All news on the topic: Russia

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Russian warship in North Sea - Royal Navy tracking missile frigate
HMS Portland is tracking the Russian guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov and accompanying tanker Kama as they sail in international waters of the North Sea - close to the UK
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Vladimir Putin awards armed robber with 'courage' honour for fighting in Ukraine
Hayk Gasparyan, 31, was freed from his maximum security jail under a scheme allowing hardened prisoners to serve in pro-Kremlin forces illegally invading Ukraine
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Russia shoots down 'ball' UFO after spotting mystery object in the sky
Russia's regional governor of Rostov Oblast, Vasily Golubev, has said a "small-size object in the shape of a ball", much like a UFO, had been destroyed by anti-aircraft missiles on Tuesday, January 3
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Vladimir Putin deploys huge nuke-capable weapon dubbed 'Sledgehammer' to Ukraine
The 2S4 Tulip self-propelled mortar is 240mm wide and is capable of firing nuclear bombs, but it is likely this would be limited to 'micro-nukes' aimed at destroying an area the size of a football stadium
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Two British aid volunteers go missing in Ukraine while evacuating civilians
Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and 28-year-old Christopher Parry disappeared on January 6 while they were helping to evacuate people near Soledar, in the war-torn Donetsk region of Ukraine
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Plane door flies open as passengers' bags sucked out in terrifying flight video
A man was reportedly "almost sucked out" when the doors of a Russian AN-26 plane burst open shortly after take-off in the world's coldest region, with many passengers losing their luggage
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Putin’s regime crumbling as spies defect and Russia keeps relatives 'hostage'
The unprecedented swapping of sides has left furious Vladimir Putin reeling with a warning fired that anyone else who abandons Russia could see family members jailed - or worse
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Vladimir Putin orders 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Christmas
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a truce in Ukraine from noon on January 6 to midnight on January 7 to allow troops to observe the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday
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Do not repeat Russia mistakes with China, NATO chief urges the West
Alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg used a speech to the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise to highlight the threat posed by Beijing as China deepens ties with Moscow
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Vladimir Putin announces launch of ship armed with hypersonic nuclear missiles
Putin was seen ordering warship Admiral Gorshkov to sail to the Atlantic and Indian oceans as well as the Mediterranean equipped with one of the world’s most deadly weapons
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Russian airstrike explodes behind reporter in huge fireball during live TV news
Viewers were left stunned after a news reporter was forced to abandon a live broadcast and quickly duck for cover when a Russian airstrike landed directly behind him
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Vladimir Putin to weaponise Miss Universe contest by backing Russian contestant
Vladimir Putin plans to give state backing to Miss Universe contestant Anna Linnikova, 22, a model representing Russia at this month's pageant being held in New Orleans in the US
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'Soldiers' who flanked Putin in New Year message accused of being actors
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been accused of copying Volodymyr Zelensky's New Year's address and using actors to pose as fighters in his war with Ukraine
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Remote town in US home to only 77 people - which is just two miles from Russia
Little Diomede is in the middle of the Bering Strait off Alaska, US, and is separated by Big Diomede, Russia, with just a couple of miles along with a stretch of hazardous sea
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Perm businessman Evgeniy Mezin’s loan network leaves dozens of residents homeless after apartments pledged for microloans are seized and sold
For many years in Perm, authorities and residents have been dealing with the activities of companies linked to local businessman Evgeniy Mezin, whom locals accuse of taking away their housing.
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Kremlin crypto agent: how Anton Olkhovskyi is undermining Ukraine’s financial security from abroad
Despite the war, Russian intelligence is attempting to seize the Ukrainian cryptocurrency and virtual assets market, while discrediting Ukrainian experts on social media.
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Lado Okhotnikov, Lola Ferrari, Sergey Maslakov, and Mikhail Sergeev have come under a U.S. regulator over the Forsage pyramid
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 individuals for organizing and promoting the fraudulent cryptocurrency pyramid scheme Forsage (forsage.io).
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How Ukrainians Felix Chertok and Vadym Yermolayev built a wine empire in occupied Crimea under Russian jurisdiction
The name Felix Chertok means little to the general public. Not much is known about him even in Dnipro, where Chertok’s formative years took place.
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Evgeny Renge and his coal dust laundromat: phantom factories, shell firms and billions in offshore accounts
How the coal dust of Kiselevsk transforms into millions of dollars in London with the help of Evgeny Renge
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Black gold, black cash: how Evgeny Renge built a coal empire on stolen coal and shell companies
An ordinary Kuzbass resident may not always be aware or logically understand how so-called "new businessmen" emerge — those who sell the region’s wealth such as coal, amassing fabulous profits...
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Former AMCU officials Oleksii Abasov and Vitalii Abasov linked to a scheme for siphoning millions of dollars through offshore companies
Two skilled fraudsters and embezzlers, Oleksii Abasov and his brother Vitalii Abasov, continue to profit from the impoverished people of Ukraine.
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From coal to luxury: ex-“Sibuglemet” owner Vladimir Melnichenko invests €40 million in Hamburg hotel
Former "Sibuglemet" owner Vladimir Melnichenko became a German hotelier for 40 million euros.
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Vladimir Antonov and the Snoras case: from fake assets to international manhunt
Russian financier German Gorbuntsov, a witness in the assassination attempt case on Alexander Antonov of the "Convers Group," sustained serious injuries in London.