Airline boss wanted for £2.3million fraud in Russia is the victim of political witch hunt led by Vladimir Putin, court hears Alevtina Kalashnikova allegedly stole 212m rubles while working at VIM Airlines Worked with CEO Alexander Kochnev to ‘use the air carrier as a pyramid scheme’ Lawyers for Kalashikova claim she is the victim of an … Read more
Vladimir Putin’s old judo partner is battling his 39-year-old ex-wife over the ownership of a £27million mansion in Surrey complete with tennis courts, a swimming pool and its own panic room. Russian billionaire businessman Arkady Rotenberg, 68, and his former wife Natalia Rotenberg, 39, began fighting over money in British courts over five years ago. … Read more
Peers will be told to reveal pay from Russia or China in long-awaited crackdown after damning report on influence over British politics Lords members will have to declare any payments from foreign governments The new rule has been proposed by the intelligence and security committee The move could be set to hit a number of senior … Read more
Vladimir Putin ‘will quit as Russian President in January amid fears he has Parkinson’s disease’, Moscow sources claim Putin, 68, is being urged to quit by his former gymnast lover Alina Kabaeva, 37 Recent footage of Putin’s legs swinging as he clutched a chair raised eyebrows Russian president’s odd ‘gunslinger’s gait’ has been noted by … Read more
Vladimir Putin ‘will quit as Russian President in January amid fears he has Parkinson’s disease’, Moscow sources claim Putin, 68, is being urged to quit by his former gymnast lover Alina Kabaeva, 37 Recent footage of Putin’s legs swinging as he clutched a chair raised eyebrows Russian president’s odd ‘gunslinger’s gait’ has been noted by … Read more
Billionaire Putin ally fails in bid to sue oligarch rival for perverting course of justice after he claimed to own larger stake in Moscow factory before ‘ordering armed takeover’ of the firm Oleg Deripaska, 52, and Vladimir Chernukhin, 51, battled over £74million factory Deripaska is the subject of US sanctions and was recently cited in senate … Read more
A state-controlled TV network in Russia created a parody video that portrays Donald Trump as Vladimir Putin’s pawn using quotes from the US president himself. Russia Today released its spoofy ad, entitled ‘Trump is here to make RT Great Again! (or is he?!)’ on Tuesday. The video set in November 2020 imagines a world where … Read more
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is back up and walking after treatment for novichok nerve agent poisoning at Berlin hospital Vladimir Putin’s political opponent shared a photo walking down hospital stairs He can now breathe independently after being taken off a ventilator this week Navalny gave an update on his recovery: ‘This is a clear … Read more
Belarus’s embattled strongman Alexander Lukashenko mopped his brow under Vladimir Putin’s gaze today as he flew to Russia to beg for the Kremlin’s support. The man nicknamed the ‘last dictator in Europe’ cut a submissive figure as he pleaded with Putin to back his regime while the bored-looking Russian president said he was ‘sure’ that … Read more
President Donald Trump revealed a new nuclear weapons system to Bob Woodward and bragged that he was telling the author something that America’s foreign adversaries had no knowledge of. In an excerpt of his forthcoming book, ‘Rage,’ Woodward reveals the president told him about the system and noted neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor Chinese … Read more