Emmanuel Macron’s rivals mock his summit failure after his efforts to avoid war in Ukraine proved fruitless Emmanuel Macron was last night mocked by his political rival, Marine Le Pen She ridiculed him over claiming he’d secured a potential negotiation with Putin Jean-Luc Melenchon also slammed Macron’s ‘dismal record in this whole affair’ By James … Read more
Fishermen see off Russian navy: Irish boat crews send Vladimir Putin’s sailors packing after vowing to disrupt planned war games off island’s coast Irish trawlermen threatened to disrupt war games off Ireland’s south-west coast The fisherman had pledged to send up to 60 trawlers between the battleships Russia’s ambassador to Ireland says that the fleet … Read more
Did warm weather force Putin to cancel Ukraine invasion? Mild winter means the ground is too muddy for hundreds of Russian tanks to charge over border, US advisers say 100,000 troops, tanks and armoured cars are stationed on the Ukraine border The ground is usually frozen solid but mild weather has created muddy quagmire Joe … Read more
A billionaire Russian gas pipe baron who was a judo partner of Vladimir Putin has won the latest round of a battle with his former ballet teacher ex-wife over ownership of a £27 million mansion in Surrey. Businessman Arkady Rotenberg, 69, and his UK-based former wife Natalia Rotenberg, 40, married in 2005 and divorced in … Read more
Russia today announced it has successfully test-fired its new lethal Zircon – or Tsirkon – hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine for the first time. The 6,670mph weapon hit a target in the Barents Sea according to the Moscow defence ministry, who claims the missile is capable of Mach-9 speeds and able to evade all … Read more
Russia said on Monday it had successfully tested a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems without equal in the world. The defence ministry said in a statement that the missile had been fired from the Admiral Gorshkov, a warship located … Read more
Tucker Carlson was ‘setting up an interview with Vladimir Putin at the time he claims he was being spied on by NSA’ Tucker Carlson has for a week said he was spied on by the NSA The Fox News host claimed the intelligence agency was reading his emails On Wednesday it emerged he was allegedly … Read more
It’s gonna be a ruff landing! Russia’s dogtroopers undergo parachute training – by leaping out of planes at 13,000ft The parachuting system can drop dogs from 13,000 ft with their handlers Preliminary trials have been successful and the dogs are able to perform ‘adequately’ Russia’s state technology group said the system would be ready for … Read more
Biden throws shades at Putin: US president gifts his ‘adversary’ a pair of his favorite $300 AVIATORS and a $3,200 Steuben crystal bison at summit President Joe Biden’s summit gifts to Russian President Vladimir Putin were a pair of his trademark aviator sunglasses and a crystal bison sculpture Biden gave Putin a pair of Randolph … Read more
I considered pulling the fire alarm: Fiona Hill says she was so alarmed at Trump’s behavior at his press conference with Vladimir Putin that she looked for ways to end it Fiona Hill, who served as Donald Trump’s top Russian adviser, said she was so distressed at his behavior with Putin she wanted to end … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has put on a show of force with the largest naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean since the end of the Cold War ahead of a meeting with the US President next week. At least 20 ships, submarines, and support vessels, flanked by 20 fighter jets, took part in the large-scale … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin endured an awkward moment during Thursday’s climate summit after he was left sitting in confused silence following a technical glitch. Putin was left looking bewildered as he was introduced while France’s President Macron was still talking and ended up sitting silently on screen, oblivious to the fact he was on air. … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin endured an awkward moment at Thursday’s climate summit after he was left sitting in confused silence when French President Emmanuel Macron was cut off in a technical glitch. Putin was left looking bewildered as he was introduced while Macron was still talking – in French and without a translator – and … Read more