https://www.rferl.org/z/16733 The latest videos from RFE/RL's multimedia editors and broadcast services. https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/16733 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 13 May 2026 22:20:04 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL The war and its global ripple effects are a through line influencing many of the issues that the two leaders will discuss in Beijing, from rare earth minerals to Taiwan. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-trump-xi-meeting-taiwan/33756180.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-trump-xi-meeting-taiwan/33756180.html Wed, 13 May 2026 18:34:43 +0200 VideosIranThe Rundown StoriesChina Iran is proposing to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a digital chokepoint threatening to charge, regulate, or potentially sabotage the undersea cables that carry a significant share of global internet traffic. https://www.rferl.org/a/33755937.html https://www.rferl.org/a/33755937.html Wed, 13 May 2026 14:53:45 +0200 VideosIran Sweden is hosting large-scale NATO exercises, called Aurora 2026, on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. As the alliance members fine-tune their cooperation, nonmember Ukraine is playing a special role, with drone units training their NATO counterparts in cutting-edge battlefield tactics. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-nato-military-exercises-sweden-aurora-26/33755466.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-nato-military-exercises-sweden-aurora-26/33755466.html Wed, 13 May 2026 00:03:57 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideos After Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause hostilities for three days starting on May 9, both sides said there had been attacks on their territory in violation of the deal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia is "not even trying" to observe the cease-fire along the front lines. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-cease-fire/33753868.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-cease-fire/33753868.html Sun, 10 May 2026 21:03:05 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideos Russian forces marched in Moscow's Red Square during May 9 Victory Day events, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. One day earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a three-day cease-fire starting on May 9. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-victory-day-parade-ukraine-cease-fire/33753398.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-victory-day-parade-ukraine-cease-fire/33753398.html Sat, 09 May 2026 20:12:07 +0200 RussiaVideo ArchiveVideos In an online post, US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a three-day cease-fire deal starting on May 9. The date coincides with Victory Day celebrations in Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there would be no attacks on the site of the celebrations. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-zelenskyy-cease-fire-victory-day/33752919.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-zelenskyy-cease-fire-victory-day/33752919.html Fri, 08 May 2026 23:33:19 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Leonid and Valentyna Stoyanov, two veterinarians in Odesa, took in as many injured and abandoned animals as they could. Soon, they were making regular trips to the front lines to rescue animals affected by the war. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-veterinarians-rescued-animals-front-lines/33752175.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-veterinarians-rescued-animals-front-lines/33752175.html Fri, 08 May 2026 15:45:30 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Security is tight as Moscow prepares for the May 9 Victory Day parade on Red Square, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. For the first time in nearly 20 years, the event will be held without military hardware. Mobile Internet restrictions are already in effect across the Russian capital. https://www.rferl.org/a/snipers-checkpoints-limited-internet-moscow-prepares-for-victory-day/33752111.html https://www.rferl.org/a/snipers-checkpoints-limited-internet-moscow-prepares-for-victory-day/33752111.html Thu, 07 May 2026 19:20:10 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories A French shipping ⁠group has confirmed that one of ⁠its vessels was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-ship-strait-of-hormuz/33751343.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-ship-strait-of-hormuz/33751343.html Wed, 06 May 2026 17:59:28 +0200 VideosIran Russian drones hit a kindergarten in Ukraine's Sumy region on May 6. The attack came during a May 5-6 cease-fire unilaterally declared by Kyiv. Russia has declared its own cease-fire to coincide with Victory Day celebrations on May 9, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-drone-attack-hits-ukrainian-kindergarten-amid-kyiv-declared-cease-fire/33751192.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-drone-attack-hits-ukrainian-kindergarten-amid-kyiv-declared-cease-fire/33751192.html Wed, 06 May 2026 14:40:49 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Russian aerial bombs struck the center of Kramatorsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region on May 5, killing at least five people and wounding several others. The city of Zaporizhzhya also came under attack, with air strikes leaving at least 12 dead, while at least four others were reported killed in Dnipro. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-attacks-kramatorsk-zaporizhzhya-dnipro/33750644.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-attacks-kramatorsk-zaporizhzhya-dnipro/33750644.html Tue, 05 May 2026 21:49:06 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Several countries have condemned Iran and called an attack on oil facilities in the United Arab Emirates a dangerous escalation. The UAE claimed IT was hit by an Iranian drone on May 4. This comes as both the US and Iran fired shots in the Strait of Hormuz amid a fragile cease-fire. https://www.rferl.org/a/uae-accuses-iran-of-hitting-oil-sector-world-leaders-condemn-dangerous-escalation/33750468.html https://www.rferl.org/a/uae-accuses-iran-of-hitting-oil-sector-world-leaders-condemn-dangerous-escalation/33750468.html Tue, 05 May 2026 15:59:36 +0200 VideosIranVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Iran announced the hanging of three more men on May 4 as a wave of executions continued amid the backdrop of Tehran's war with the United States and Israel. Before being hanged on the weekend, another two members of Iran's Kurdish minority issued audio statements from prison. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-prisoners-executions-protests/33749766.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-prisoners-executions-protests/33749766.html Tue, 05 May 2026 00:02:14 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories A drone hit a high-rise apartment building a few kilometers from the Kremlin, Moscow's mayor said. The incident occurred just days before Russian President Vladimir Putin is to host the annual Victory Day military parade on May 9, marking Germany's defeat in World War II, on Red Square. https://www.rferl.org/a/drone-hits-moscow-high-rise-amid-victory-day-preparations-/33748804.html https://www.rferl.org/a/drone-hits-moscow-high-rise-amid-victory-day-preparations-/33748804.html Mon, 04 May 2026 14:28:40 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories It has been over two months since one of the world’s key oil chokepoints was shut down. And it has meant a seismic global readjustment and a number of creative workarounds. https://www.rferl.org/a/strait-of-hormuz-workarounds-adjustments-oil-shipping/33748056.html https://www.rferl.org/a/strait-of-hormuz-workarounds-adjustments-oil-shipping/33748056.html Sun, 03 May 2026 10:44:36 +0200 IranVideosThe Rundown Headline Ukrainian forces again struck oil facilities in Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse early on May 1, a day after launching drones at a Russian oil facility some 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the latest in a series of long-range strikes by Kyiv targeting Russian energy facilities. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-s-tuapse-oil-facilities-for-fourth-time/33747606.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-s-tuapse-oil-facilities-for-fourth-time/33747606.html Sat, 02 May 2026 12:58:31 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive Mali is a mess. Russia’s Africa Corps is pulling out of a major city it helped capture a couple years ago, what some experts say was a humiliation. Here’s what you need to know about what’s going on in the West Africa nation, and what it could mean for Russia. https://www.rferl.org/a/mali-russia-africa-corps-wagner/33747582.html https://www.rferl.org/a/mali-russia-africa-corps-wagner/33747582.html Sat, 02 May 2026 11:39:06 +0200 RussiaVideosThe Rundown Stories Iran supplies about 90 percent of the world's saffron. But since Iranian authorities shut down Internet access at the start of the war two months ago, growers have been cut off from their usual clients in Europe and China. That has meant a windfall for Afghan saffron dealers. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-saffron-farming-internet-shutdown-afghanistan/33747226.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-saffron-farming-internet-shutdown-afghanistan/33747226.html Fri, 01 May 2026 20:03:54 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideos In an interview with RFE/RL, US Senator Thom Tillis said the wars in Ukraine and Iran represent a broader conflict "between the democratic world and the totalitarian world." He said Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking far beyond Ukraine in his geopolitical aims. https://www.rferl.org/a/united-states-senator-thom-tillis-russia-ukraine/33745530.html https://www.rferl.org/a/united-states-senator-thom-tillis-russia-ukraine/33745530.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:06:34 +0200 RussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveVideos Russian oil is polluting the Black Sea following multiple Ukrainian strikes on the Tuapse oil refinery in recent weeks. The region is now facing a growing environmental disaster. Ukraine has targeted Russia's oil infrastructure for months, undermining a major source of revenue for Moscow. https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-oil-spills-into-black-sea-after-strike-on-tuapse-refinery/33745408.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-oil-spills-into-black-sea-after-strike-on-tuapse-refinery/33745408.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:55:01 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive