian oligarchs have spoken out against the invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. Has their public condemnation of the war reached the Russian public, and the Kremlin? 16/08/2023
Now playing Next Lithuania From allies to uncertainty: Lithuania's Belarusian exile dilemma "Putin and Lukashenko want the old Iron Curtain between Belarus and Europe," one politician told Euronews, warning against imposing restrictions on Belarusian citizens. 15/08/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Russia 'improves position' in northeast, West lining Putin's coffers All the latest developments from the Ukraine war. 10/08/2023
Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. Ukrainian drones won’t wake up Russia, but they won't enrage it either When the embarrassing truth gets too big to sweep under the rug, the Russian state switches its tactics and tries to exaggerate instead of minimalising. But this is not producing the intended result, Aleksandar Đokić writes. 03/08/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Putin reviews fleet at Navy Day parade Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a naval parade in St. Petersburg on Sunday as Russia celebrated Navy Day. 31/07/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Counteroffensive 'not stalemate', Kyiv behind Crimea bridge blast All the latest developments from the Ukraine war. 27/07/2023
Now playing Next Russia African leaders arrive in Russia for summit It's the second Russia-Africa summit since 2019. But on the eve of the event the number of attending heads of state had shrunk from 43 to 17, a drop that the Kremlin blamed on Western interference. 26/07/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Euroviews. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine leaves no room for negotiations Instead of attempts to bargain with Putin, it should now be obvious that the only way to secure a lasting peace is via Ukrainian victory and the decisive defeat of Russian imperialism, Peter Dickinson writes. 24/07/2023
Now playing Next Russia Belarusian president claims that Wagner fighters want to invade Poland Vladimir Putin met with Alexander Lukashenko for the first time since the leader of Belarus helped broker a deal to end a mutiny by Wagner fighters. 23/07/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Overnight Russian strike damages Odesa Cathedral A Russian overnight strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa damages the Transfiguration Cathedral located in the city centre. 23/07/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russia arrests nationalist Igor Strelkov on charges of extremism A prominent hard-line nationalist who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was arrested Friday on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month's abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company 22/07/2023
Now playing Next Russia Wagner training near Polish border, as Russia strikes grain facilities All the latest development from the war in Ukraine. 20/07/2023
Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. An empire on its deathbed can still cause pain and suffering Once known for calling others "the sick man of Europe", today's Russia has decidedly found itself in a military, economic, political, demographic, and even conceptual dead end, Aleksandar Đokić writes. 19/07/2023
Now playing Next South Africa Putin to skip South Africa summit over ICC arrest threat The government in Pretoria has been trying to find a solution which means they wouldn't be obliged to arrest Vladimir Putin, if he arrived in the country. 19/07/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Euroviews. NATO should give Ukraine everything it wants — including F35s If the West is serious about honouring Ukraine‘s merits for European security amid Russian aggression, Kyiv must receive comprehensive security aid in the future, Oliver Rolofs writes. 18/07/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Euroviews. Small nation or not, Iceland wants to help Ukraine defend Europe, too Although one of Europe's smallest countries and far from Ukraine, Iceland has made extensive efforts to help in Kyiv's fight against Russia's full-scale invasion, David Kirichenko writes. 17/07/2023