Is Netflix available in Russia? How to watch in 2026
Netflix left Russia in 2022: you can't subscribe with a Russian card and part of the catalogue is unavailable. How to watch from Russia, handle your account and payment, and why you need a VPN.
Quick fix. Netflix shows its catalogue by the country of your address. Get Surok in Telegram: 3 days free, exits in Europe, the US and Canada.
Netflix suspended its service in Russia in March 2022: Russian cards and ruble billing don't work. It's Netflix's own restriction, not a block.
How to watch: turn on a VPN with an exit where Netflix works, pay with a foreign bank card or a Netflix gift card for the account's country, and stick to one country. On a Smart TV use a VPN on the router, a PC hotspot or an Android TV box — see VPN on Samsung and LG TVs.
Avoid shared "cheap subscriptions" — they get revoked and banned. If Netflix complains about a VPN, switch server or country; free VPNs are almost always blacklisted. HD needs 5 Mbps, 4K 15–25 Mbps.