Isolated but defiant Putin cheered on by 200,000 ecstatic pro-war Russians while four US soldiers die and UK convoy leaves for Ukraine March 19, 2022 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was cheered on by 200,000 ecstatic Russians last night, an event that was broadcast live on state television across the world’s largest country. Russian Olympians wearing the nationalist “Z” symbol were celebrated on stage at a pro-war rally organised by Putin at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Social media showed gymnasts [...]
Investigators into Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash urge Russians to come forward September 2, 2021 The international team investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine seven years ago has appealed to Russians in the city of Kursk to come forward with information about the deployment of the missile that investigators say downed the plane, killing all 298 people on board. The call for witnesses included an [...]
Alexei Navalny: UK failed to sanction Putin critic’s top targets despite warnings February 19, 2024 Alexei Navalny drew up a list of Russian state figures to be sanctioned by Western governments three years ago - but the UK has failed to punish a number of his top targets despite direct pleas to ministers.
Tens of thousands of people may die in Europe as world cannot ignore Russian invasion of Ukraine, UK armed forces minister warns January 19, 2022 Russia was warned by UK Armed Forces minister James Heappey today that tens of thousands of people could die in a conflict with Ukraine. He told Times Radio it was not “remotely realistic” that British troops would engage with the Russian military, although the UK had sent light anti-tank missiles to the country. He added: [...]
Putin warns the world: Russian navy may launch ‘unpreventable’ strike July 26, 2021 The Russian navy can detect any enemy and launch an “unpreventable strike” if needed, President Vladimir Putin has said, only a few weeks after a UK warship angered Moscow by passing the Crimea peninsula. Watch the full report.
Russia cushioned from sanctions as partners buy oil above quoted prices February 14, 2023 Russia's trade partners have increasingly paid more for Russian crude than quoted prices suggest Goldman Sachs.
Video: The moment Britain’s HMS Defender meets Russian forces June 24, 2021 Russia is warning the UK that it will bomb British navy vessels if there are any further provocations in the Black Sea. Meanwhile, BBC footage shows yesterday’s confrontation between HMS Defender and Russian forces. Watch the full report.
Put-in the diary: Biden to meet Russian President in June May 25, 2021 Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will meet in Geneva for face-to-face talks next month. The meeting will be the first since Biden took the Presidency in January 2021. The White House said the conversation would touch on “the full range of pressing issues,” with relations between the two sour. Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump had a [...]
Russian boss of Gazprom-backed boxing body AIBA turns to man who lifted lid on Russian state-sponsored doping to lead corruption probes June 17, 2021 Richard McLaren, the Canadian law professor and sports investigator, is best known for exposing Russia for state-sponsored doping. So eyebrows were raised this week when it emerged that McLaren had been hired by one of Russia’s most powerful sports administrators. Umar Kremlev has called on McLaren Global Sports Solutions as part of his bid to [...]
Book review: Fancy Bear Goes Phishing by Scott Shapiro – a tour de force of hacking and the information age May 25, 2023 From Russian hackers to Paris Hilton, Scott Shapiro's new book Fancy Bear Goes Phishing is a tour de force of the information age told in five hacks.