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Undocumented Roma Refugees Facing Discrimination As They Flee Ukraine
At a refugee centre for Roma people in Moldova, VICE World News saw rotting food and people with no way out.
Russian Shoppers Are Literally Fighting Each Other for Sugar
In scenes reminiscent of the last days of the Soviet Union, Russians are scrambling to get their hands on basic goods.
This Romanian Border Town Is Braced for the Next Wave of Ukrainian Refugees
Romania has received more Ukrainian refugees than any country except Poland. Romanians worry the Russian invasion will widen and displace even more civilians.
Watch a Russian Spy Fail in His Attempt at Recruiting a European Blogger
“It would be funny if it were just some idiot bloggers,” a senior Slovak intelligence official told VICE World News. “But there’s a high-ranking army officer involved."
TikTok’s Censorship in Russia Is Giving Putin Exactly What He Wants
Russian citizens are now left with access to a very different version of the internet than the rest of the world.
Russian State TV Has Found a New Home on Gab
Days after YouTube kicked Kremlin-backed Russia Today off its platform, the propaganda network found a new home on the far-right social network.
Squatters Took Over a Russian Oligarch’s London Mansion
There can be “no forgiveness” for those who support the war in Ukraine, the squatters told VICE World News.
Putin Says 16,000 Syrians Will Fight in Ukraine. But It's Complicated.
Vladimir Putin said the “volunteers” will join Russian soldiers on the battlefield. But sources in Syria told VICE World News negotiations with tribal leaders had not yet begun.
Putin’s War in Ukraine Has Made Him Toxic to Even His Far-Right Fans in Europe
Politicians such as Italy’s Matteo Salvini and France’s Marine Le Pen who banked on Vladimir Putin’s popularity with their supporters are rattled by the war in Ukraine.
Russia Is Now Claiming the US Trained Birds to Deliver Ukrainian Bioweapons
The Kremlin’s efforts to convince its citizens that Ukraine is the real aggressor are becoming increasingly desperate.
Ukraine Says Russia Bombed a Children’s Hospital
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said children were buried under the rubble following the Russian strike in Mariupol, which he called an "atrocity."
‘What’s Going On Now Is Orwellian’: Why Russians Are Fleeing Russia
People are leaving the country in huge numbers as Vladimir Putin’s government cracks down on all and any dissent over the invasion of Ukraine.