Biden deploys four B-1 bombers to Norway in message to Putin

Joe Biden deploys four B-1 bombers to Norway to operate on the edge of Russian air space in message to Vladimir Putin President Joe Biden is deploying four Air Force B-1 bombers to Norway to express to Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the U.S. will protect its Arctic allies  CNN reported the move Monday, saying bombers … Read more

Putin drags Alexei Navalny back into court again

Alexei Navalny’s legal woes continued today as he was hauled into a Moscow court yet again, this time to face charges of defaming a World War II veteran.  The opposition leader is in the dock for lashing out at Putin supporters – including the 95-year-old veteran – who appeared in a pro-Kremlin video last year, … Read more

Putin warns of ‘the end of civilization’ and a global ‘all-out fight’

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned today that the ‘end of civilization’ is possible due to a combination of coronavirus, global rivalries and worsening international tensions. Speaking by video link during a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Putin pointed at growing inequality and unemployment and a rise of populism as potential triggers for new conflicts … Read more

Siberian mansion linked to Putin ‘is removed from Russian maps’

A luxury mansion linked to Vladimir Putin in Siberia has been removed from a Russian online map site following an outcry over the president’s £1billion Black Sea palace.   An £87 million hunting and fishing retreat beside the Yenisei River was previously visible on online Yandex Maps. But it has recently vanished from maps on this … Read more

Joe Biden calls Russia’s Vladimir Putin for the first time as president

BREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden has first call with Vladimir Putin and raised detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and warned he will consider sanctions over Solar Wind cyberhack and ‘bounties on U.S. troops’ President Joe Biden has phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday Called to discuss renewing New START nuclear treaty Also raised ‘concerns’ including … Read more

Joe Biden calls Russia’s Vladimir Putin for the first time as president

BREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden has first call with Vladimir Putin and raised detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and warned he will consider sanctions over Solar Wind cyberhack and ‘bounties on U.S. troops’ President Joe Biden has phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday Called to discuss renewing New START nuclear treaty Also raised ‘concerns’ including … Read more

Putin DENIES mega-palace in Alexei Navalny video belongs to him

Vladimir Putin has denied that a palace on the Black Sea belongs to him, after arch-rival Alexei Navalny accused him of owning it in an anti-corruption investigation.  ‘Nothing that is listed there as my property belongs to me or my close relatives, and never did,’ Putin said during a video call with students on Monday. … Read more

Joe Biden offers Vladimir Putin a five-year extension on last-remaining nuclear weapons treaty

Joe Biden offers Vladimir Putin a five-year extension on last-remaining treaty limiting nuclear weapons  NEW Start treaty limits Russia and U.S. nuclear weapons to 1,550 deployed warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers It expires on February 5 and Trump opposed extending it, saying he wanted China in a three-way limitation treaty But Russia opposed move  … Read more

Alexei Navalny says Putin ‘has slush fund to pay for his mistresses’

Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny has accused Vladimir Putin of using state cash to fund his secret mistresses. Navalny, 44, claimed that the Russian leader – who he labels the world’s richest man – uses a ‘slush fund’ to cover the expenses of his other women and their families including his 17-year-old love child.  He has … Read more

Vladimir Putin defies health rumours by dipping into freezing waters

Vladimir Putin has defied rumours about the state of his health by taking a dip in icy waters near Moscow to mark the Orthodox Epiphany. The 68-year-old Russian president looked fit and healthy in tight blue swimming trunks as he dunked in a pool, repeatedly crossing himself, in footage released today.   He was taking part … Read more