A new BBC podcast delves into Putin's connection to the 1999 apartment building bombings.

An investigation reveals a Russian private center recruiting foreigners for the war in Ukraine, funded by state organizations and private businesses paying to keep their workers home.

Finnish workers cross the Russian border for jobs on the Saimaa Canal.

An investigation revealed how a Russian intelligence network across the Baltics recruits informants and feeds data to Moscow.

A prestigious Russian university is offering military contracts to fight in Ukraine to students at risk of expulsion.

Kazakhstan has been arresting citizens who are fighting for Russia in its War on Ukraine.

One of Russia's largest publishers uses ghostwriters to churn out books. But high quantity has led to low quality.

Montenegro is considering introducing a visa requirement for Russian citizens.

A U.S. movie set to premiere in Russia on September 25 could not get distribution.

Russia was banned from Eurovision in 2022. This year they will revive the Intervision contest in response.

A former Navalny volunteer was arrested during a layover in Kazakhstan. She is fighting extradition to Russia.