The Kremlin accuses ‘Ukrainian beasts’ of executing a boy, 5, with a drone

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

Kremlin says the West should ‘not worry’ about Russian troop movements on Ukraine’s border

Kremlin says the West should ‘not worry’ about Russian troop movements on Ukraine’s border amid fears the conflict between the countries is set to escalate Ukraine, US reported Russian troop movement in the border areas this week Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula following a bloody uprising in Ukraine The Kremlin has denied sending troops and … Read more

Kremlin used Americans close to Donald Trump to ‘launder’ its election interference efforts

A new report produced by the Director of National Intelligence assesses that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized an influence campaing for the 2020 elections – and that Kremlin proxies tried to ‘launder’ their efforts through people close to former President Donald Trump. The new report judges that the campaign – which followed Russian election interference … Read more

EU imposes sanctions on Kremlin officials in response to crackdown on Putin critic Alexei Navalny 

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

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’ By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline and Wires Published: 02:42 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 02:47 GMT, 18 January 2021 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo led … Read more

Kremlin issues Alexei Navalny ultimatum to return to Moscow immediately or face jail

Kremlin tells opposition leader Alexei Navalny that he is breaching terms of a suspended prison sentence by staying in Germany to be treated for novichok poisoning – and demands he return to Moscow immediately or face jail The prominent Putin critic has been in Germany since his poisoning Russia’s prison service said he must return … Read more

MARK ALMOND: The Kremlin is ruthlessly exploiting the Covid-19 and Brexit chaos

No sooner has the Government gained the upper hand in the fight against Covid – with its roll-out of a mass vaccination programme – than Britain’s defences are being tested by an altogether different invader. A sudden flurry of Russian naval intrusions into our coastal waters over recent months is causing concern at the highest … Read more

Senior Kremlin officials hit with sanctions after Alexei Navalny poisoning

‘Vladimir Putin’s chef’ is given travel ban as senior Kremlin officials are hit with sanctions by Britain and the EU after Alexei Navalny poisoning ‘Putin’s chef’ Yevgeniy Prigozhin has been hit with sanctions by Britain and EU Prigozhin was sanctioned over ‘significant foreign mercenary activity’ in Libya Six other Russians with links to Alexei Navalny’s poisoning … Read more

Lord Lebedev of Moscow now needs the Kremlin to sign off his peerage title

Arise, Lord Lebedev of Moscow! (All he needs now is for the Kremlin to sign off the title) Evgeny Lebedev was awarded a life peerage by Boris Johnson in the summer Newspaper publisher flummoxed peers by requesting to have ‘Moscow’ in title Before Lebedev can take his place at the Lords, Kremlin has to sign … Read more

Kremlin hackers are targeting Joe Biden AND Donald Trump’s campaigns, Microsoft reveals

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