Russian TV bosses will be ‘punished’ after Putin’s New Year message was screened with half his head cut off – despite insisting it was a technical glitch and not a political protest Kaliningrad-based TV station blamed a ‘technical glitch’ for the ropey broadcast It showed Putin’s annual speech with half of the president’s head out … Read more
Russia is set to launch TikTok rival developed by Putin’s daughter’s company Russia’s largest media holding company Gazprom-Media will launch the app The app was developed with Innopraktika foundation, an organisation run by President Vladimir Putin’s younger daughter Katerina Tikhonova, 34 The app will provide Russian bloggers a new video service, similar to TikTok By … 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
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
Putin practices for nuclear war: Russia launches missiles from submarines, underground silos and aircraft in major strategic drill Russia’s full nuclear triad demonstrated in footage shared by Russian military The strategic drill was reportedly under President Vladimir Putin’s command Exercises included a missile fired from a nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea Several long-range cruise missiles were … Read more
Vlad breathes easy: Russian politicians approve lifetime immunity from prosecution for presidents following reforms announced by Putin The draft legislation would expand Putin’s immunity to cover his whole lifetime It was part of a package of reforms approved in a referendum last summer The reforms would also allow Putin, 68, to run for two more … 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
Vladimir Putin reportedly has a secret teenager daughter whose mother is a housekeeper-turned-millionaire, according to a Russian investigative site. She is reported to be Yelizaveta Vladimirovna, a 17-year-old born of a years-long affair between Putin her mother Svetlana Krivonogikh. Sources who spoke to investigative site Proekt said Putin and Svetlana began their affair in the late Nineties, … Read more
Vladimir Putin cannot take Russia’s ‘safe’ covid vaccine because it is uncertified, Kremlin says Kremlin has said President Vladimir Putin cannot take Russia’s Covid vaccine ‘The head of state can’t take part in vaccination as a volunteer,’ spokesperson said Putin announced last month that Russia had developed a second vaccine The country registered its first … Read more
Putin moves a step closer to securing lifetime immunity as bill passes first reading in Russian parliament’s lower house A new law would guarantee all former presidents immunity for life after office Presidents are currently only immune from crimes committed during office They and their families will also be exempt from searches, arrests or questioning … Read more