Shes urged the west not to recognise what will be putins fifth term as president. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow with more. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. Of course i voted for putin, she says. I trust him. But not everyone who came out today was actually voting. This, one of a string of attacks on Polling Stations across russia. They are unprecedented. After chaotic scenes here. An arsonist is detained. And green ink poured into a ballot box. The authorities called the attackers scum. Some voters were
Freedom main, this is freedom 6. Over. See this Kind Of Blue Archway and the white sign beyond it . Were now entering the Demilitarised Zone. This is the most militarised border in the world. Hundreds of rounds of Artillery Point in both directions, and securing this level of access is incredibly rare. To our left and to our right, we have active minefields. Theres more than two million mines inside of the dmz. Freedom main, freedom main. This is freedom 3. As we drive towards north korea, we reach a small cluster of homes. This is the village of taesung, home to 138 people, many now in their 60s and over. Kim dong rae was here long before the korean war would decide the villages peculiar fate. Translation dont get me started on what i went through during the war. It was unspeakable. We were caught in the crossfire. Both sides were firing at each other with the village in the middle. News archive communist troops have invaded southern korea. You could see the bullets flying left and ri
On sunday, when supporters of the late Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny are calling on people throughout russia to protest against president putin. Meanwhile in the estonian Town Of Narva, where many residents are russian, people crossed the border to vote in russias president ial election. Narva is one of only a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. Bbc russian s Oleg Boldyrev sent this report. Here in Estonian Border Town Of Narva lies the frontier between the western world and russia. Across the river with its formidable fortress lies a town 170 kilometres away from St Petersburg and this is one of a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. What is even more unusual is in this place and the surrounding region thousands of people are in fact russian citizens. In this place and the surrounding region thousands of people are in fact russian citizens. This is the legacy of the soviet union break up. In the 1960s an
South koreans live in the shadow of their enemy, north korea. As young people shun a life of semi captivity, its numbers are dwindling, along with the hope korea will ever be reunified. Ourjourney into the Demilitarised Zone begins at dawn. We pass checkpoint after checkpoint accompanied by commander chris mercado. Freedom main, this is freedom 6. Over. See this Kind Of Blue Archway and the white sign beyond it . Were now entering the Demilitarised Zone. This is the most militarised border in the world. Hundreds of rounds of Artillery Point in both directions, and securing this level of access is incredibly rare. To our left and to our right, we have active minefields. Theres more than two million mines inside of the dmz. Freedom main, freedom main. This is freedom 3. As we drive towards north korea, we reach a small cluster of homes. This is the village of taesung, home to 138 people, many now in their 60s and over. Kim dong rae was here long before the korean war would decide the vil
See this Kind Of Blue Archway and the white sign beyond it . Were now entering the Demilitarised Zone. This is the most militarised border in the world. Hundreds of rounds of Artillery Point in both directions, and securing this level of access is incredibly rare. To our left and to our right, we have active minefields. Theres more than two million mines inside of the dmz. Freedom main, freedom main. This is freedom 3. As we drive towards north korea, we reach a small cluster of homes. This is the village of taesung, home to 138 people, many now in their 60s and over. Kim dong rae was here long before the korean war would decide the villages peculiar fate. Translation dont get me started on what i went through during the war. It was unspeakable. We were caught in the crossfire. Both sides were firing at each other with the village in the middle. News archive communist troops have invaded southern korea. You could see the bullets flying left and right. A set of documents is signed by ge