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NZ soldier, Jordan O'Brien, on what its like to be hunted by swarms of heat seeking drones. Plus, the brutal tactics Russia uses to recruit more soldiers and what Ukrainians think of recent peace… Video, Audio

The New York Times is reporting a senior Russian General had prior knowledge of the attempted mutiny against Vladimir Putin by the Wagner group. It reports that US officials briefed on intelligence on… Audio

RNZ is investigating how online stories about the war in Ukraine, supplied by an international news agency, were edited to align with the Russian view of events. A staff member has been stood down… Audio

The solidarity Ukrainians are showing each other in the wake of Russia's attack has made for a kinder society, says Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov. Audio

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the partial mobilisation of reservists in Russia.This means 300-thousand military reservists, mostly young men, will be called up to bolster Russia's… Audio

How is Vladimir Putin using the case of a jailed American basketball superstar to his advantage, amid the ongoing war in Ukraine? Audio

For the last 12 years Bill Browder has been firmly in the sights of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Initially a supporter of Putin, Browder's company Hermitage Capital Management was the largest… Audio

Most people would not have heard of Aleksandr Dugin, the Russian philosopher and geopolitical strategist who is sometimes referred to as Putin's brain.  Julian Walker is the co-host of the podcast… Audio

Joining us on the Panel this morning are Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money. Among other issues, they discuss the situation in Ukraine, National moving ahead of Labour in the polls, and the rising price of… Audio

Meanwhile a special meeting of the UN General Assembly has voted to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine by a margin of 141 votes to five. Kathryn speaks with the Guardian's world affairs editor… Audio

The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with even countries usually sympathetic to Russia abstaining. It's day seven of the Russian siege and several major… Audio

Alexei Navalny has been outspoken in his criticism of the Russian government for years. The former real estate lawyer became a shareholder activist and anti-corruption campaigner before running for… Audio

Within 48 hours of Donald Trump's 2016 victory, Masha Gessen's essay Autocracy: Rules for Survival had gone viral. A staff writer at The New Yorker, Gessen's Soviet childhood and two decades covering… Audio

How can we build up a more truthful picture of the world in the era of fake news, trolls, Trump and Putin? This is the question at the heart of Peter Pomerantsev's new book This is Not Propaganda… Audio

Randy Newman has won almost everything there is to win over the course of his storied musical career, but has never toured New Zealand before. He'll add that to his list of accomplishments when he… Audio

Neither side seems to be budging in the Brexit standoff between the EU and Britain's new Prime Minister, as the pound continues to take a hit at the uncertainty over Boris Johnson's 'do or die'… Audio