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
Russia has claimed it foiled a ‘terrorist attack’ after a soldier clutching a machine gun went berserk at a Victory Day parade in front of Vladimir Putin. Conscript Nikita Eroshenko, 22, smashed his Soviet-era weapon into three windows of a Federal Security Service vehicle after he was told he would not be marching in front of … 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
Putin raises income tax from 13% to 15% for wealthy Russians on more than £58,000 to pay for coronavirus measures Putin said the tax increase would bring in 60billion roubles (£700million) It is the first tax hike on wealthy Russians since flat tax was introduced in 2001 Russia faces its worst economic crisis since 2009 … 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
A lion cub’s hind legs were deliberately broken by torturers ‘so it could not run away while posing on Russian beaches for photos with holidaymakers’. Vladimir Putin was so shocked that he personally ordered a criminal probe into the cruelty Simba experienced. The cub was just a few weeks old when he was snatched from … Read more
Donald Trump demands G7 have Vladimir Putin ‘in the room’ for summit and credits Kremlin strongman with ‘saving’ Texas oil jobs despite other leaders’ veto on re-inviting Russia Trump said he wants Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G7 when he hosts ‘Half of the meeting is devoted to Russia, and if he was there, … Read more
President Vladimir Putin has endorsed Russia‘s nuclear deterrent policy which allows him to use atomic weapons in response to a conventional strike targeting the nation’s critical government and military infrastructure. By including a non-nuclear attack as a possible trigger for Russian nuclear retaliation, the document appears to send a warning signal to the US. The … Read more
The extraordinary story of a British First World War captain who became an unlikely cult hero as he fought the communist Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War has come to light after his medals and photographs sold for £7,500. Captain William Richardson was flung into the conflict along with other Allied war veterans after troops … Read more
This year was to have been the pinnacle of Vladimir Putin’s political career, when the 75th anniversary of Russia’s victory in the Great Patriotic War, as they call the conflict against Hitler, auspiciously coincided with his own personal triumph: 20 years of iron rule in the Kremlin. Putin was supposed to be master of ceremonies … Read more