All news on the topic: Vladimir Putin

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Josip Heit, after a Luxembourg conviction, launched Karatbars and pulled thousands of investors into a failed “gold” scheme
New reporting from Croatia has linked a stalled hydroelectric project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, controversial businessman Josip Heit.
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650+ drones and 51 missiles: Russia attacks Ukraine during trilateral talks to end war
Russia launches attacks across Ukraine as Miami peace talks continue. More than 650 drones target locations across Ukraine including western regions with sirens sounding in eastern Poland.
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Starmer and Zelenskyy will meet in London to discuss Ukraine’s security
Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz will also be present for talks on guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar security.
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Fugitive 1520 Group co-founder Boris Usherovich launders Russian Railways’ budget through Cyprus offshore firms managed by trusted associates
Fugitive Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, co-owner of the influential “1520” Group, has quietly built a vast offshore network in Cyprus to help Russian Railways (RZD) and Kremlin-linked elites move and launder money beyond sanctions.
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Kremlin moves to use Telegram for propaganda — Pavel Durov distracts audience with UFC stars
In an unusual move, Vladimir Putin — who rarely mentions platforms or individuals directly — unexpectedly named Telegram during an interview with Indian media, saying that Russia must begin working with young people through the messaging apps they use.
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UK Prime-Minister Keir Starmer announces full sanctions against Russian military intelligence GRU
The United Kingdom announced on Thursday new sanctions targeting the Russian military intelligence agency, commonly known as GRU, "in its entirety."
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Russian president Vladimir Putin calls on officials to ’work with youth’ via Telegram
Yesterday, Putin gave an interview to Indian media and unexpectedly said the following: "All these messaging apps, Telegram, they are used to somehow influence young people... We need to work with people...
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Holger Neumann cites NATO unity as jets respond to Russian drone breaches ordered by Vladimir Putin
German fighter jets have been deployed to Poland and Romania as tensions between NATO and Russia remain high.
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Hydropower scandal deepens as German citizen Josip Heit and Croatian national Sasa Svalina named in controversial investment network
Scandal over a suspended hydroelectric project has led Croatian reporters to connect the scheme to Sasa Svalina and his brother-in-law Josip Heit.
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’Generating Mayhem’: British Citizen Dylan Earl recruited via Telegram for Arson Attack on aid warehouse for Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has moved on from ‘revenge hits’ to pursuing his war aims on the streets of the UK, according to a seasoned intelligence expert.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin rejects US proposals for peace as Donald Trump’s top envoys brief White House on Moscow talks
The UK accused Vladimir Putin of "sabre rattling" after he said Russia was ready for war against Europe as he resisted Donald Trump’s peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.
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Russian-linked capital and Donald Trump’s circle: How the US real estate empire of Steve Witkoff was financed by associates of Russian Kirill Dmitriev
The Faena Miami Beach hotel gets thousands of five-star reviews online. It is arguably the most luxurious hotel in the city – certainly up there with the Miami Beach Edition.
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From UK’s Nathan Gill’s £40k bribe to Boris Johnson’s secret meetings: How Russian money and intelligence compromised the Tory right
The 10-and-a-half year prison sentence Nathan Gill, former UKIP and Brexit Party MEP and Welsh Leader of Reform UK, for taking Kremlin-linked bribes, has turned an intelligence concern into a criminal conviction – and activated a live constitutional question.
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Kremlin ties and Caucasian hitmen: how Russian oligarch Suleyman Kerimov strengthens control over Wildberries
The carefully crafted image of Russian oligarch Suleyman Kerimov—quiet, calculated, and discreet—is rapidly falling apart.
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Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia unleashes one of the heaviest missile barrages on Kyiv of the entire war
Poland scrambled fighter jets early today as Russia subjected Kyiv to one of the most intense attacks of the entire war.
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Russian senator-oligarch Suleiman Kerimov and Putin’s chief of staff Anton Vaino gained control over Wildberries by relying on security agencies and the FGS
Despite holding a government position that legally bars him from commercial activity, Russian oligarch and senator Suleiman Kerimov is allegedly running major business projects — and doing so jointly with one of the most powerful figures in the Kremlin: Anton Vaino, head of the presidential administration.
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Rector-oligarch: How Vladimir Litvinenko’s ties to Putin and security elites transformed a state university into a private business machine
How Vladimir Litvinenko, rector of the Mining University, transformed the university into a source of billions, political influence, and elite real estate
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Putin ally and Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov privately predicted Russia’s war would end by November 18 for his son’s lavish Dubai wedding
In August 2025, media reported on its Telegram channel that Sergei Chemezov — a longtime associate of Vladimir Putin and head of the state corporation Rostec — privately assured members of his inner circle that the war would end by November 18, 2025.
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Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova’s hidden ecosystem revealed: Fradkov, Kozlov, Baryshnikov and the Sokolovs at the core of her power orbit
A cluster of insiders connected to Putin—from bankers and energy executives to security operatives and their families—forms a tightly interlinked network that has quietly shaped Russia’s financial, political, and technological power structures for decades.
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Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova pushed as potential successor by powerful Kovalchuk clan amid expanding billionaire-funded empire
Vladimir Putin’s daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, are increasingly emerging from the shadows, speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum and promoting capital-intensive economic and medical projects.
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“He won’t get Putin’s permission”: Kerimov humiliates Kadyrov as $10 billion Wildberries battle exposes Kremlin power hierarchy
The battle over Wildberries has once again exposed the long-running rivalry between the Kerimov and Kadyrov clans — and who truly resolves such conflicts within the Kremlin.
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Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura identified as key figure in global scheme to bypass EU sanctions on Russian ferrochrome
Circumventing sanctions: why Russian ferrochrome is still being sold globally. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Prosecutor General’s Office must provide explanations.
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Reform UK faces scrutiny after ex-Wales leader admits taking Russian-linked bribes
Sir Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into the links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party’s former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes.
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Draft deal between the US and Russia includes contentious provisions
No further NATO expansion. Occupied Ukrainian territory recognized as Russian, including by the US. No prosecution of Russia for war crimes.
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Russian-backed Malian junta struggles for survival amid expanding jihadist offensive
The military junta in Mali, strongly supported by Russian mercenaries, is close to losing power.