Russia

For Kyiv resident Iryna Zhygalyuk, the war with Russia is both a constant struggle and the background noise to daily life. Audio

A new book by historian Philip Snow examines the four centuries of contact between China and Russia who have become, he says, the world's "Leaders of the Opposition" to the West.

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

The US is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine in a move it hopes will shorten the war – how do they work, and why has the move prompted an uproar from human rights workers?  Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Was the weekend of chaos a failed coup, or did the man once known as 'Putin's Chef' just snap, condemning himself to exile? Audio

Mediawatch looks at the response to the revelation of 'inappropriate editing' of online world news at RNZ - and asks two experts what may come out of the investigation into how it happened. Also… Audio

Has it started or not? Tonight claims and counter claims about the much anticipated counter offensive in Ukraine.

The Russians claim to have repelled attacks on two fronts by the Ukraine military.

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