Action star turned Putin pal Steven Seagal delivered a painful speech at the Kremlin on Thursday as he was presented with an award his dubious accomplishments as the Kremlin’s special diplomatic representative to the U.S. Staring down at a prepared text, the Under Siege star dispassionately urged those in attendance to “come together and fight […]
By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – A senior member of a Russian think tank whose ideas sometimes become government policy has suggested Moscow consider a “demonstrative” nuclear explosion to cow the West into refusing to allow Ukraine to use its arms against targets inside Russia. The proposal, by Dmitry Suslov, a member of the Moscow-based Council […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin scolded NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday for suggesting alliance members should let Ukraine strike deep into Russia with Western weapons, and said it was clear that NATO was in a direct confrontation with Russia. Stoltenberg told The Economist that NATO members supplying weapons to Ukraine should end their […]
Trump claims he alone can secure Evan Gershkovich’s release from Russia if reelected. The WSJ reporter has been jailed in Russia on disputed espionage charges since March last year. The Kremlin denies any contact with Trump on the matter. Donald Trump claimed that only he would be able to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday it was very curious that the United States appeared ready to use sanctions against the International Criminal Court whose prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in a […]
A second senior Russian defence official has been arrested on bribery charges, officials said on Tuesday, days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defence minister in a Cabinet shake-up that fuelled expectations of more such purges. Lt Gen Yury Kuznetsov, the 55-year-old chief of the Defence Ministry’s main personnel directorate, was arrested in a raid […]
A military unit called “Bars Kaskad” is recruiting Russia’s elite, the UK Ministry of Defence said. The unit is mostly involved in drone operations far from the front lines in Ukraine. It likely allows recruits to “sidestep” usual service requirements “with guaranteed safety,” said the MoD. A special Russian military unit is recruiting Russian elites, the UK […]
Vladimir Putin began his fifth term as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, […]
He could probably walk it blindfolded. For the fifth time Vladimir Putin will be taking the long walk through the Grand Kremlin Palace to the St Andrew’s Throne Hall. There he will take the oath of office and be sworn in as Russia’s president for a new six-year term The route may be familiar, but […]
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has said Russian president Vladimir Putin had his “face down to his feet” when she performed in the Kremlin. The Total Eclipse Of The Heart singer said she had visited Russia “many times” before and revealed that Mr Putin was in the front row during one of her performances. The 72-year-old […]
MOSCOW (AP) — An exhibition of Western military equipment captured from Kyiv forces during the fighting in Ukraine opened Wednesday in the Russian capital. The exhibit organized by the Russian Defense Ministry features over 30 pieces of Western-made heavy equipment including a U.S.-made M1 Abrams battle tank and a Bradley armored fighting vehicle, a Leopard […]
The Kremlin is reportedly scrambling to find a successor to Ramzan Kadyrov following reports that the Chechen leader has been diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis, a terminal illness, according to Russian media reports. Kadyrov, also known as “Putin‘s attack dog” or “Putin’s soldier” for his loyalty to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has visited Moscow Central Clinical […]