Fictitious executives were told Prince Michael of Kent could be hired to endorse their company to Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, a bombshell report claims. The Queen’s cousin, 78, was filmed in a Zoom meeting where undercover reporters posing as clients from South Korea were told he could be hired for £10,000 a day to make ‘confidential’ representations … Read more
Fictitious executives were told Prince Michael of Kent could be hired to endorse their company to Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, a bombshell report claims. The Queen’s cousin, 78, was filmed in a Zoom meeting where undercover reporters posing as clients from South Korea were told he could be hired for £10,000 a day to make ‘confidential’ representations … Read more
Vladimir Putin yesterday snubbed Joe Biden’s request to hold a summit amid soaring tensions over Russia’s massive build-up of troops at the Ukrainian border. The US President, facing his first major foreign policy test against an experienced foe, invited Putin ‘to de-escalate tensions’ and proposed a summit ‘in the coming months,’ the White House said. The … Read more
Moscow has furiously claimed a boy named Vladik died when an unmanned aerial vehicle struck a village in rebel held eastern Ukraine known as Donbass. Pictured: Vladik, 5, allegedly killed by drone A boy aged five ‘killed by a Kyiv drone’ has become an alarming new flashpoint as tension spirals amid claims Russia is moving military … Read more
Moscow said on Monday that President Joe Biden’s refusal to participate in an online chat with Vladimir Putin is a ‘missed opportunity’ as relations continue to deteriorate between the two nation. Meanwhile, the United States is expected to announce a new round of sanctions against the Kremlin this week over its alleged meddling in the … Read more
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin in response to the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday blasted the move amid the crackdown on Kremlin critic Navalny and his supporters. EU foreign ministers earlier Monday agreed to impose … Read more
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny – but Moscow hits back telling Americans: ‘Deal with problems in your own country’ Mike Pompeo said he was ‘deeply troubled by Russia’s decision to arrest’ Navalny UK’s Foreign Office said Moscow was ‘persecuting the victim’ of a ‘terrible crime’ EU … Read more
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny – but Moscow hits back telling Americans: ‘Deal with problems in your own country’ Mike Pompeo said he was ‘deeply troubled by Russia’s decision to arrest’ Navalny UK’s Foreign Office said Moscow was ‘persecuting the victim’ of a ‘terrible crime’ EU … Read more
The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties and consultants, Microsoft said Thursday. Those efforts appear to be part of a broader increase in targeting of U.S. political campaigns and related groups, the company said. … 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