ARTE Europe Weekly

Sonu, Aman, Sajid and Tenu are part of the 20,000 foreign fighters fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

In Ukrainian Mariupol, occupied by Russia for four years, people pay in roubles and their passports are now Russian.

For four years, Russia has struck at Ukraine's vital infrastructure with the aim of demoralising the population. 

Life on the frontline with a Ukrainian drone division feels like a strange and deadly video game.

Restored wetlands would slow down tanks and infantry while also protecting the climate.

Harsher conditions for accessing social aid for Ukranian refugees is the aim of a bill that's being discussed in Warsaw.

A look at the daily struggle to survive amid a war that seems without end.

Despite the war, the summer vacation season is starting again this year in Odessa, albeit under strict rules.

They risk their lives working in the fields: farmers near Kherson are being targeted by Russian drone pilots.

To reform their assault units, which have been wiped out after three years of war, the Ukrainian army is recruiting prisoners.

Putin has agreed to talks with Ukraine to take place in Turkey. But why there?

In the village of Perekopiwka, in the oblast of Soumy, how are residents since the new president of the United States of America came into power and facing the advancement of Russian troops?

The Dnieper is one of Europe’s longest rivers and has been at the centre of the Ukraine war since the Russian invasion.

Strict sanctions are  imposed on Russia by Europe.So how is it that a Russian car dealer manages to import Porches from Germany with impunity?

Artist Émeric Lhuisset's reinterpretation of a famous 1891 painting is part of a media war between Russia and Ukraine.

As the war continues, tens of thousands of Ukrainian women have lost their husbands in the fighting, a difficult situation in this war-weary country.

In Kharkiv children rehearse a play to forget the war for a few hours.

Since the start of the war, private delivery service; Nova Poshta has maintained its services throughout the country, as close as possible to the front lines.

Two years of war has taken its toll on Ukraine, and the psychological wounds are becoming ever more apparent.

With a record budget and thousands of new hires, ICE is central to Trump’s migration and deportation policies.

Two years of war has taken its toll on Ukraine, and the psychological wounds are becoming ever more apparent.

Lviv’s opera house has reopened to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children are thought to have been abducted and taken to Russia.

For four years, Russia has struck at Ukraine's vital infrastructure with the aim of demoralising the population. 

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

Why does a Russian region in the far east have Yiddish as an official language? 

You can’t get rid of the ‘oldest profession in the world,’ but European countries are grappling with how to regulate the sex trade.

Since Donald Trump is determined to acquire Greenland, the question of EU accession is now also preoccupying Iceland.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

With their adopted daughter and foster twins, Jana and Hartmut want to leave Germany for a new life in Greece.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

Since the killing of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, two American citizens protesters shot by ICE in Minneapolis, many in the Midwest city are angry.

Whether at work or on a date - self-confidence makes many things easier. Ronja von Rönne meets people who have overcome their insecurities.

You can’t get rid of the ‘oldest profession in the world,’ but European countries are grappling with how to regulate the sex trade.