Putin passes new laws enabling Russia to block US social networking sites that ‘discriminate’ against the country and levy hefty fines Package of reforms was passed by Russia’s parliament and signed off by Putin It includes measures allowing Russia to restrict access to ‘discriminatory’ sites Push to increase online ‘sovereignty’ has sparked fears of China-style … Read more
Vladimir Putin has given his personal backing to the Russian intelligence agency accused of launching a massive cyberattack against the US government. The Kremlin leader appeared at the headquarters of the SVR, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, to mark its 100th anniversary on Sunday. While not referring to hacking, Putin lauded the work of intelligence agents … Read more
Russian multi-millionaire’s daughter, 19, dies after plunging from window of Moscow high rise flat as her Kremlin-linked father slams claims of ‘criminal’ link to her death Daughter of a Kremlin-linked millionaire fell to her death from Moscow high rise Valeria Shpilenko’s body was found on Thursday, the day after her 19th birthday Her father Andrey Shpilenko was forced … Read more
Putin finally congratulates Joe Biden on his election victory and says he is ‘ready for interaction’ with the president-elect after the Kremlin said he would wait for the official result Putin was one of the last world leaders who had not acknowledged Biden’s win He finally congratulated Biden after the electoral college confirmed the results … Read more
Russia ‘tried to assassinate opposition leader Alexander Navalny with Novichok nerve agent a second time’ after he survived Siberia attack German sources have claimed Navalny was given a second dose while in a coma Navalny fell ill on flight to Moscow in August and brought to Berlin for treatment Later revealed that military labs had … Read more
A soldier who won a beauty contest in Russia‘s National Guard has claimed ‘envy’ is behind her axing from the service which is under Vladimir Putin‘s direct command. Mother-of-one Anna Khramtsova, 32, beat more than one thousand entrants to win the national contest last year. But now she has been fired ostensibly for posting a … Read more
Vladimir Putin’s daughter’s wedding photos have been leaked as a report claims his son-in-law bought a $380million stake in Russian petrochemical firm for $100 after marrying her. Kirill Shamalov, 38, bought the stake in petrochemicals giant Sibur at a massively reduced rate months after marrying Putin’s younger daughter Katerina, 34, according to the investigation by iStories. … Read more
A Royal Navy ship was given a hero’s welcome this morning as it returned to port in Portsmouth after shadowing and gatherings intelligence on Russian warships travelling around the UK. HMS Lancaster returned to the naval base in Hampshire having completed a tour to the High North where it led a freedom of navigation operation, leading a multi-national task group … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to start mass vaccination against coronavirus from next week, with sailors, doctors and teachers among the first to get the nation’s own jab. Sputnik V has been touted in Russia as the world’s ‘first registered Covid-19 vaccine’ after it received regulatory approval in early August. However, giving the … Read more
A 17-year-old girl claimed to be Vladimir Putin‘s secret love child has said she dreams of living in London or New York. Her alleged unmasking this week comes as the Kremlin admits it is braced for further allegations about the Russian leader’s private life. There is already shock in Moscow at a sudden spate of … Read more