President Donald Trump revealed a new nuclear weapons system to Bob Woodward and bragged that he was telling the author something that America’s foreign adversaries had no knowledge of. In an excerpt of his forthcoming book, ‘Rage,’ Woodward reveals the president told him about the system and noted neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor Chinese … Read more
Germany has warned Russia that it could halt a gas pipeline project over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny, an opponent of Vladimir Putin, is in a coma in a Berlin hospital after falling ill on a flight in Siberia. Tests showed he was poisoned with novichok – the nerve agent used … Read more
US nuclear-capable B52 bombers fly into Ukraine and circle on the Crimean border in brazen challenge to Putin Three B-52H bombers were joined by Ukrainian and RAF military planes They flew along the border of Russian-occupied Crimea in a show of strength And swooped near positions held by Kremlin-backed separatists in the Ukraine By Luke … Read more
Vladimir Putin’s oligarch pal resumes bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife in London court over his fortune Arkady Rotenberg and his ex-wife Natalia began fighting over money in 2014 Mr Justice Moor oversaw private hearings in the the High Court in London They told him they had settled six years ago but have resumed proceedings … Read more
Russia‘s Covid-19 vaccine might actually protect people from catching the disease, early studies show as the country finally publishes data about the controversial jab. The vaccine became the first in the world to be approved for mass use last month, with Vladimir Putin eyeing up nationwide injections in October. The move sparked uproar in the scientific … Read more
The West is demanding answers from Moscow today after the ‘despicable and cowardly’ nerve agent attack on Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. Britain said the Kremlin ‘has a clear case to answer’ while NATO demanded a ‘full and transparent’ investigation after a German military lab found that Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, the Soviet-era weapon used … Read more
German doctors treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have contacted Bulgarian colleagues amid suspicions he was poisoned with the same mysterious toxin used on an arms dealer. ‘Obviously, they consider it possible that the same or very similar substances were used,’ reported news magazine Der Spiegel. Doctors at Berlin‘s Charité hospital – where Navalny remains … Read more
Vladimir Putin forms elite ‘spec ops force’ to intervene in Belarus if protests ‘get out of control’ Vladimir Putin said is he will intervene in Belarus if protests ‘get out of control’ He confirmed Russia has created a reserve police force to send to the country Added that move would honour joint defence pact Russia … Read more
Boris Johnson demands ‘full, transparent investigation’ into alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after Kremlin rejects ’empty noise’ claims it is to blame Russian opposition leader currently in a coma in Berlin hospital after falling ill Doctors found evidence he was poisoned and allies have blamed the Kremlin The Kremlin has dismissed the … Read more
‘Poisoned’ Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny is visited by his wife and an aide as bosses at hospital in Germany say he is stable in a coma Alexei Navalny is in a coma but ‘stable’, Charite hospital in Berlin has confirmed The Russian opposition leader is feared to have drunk tea laced with poison The politician … Read more
Russia says a second Covid-19 vaccine is on its way which ‘avoids the side-effects of the first one’. Earlier this month, Vladimir Putin rushed to launch the Sputnik5 vaccine in a blaze of publicity, but criticism soon followed after test subjects reported numerous side effects. Russia’s release of the drug was met with widespread scepticism as to … Read more
Russian medics say that no trace of poison has been found in Putin critic Alexei Navalny’s body, sparking accusations of a cover-up by the Kremlin. Doctors at Ormsk hospital in Siberia, where Navalny is being treated after suddenly falling ill on a flight yesterday, insisted that they have a full diagnosis of the 44-year-old’s condition … Read more
Supporters of ‘poisoned’ Vladimir Putin foe Alexei Navalny claim the Kremlin is risking his life by refusing to allow him to be flown for treatment in the West. Navalny was due to be flown out of the Siberian city of Omsk, where he remains in a ‘deep coma’ and hooked up to a ventilator, at … Read more