Now playing Next Russia Russia: Supreme Court bans 'LGBT movement' for 'extremism' Russia's authorities already take a draconian line against LGBT people, who face not only legal sanctions but violence and threats. 30/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashes out at NATO and the West Lavrov told a meeting of OSCE ministers in North Macedonia that the organisation was an "appendage" of NATO and the EU, before walking out. 30/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. In today's Russia, 'god of war' Putin is more popular than ever Originally, Putin was picked as a future puppet because he fit the bill — the strongman persona was exactly what the doctor had ordered. Then he ended up cutting loose from his patrons, keeping the persona and the power he accrued all for himself, Aleksandar Đokić writes. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russia extends detention of American journalist Gershkovich again The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested on espionage charges in March and will be held until 30 January. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Economy Russia approves record spend for its military in new 2024 budget The Russian President has approved a record budget increase of around 30% for military spending in 2024, reaching 36.6 trillion rubles (€376.7 billion). 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russian foreign minister to visit first NATO country since Ukraine war Sergei Lavrov will attend an OSCE meeting in the North Macedonian capital Skopje later this week. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Putin to boost AI in Russia to fight 'dangerous' Western monopoly The Russian president said AI tools created in the West "simply ignore and cancel Russian culture" and impose Western ethics "which we oppose". 27/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Russia adds the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta to a wanted list The move - which means spokesman Andy Stone now faces charges - comes weeks after Russia classified Meta as a "terrorist and extremist" organisation. 27/11/2023
Now playing Next Economy Russian consumers in a tight spot as high inflation persists Some Russian pensioners claim they would be unable to afford rent and food without the help of their children, due to soaring levels of inflation. 24/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Putin releases and pardons Satanist killer Nikolai Ogolobyak was given the reprieve after fighting for the notorious Storm Z unit of the Russian army in their war against Ukraine. 22/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russians' confidence in military dips as Ukraine war drags on - poll Moscow promised a quick victory in Ukraine. Nearly two years later, no end to the fighting is in sight. 21/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russian lawmakers approve budget with record amount earmarked for defence spending Under the spending plan, the country's largest ever, defence spending is expected to overtake social spending next year for the first time in modern Russian history. The development comes as the Kremlin is eager to shore up support for President Vladimir Putin before a March presidential election. 17/11/2023
Now playing Next Economy Boost for Putin as Russian parliament approves defence-heavy budget Russia's defence spending is due to overtake social spending for the first time in the country's modern history, but analysts say that such measures may prove challenging in the long run. 17/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Woman goes on trial over bombing that killed Russian blogger Darya Trepova faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted - but denies being knowingly involved in the incident which killed prominent military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 52 others. 15/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Counteroffensive hopes rise as Ukraine advances over Dnipro The latest developments from the Ukraine war. 15/11/2023
Now playing Next Business Russian court fines Google for failing to store personal data A Russian court on Tuesday fined Google for failing to store personal data on its users in the country. 14/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Alexei Navalny ally Ksenia Fadeyeva remanded in jail Fadeyeva had been under house arrest. She was added to Russia's list of "terrorists" in January 2022 and went on trial in August. 14/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia War against Ukraine makes Russia less safe - report Spillover from Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has made Russian society far more insecure, researchers found. 11/11/2023
Now playing Next Travel News Where are Russian private jet owners flying under travel sanctions? Russian private jet owners are switching the French Riviera and the Seychelles for Dubai and Turkey. 09/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. The Kremlin fuelled antisemitism at home. Then it blew up Vladimir Putin had been instigating antisemitism in Russia long before the lynch mob stormed the airport in Dagestan’s capital Makhachkala, Aleksandar Đokić writes. 08/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russia and China not building 'Cold War-style' alliance - Putin Russia's defence minister said earlier the two were not creating a "military bloc" - unlike "certain aggressive Western countries". 08/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Chechen leader hands son, 15, 'prominent position' in security forces Strongman Ramzan Kadyrov's teenage boy was recently filmed punching and kicking a prisoner. 06/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia 'Uncontrolled violence': What the anti-Jewish riot may mean for Russia “When you take antisemitism out of the box, it is hard to put it back in," one specialist told Euronews. 02/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Putin signs Russia's withdrawal from the treaty banning nuclear tests President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move that Moscow said was needed to establish parity with the United States. 02/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Most Russians against ending Ukraine war if captured land returned Support for the Kremlin's war aims endures, despite mounting losses and the continued economic fallout of the invasion, according to a poll. 01/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russian mercenary group recruits women to fight in Ukraine Women have rarely taken frontline fighting roles within the Ukraine war until now. 30/10/2023