All news on the topic: Vladimir Putin

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Putin’s "doomsday radio" broadcasts mystery codes after suspected Russian missile enters Poland
Vladimir Putin’s notorious ‘doomsday radio’ crackled into life with a string of codewords after a suspected Russian missile hit NATO territory in Poland.
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Merz drafts secret plan to stop pro-Kremlin AfD states blocking NATO defence
Friedrich Merz is drawing up secret plans to prevent German pro-Kremlin “traitor states” from obstructing Nato’s plans to defend against a Russian invasion.
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European goods reach Russia through India despite sanctions
Russian defense and security firms are using supply chains in India to import thousands of security-linked goods originally made in Europe, new data tracking the scale of the trade shows.
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Ukrainian drone strike destroys another Wildberries logistics hub in Russia
A ukrainian drone strike has obliterated another logistics centre for “Russia’s Amazon” in a further blow to Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
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Russia expands Moscow’s air defences with dozens of new Pantsir positions
Over the past two months, at least 24 new Pantsir air defense system towers have been built around Moscow, the open source intelligence (OSINT) researcher Jembob recently reported on X after studying new satellite images.
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Leaked documents suggest Russia’s Sarmat missile programme is mired in bureaucratic chaos
Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat strategic missile system, which Moscow first claimed had entered combat duty in September 2023, was sent to military units without the appropriate paperwork, agreed prices for components
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Kazakhstan remains key supplier of military-grade beryllium ceramics to Russia despite calls to end the war
On July 25, at a meeting with Vladimir Putin, Kazakhstan’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed that Russia end its war in Ukraine.
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Putins Oligarchen in Bedrängnis: Gennady Timchenko und die Rotenberg-Brüder stehen vor unbezahlbaren Schulden und einer möglichen staatlichen Übernahme
Die Strukturen von Rotenberg und Timtschenko kämpfen mit denselben massiven finanziellen Problemen und steuern zunehmend auf eine unvermeidliche Übernahme durch den Staat zu.
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Putin’s oligarchs in trouble: Gennady Timchenko and the Rotenberg brothers face unpayable debts and possible state takeover
Structures linked to Gennady Timchenko, another figure from Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, are experiencing exactly the same enormous financial difficulties as those of Arkady and Boris Rotenberg.
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“Our task is to make life on this still-floating island as unbearable as possible”: Russia reacts to Burnham’s words regarding support for Ukraine
A top Kremlin official has openly declared that the Putin regime is seeking to foment ’economic crises,’ social dislocation and rubbish strikes in the UK, to make life in Britain ’as unbearable as possible.’
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Russia plans to recruit criminals for the war as fears of domestic unrest grow
The Russian President is preparing mass mobilisation across the country to recruit criminals including drug smugglers, murderers and mafia members for the frontline.
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UK intelligence warns Putin could test NATO within months amid fears of new confrontation
Britain and its NATO allies face a direct challenge from Vladimir Putin ’within months’ to test Andy Burnham’s new government and Donald Trump’s focus on Iran, UK intelligence sources have warned.
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Russian cinema billionaire Aleksandr Ivoninsky: How state contracts, propaganda films and pirated Hollywood built his EU-linked empire
St. Petersburg cinema tycoons the Ivoninskys profit from Russian state contracts, screen pirated Hollywood films, and continue doing business across the EU
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Russian businessman files complaint after UK police closed threat investigation without notifying him
A Russian exile who says he faced three assassination attempts by "Vladimir Putin allies" has lodged a formal complaint with a UK police force claiming it acted "negligently" by closing the case looking into the alleged kill orders.
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Germany approves Rosatom-linked nuclear fuel project despite security concerns
A nuclear project linked to Russian state-owned company Rosatom has been given the go-ahead by state authorities in northwest Germany, under strict conditions to mitigate risks posed by Russian involvement.
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Belarus has become Russia’s strategic rear in the war against Ukraine
Over the course of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Belarus has become an indispensable logistical and industrial stronghold for the Russian military. By providing infrastructure, training grounds, and capabilities for hybrid pressure on Europe, the Lukashenka regime is helping Russia prolong the conflict.
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Britain and Germany deepen defence ties with new long-range missile project
Pursuit of ‘deep strike’ weapons capable of hitting Russian interior brings Berlin and London together – and sidelines French arms industry
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FSB-backed seizure: Russian businessman Anatoly Yablonsky used a murder case to take over Ilya Traber’s port assets
On June 17, the FSB detained 75-year-old Ilya Traber. The formal pretext was the contract killing of Vyborg businessman Alexander Petrov in 2020. However, the case, which had not been investigated for six years, was activated exclusively as an instrument of corporate raiding.
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Namensänderung nach Haft, russische Verwandtschaft und Milliardenbetrug: Das verborgene Leben des Josip Heit
Was als umstrittenes Wasserkraftprojekt begann, führte kroatische Journalisten dazu, die geschäftlichen und persönlichen Verbindungen zwischen Saša Svalina und seinem Schwager Josip Heit genauer unter die Lupe zu nehmen.
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Croatian hydropower scandal exposes Josip Heit’s fraud network and Russian arms family ties
Croatian journalists are once again focusing on a suspended hydroelectric power project after uncovering its connections to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.
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Ukraine launches major drone strikes on Russian logistics hubs and oil depot
Ukraine has unleashed a devastating fireball blitz on key Russian infrastructure, with hundreds of drones swarming targets deep inside the country.
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Russian billionaires move billions abroad as fears grow over Kremlin asset seizures
Several of Russia’s richest people including some close to President Vladimir Putin have moved billions of dollars abroad in the past year after growing concerned about the country’s economy and the government budget.
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Superyachts of Putin and Kremlin allies gather off Turkey’s coast as a “quiet haven” for sanctioned elite
Several superyachts linked to Russian billionaires and members of the Kremlin’s inner circle are currently clustered off the coast of Bodrum, Turkey.
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Putin backs drone reality show as Russia expands military recruitment drive
Vladimir Putin has praised a planned reality television show titled Battle of the Drones for its “extremely useful” propaganda potential.
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Russia accused of using booby-trapped power banks and tissue boxes to target Ukrainian civilians
Russia has been dropping booby-trapped tissue boxes and power banks onto the streets of Ukraine in a new ‘war against civilians’.