Vladimir Putin

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron tells Antony Blinken $300 billion in frozen Russian assets should be used to rebuild Ukraine and as a ‘down payment’ on Kremlin reparations

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Cameron meeting Blinken in Washington He makes plea for Congress to pass more Ukraine aid Cameron also says China has ‘changed’ and  the West needs to be ‘clear eyed’ By Nick Allen For Dailymail.com Published: 17:29 GMT, 7 December 2023 | Updated: 00:59 GMT, 8 December 2023 David Cameron is to tell Antony Blinken on Thursday … Read more

Ex-foreign secretary William Hague warns Britain must prepare for the ‘trauma and chaos’ of Donald Trump becoming US president again

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Ex-foreign secretary William Hague warns Britain must prepare for the ‘trauma and chaos’ of Donald Trump becoming US president again By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 10:54 BST, 19 September 2023 | Updated: 10:55 BST, 19 September 2023 Britain must prepare for the ‘trauma and chaos’ of Donald Trump becoming US president for a … Read more

Inside ‘Putin’s secretive “tsar’s village” of plush properties created for his ex-wife and daughters’ in upmarket Moscow neighbourhood

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Russian President Vladimir Putin created a secretive ‘tsar’s village’ of properties for his daughters and ex-wife in a plush Moscow district, according to a report. An investigation by independent Russian outlet Proekt claimed that Putin used secret offshore companies to buy land and lavish properties for his daughters.  The disclosures were purportedly based on emails … Read more

Terraced house in north London ‘at centre of $1.2bn sanction-busting electronics sales to Russia’

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A modest terraced house in north London revealed to be ‘at centre of $1.2bn sanction-busting electronics sales to Russia’ Laptops, mobile phones and microchips were sent from the property in Enfield This was since Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine began last year By Cameron Charters and Sam Merriman Published: 01:23 BST, 9 April 2023 | … Read more

Russia will station ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin says 

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Putin puts nukes in Europe for the first time: Russia will station ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons in Belarus, President says in new threat to the West Moscow to base nuclear arms outside of the country for first time since 1990s  Iskander missile systems have already been transferred to Belarus, Putin claims By Elena Salvoni Published: 19:17 … Read more

Top Putin ally claims Joe Biden, 80, has ‘progressive dementia’ and could start WW3

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Top Putin ally claims Joe Biden, 80, has ‘progressive dementia’ and could start WW3 ‘due to distraction’ in latest online rant Medvedev is Vladimir Putin’s deputy on the Kremlin’s powerful security council The Russian has become known for his sprawling rants on Telegram channel By Will Stewart and Christian Oliver Published: 10:14 GMT, 10 February … Read more

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters says Ukraine is ‘not really a country’ and is run by ‘Nazis’

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Roger Waters says Ukraine is ‘not really a country’ and is run by ‘Nazis’ amid row with former Pink Floyd bandmate over accusations of ‘antisemitism’ and being a ‘Putin apologist’ Pink Floyd singer Roger Waters has said Ukraine is ‘run by Nazis’ In an interview, he said Putin was ‘leading Russia to the benefit of … Read more

Last Ukrainian at Australian Open speaks out about the HURT she felt from pro-Russian demonstrations

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‘These things can’t be left unseen’: Last Ukrainian at the Australian Open speaks out on the HURT she felt from pro-Russian displays, Novak Djokovic’s father – and fears of abuse from ‘aggressive’ fans By Mike Dickson for MailOnline Published: 06:55 GMT, 27 January 2023 | Updated: 08:24 GMT, 27 January 2023 Ukraine’s last representative in … Read more

Billionaire oligarch Oleg Deripaska who criticised Putin’s war has $1billion Sochi hotel seized

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Billionaire oligarch Oleg Deripaska who called Putin’s war ‘madness’ has his $1billion Sochi hotel complex and marina seized after ‘Kremlin asked him to calm down’ Metal tycoon Oleg Deripaska has repeatedly condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine A Russian court ordered his $1b Imeretinskiy hotel complex in Sochi to be seized The legal dispute predates war … Read more

Putin will visit troops in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed

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On Saturday, the Kremlin told Russian news agencies that Russian President Vladimir Putin would visit Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, which Russia claims to have annexed. 99% of voters in Donetsk and 98% in Luhansk supported joining Russia in referenda in September that have been widely denounced as a ‘sham’. Speaking to Russian news agencies about … Read more

Biden says he is willing to talk to Putin – but won’t do it alone

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Biden says he is willing to talk to Putin – but won’t do it alone: President wants backing from NATO allies before he opens communications – and insists there is no way Russia can win in Ukraine Biden said he was open to meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin  But he said it must be with … Read more

Putin’s mobilised thugs prepare for war by bawling in Russian nightclub ahead war in Ukraine

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How Putin’s mobilised thugs prepare for war: Conscripts brawl with civilians in Russian nightclub during night off from training in latest display of ill-discipline The shocking footage shows Putin’s conscripts brawling in a Russian nightclub Uniformed conscripts fought with civilians from the Kemerovo region of Russia The men had a night off from training before … Read more

Putin orders a new batch of ‘unstoppable’ hypersonic 6,670mph nuclear-capable Zircon missiles

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Vladimir Putin has put in a new order for dozens of cutting-edge hypersonic Zircon nuclear-capable missiles, which travel at speeds of nearly 7,000mph, it was revealed today. The Mach 9 weapon – known in Russia as ‘Tsirkon’ – is due to be ‘in service’ this year. The Russian president has poured money into developing new … Read more