Russia profile – Media
Image source, Getty Images Television is the most powerful sector of the media industry and the main news source for most Russians, although its dominance is being eroded by the…
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Tanzanian killed in Ukraine: We told him not to go
Image source, Nemes Tarimo/FacebookImage caption, Nemes Tarimo died fighting with the Wagner Group in Ukraine last October, his family has learntBy Alfred Lasteck & Munira HusseinBBC News, Dar es Salaam…
Ukraine war: Allies to meet as Kyiv requests tank donations
Image source, ReutersImage caption, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under pressure to allow Kyiv a supply of the Leopard 2 tank – pictured here last yearBy James FitzGeraldBBC News Dozens…
Ukraine war: Serbia uproar over Wagner mercenaries recruiting for Russia
Image source, ReutersImage caption, The Wagner group's death's-head mural appeared on a wall in Belgrade signed by an extremist groupBy Guy DelauneyBBC News, Balkans correspondent A Russian news video claiming…
Ukraine war: Ukraine admits retreat from front line town of Soledar
Image source, BBC/Joe PhuaImage caption, Andriy and his team are defending against Russian advances towards BakhmutBy Andrew HardingBBC News, near Soledar, Ukraine Ukrainian forces have acknowledged "stepping back" from the…
Putin’s nuclear blackmail must not prevent the liberation of Crimea
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How Europe can help Ukraine defeat Russia and win the peace in 2023
Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has thrust the country to the very top of Europe’s strategic agenda. At the same time, Ukrainian membership of both the European Union and NATO…
Ukraine’s deputy PM confident ‘we will win this year’
Image caption, Yuliia Svyrydenko spoke to the BBC at the World Economic Forum in DavosBy Faisal IslamEconomics editor Ukraine's deputy prime minister has told the BBC she is confident Ukraine…
Andrey Medvedev: How Russian mercenary made an icy escape to Norway
Image source, GulaguImage caption, Andrey Medvedev in uniform before defecting from WagnerBy Matt MurphyBBC News As Andrey Medvedev dashed towards the remote Russia-Norway border, he could hear the sound of…
Resisting Russia one artwork at a time
Here we go again. An art heist rivaling the plunder of the Nazis during World War II is taking place right now in Europe. Since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine…