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 Ukraine British intelligence says Russian losses have increased in past weeks The battle for Avdiivka is continuing, with Russian troops having failed at their latest attempt to block the main roads accessing the strategic Ukrainian city. 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 Markets French exporters see only limited market loss from Russian sanctions The effectiveness of European sanctions on Moscow has been called into question, as Russia is still able to access European products via its neighbours. 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 Ukraine Moscow downplays its inability to repel Kyiv’s forces on Dnipro river Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina reports on the war in Ukraine as Moscow tries to downplay its inability to repel Kyiv’s forces on the Dnipro river. 22/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Helsinki accuses Moscow of letting migrants through to the Finnish bor Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina reports on the war in Ukraine as Helsinki accuses Moscow of letting migrants through to the Finnish border. 21/11/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukrainian advances hard to turn into war breakthrough - experts One French analyst, however, said Kyiv's recent gains on the battlefield against Russia were "fairly symbolic". 21/11/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Kyiv’s forces establish bridgeheads on east bank of Kherson region Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina reports on the latest developments from Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces establish bridgeheads on the east bank of the Kherson region. 20/11/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine war: Kyiv claims significant advances near Dnieper river The latest developments from the Ukraine war. 19/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland's Russian community angry over border closures Helsinki's decision to close four of the country's nine border crossings with Russia to stem the flow of undocumented migrants and refugees into Finland is impacting residents with relatives in Russia. At a protest in the capital, people raised concerns about a new 'Iron Curtain'. 19/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Labour abuses, including slavery, found on European fishing vessels Research by a Washington DC-based organisation which tracks illicit money flows has found that tens of thousands of workers every year on these boats are estimated to be trapped in unsafe conditions. 19/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Asylum seekers trying to enter Finland from Russia scuffle with guards Scuffles erupted at one of Finland's border crossings with Russia on Friday after 163 migrants riding bicycles attempted to seek asylum there. 18/11/2023
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 Culture news Why is a German publisher halting sale of Putin books by a journalist? German journalist Hubert Seipel allegedly received at least €600,000 in offshore payments linked to Russian sources. 17/11/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Journalists expose Russia's erosion of Ukrainian culture and identity The European Broadcasting Union Investigative Journalism Network says Moscow has been systematically eradicating Ukrainian identity in illegally annexed eastern territories. Its report said ''breaking or ignoring Russia's rules can make it hard to survive''. 16/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Russian artist sentenced to 7 years in prison for anti-war messages Sasha Skochilenko was arrested in her native St. Petersburg in April 2022 and charged with spreading false information about the military after replacing price tags with ones that decried Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 16/11/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland to close border crossings after Russia migrant 'malice' The move comes after an uptick in undocumented migrants showing up at Finnish checkpoints. PM Petteri Orpo says they are being "helped, encouraged and organised." 16/11/2023
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 Europe News New round of EU sanctions against Russia targets diamond imports The European Commission has sent member states an official proposal for a new round of sanctions against Russia, targeting imports of diamonds. 15/11/2023