Vladimir Putin claimed today that Russia has a coronavirus vaccine and said one of his daughters has already been injected – prompting widespread scepticism because the jab has not yet passed clinical trials. Putin announced that Russia had become the first country to register a vaccine, claiming it has ‘passed all the necessary tests’ and … Read more
When Russian President Vladimir Putin was preparing for last month’s nationwide vote on potentially extending his rule until 2036, he let the veil slip on part of the calculation behind the constitutional change. ‘If this doesn’t happen, then in about two years – and I know this from personal experience – the normal rhythm of … Read more
‘Londongrad laundromat’: Oligarch allies of Vladimir Putin have used London to wash illicit Russian money, report warns Britain welcomed Putin’s cronies ‘with open arms’ because of the cash they brought with them, the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said Oligarchs penetrated UK democracy by donating to political parties, it said Concluded Russian elites had made … Read more
Vladimir Putin must have known his spies were trying to steal groundbreaking British research into a coronavirus vaccine, a former chair of UK joint intelligence committee said today. Lady Neville Jones told the BBC she is ‘almost certain’ that the Russian President will have been aware that his operatives launched cyber attacks on Oxford University and … Read more
President Donald Trump’s private calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin sometimes have the tone of ‘two guys in a steam bath,’ according a bombshell account that portrays Trump as bending over backward to win the strongman’s approval. Putin ‘just outplays’ Trump during their one-on-one interactions, according to a CNN report published Monday by legendary Watergate … Read more
President Donald Trump’s private calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin sometimes have the tone of ‘two guys in a steam bath,’ according a bombshell account that portrays Trump as bending over backward to win the strongman’s approval. Putin ‘just outplays’ Trump during their one-on-one interactions, according to a CNN report published Monday by legendary Watergate … Read more
Concern is rising over election fraud in Vladimir Putin’s controversial constitutional referendum which would allow him to rule Russia until the age of 83 in 2036. Pictures show Russians voting in bizarre makeshift polling stations on tree stumps, in car boots, at children’s playgrounds and on park benches as the poll goes ahead during the pandemic. … Read more
Columns of tanks and troops are parading through Red Square today as President Vladimir Putin oversees grand World War II commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ahead of a vote on extending his rule. Forced to postpone the country’s traditional May 9 Victory Day celebrations by the coronavirus pandemic, Putin rescheduled the parade for just a … Read more
Columns of tanks and troops are parading through Red Square today as President Vladimir Putin oversees grand World War II commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ahead of a vote on extending his rule. Forced to postpone the country’s traditional May 9 Victory Day celebrations by the coronavirus pandemic, Putin rescheduled the parade for just a … Read more
Vladimir Putin has boasted of Russia’s success in handling the coronavirus pandemic and attacked America’s response – despite his country having the third-largest outbreak in the world. Putin said in an interview with state TV: ‘We are exiting the coronavirus situation steadily with minimal losses, God willing, in the States it isn’t happening that way.’ The … Read more