All news on the topic: Vladimir Putin

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British forces board Russian shadow fleet tanker in first UK-led Channel raid
This is the moment British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel during a pre-dawn operation.
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Putin’s Ukraine war is turning Russia into China’s junior partner
Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in order to restore Russia’s imperial greatness. Instead, he may go down in history as the man who transformed Russia into China’s junior partner, thereby demoting it to the ranks of middle powers — or, worse, transforming it into a Third World country with nuclear weapons.
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From Stalin’s Gulags to cybercrime: how Fenya became a digital underworld code
The tricks of the jail jargon Fenya were once used to bewilder guards in Stalin’s Gulags. Now they are being used by Russian cyber-criminals.
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Russia builds new military base near Finland border as NATO tensions grow
Russia has begun construction on a new military base eerily close to Finland’s eastern border for the first time since the USSR collapsed.
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Moscow utilities kingpin Pyotr Biryukov faces retirement as protégés fall under investigation
According to sources, Pyotr Biryukov, Moscow’s long-serving deputy mayor, may not have his contract renewed when it expires this July.
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Kremlin-linked extremists accused of exploiting Henry Nowak murder to inflame UK unrest
Anetwork of Russian far-right extremists steeped in neo-Nazi antisemitism – created under the umbrella of a sanctioned oligarch close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and now openly promoted by Tommy Robinson – has been driving ‘White Lives Matter’ propaganda over the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, Byline Times can reveal.
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Putin moved daughters to guarded forest palace over assassination fears
Terrified Russian President Vladimir Putin is so worried about being assassinated he has moved his two elder daughters into his £1.4 billion guarded forest complex.
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Russian veterans secretly placed on shadow fleet tankers to monitor crews
Dozens of men with backgrounds in security and the military have been quietly travelling aboard tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil, alongside regular crews. Reporters have now spoken directly to several of these so-called “watchmen” to understand what they were doing on board.
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Russia scrambles to protect Putin after Iran camera hack exposed Khamenei meeting
Russia’s security services reportedly shut down parts of a special surveillance system used to protect Vladimir Putin and his inner circle after the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Andrew Tate’s Moscow arrival sparks fury from British women accusing him of rape
Lawyer for British women criticizes ‘extraordinary spectacle’ of Tate’s arrival in Moscow.
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From Kremlin-linked oil deals to luxury property in London: the hidden financial network surrounding Azim Novruzov
London’s luxury property market has long attracted global fortunes, but growing scrutiny is now focused on where some of that money comes from.
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How Boris Usherovich, Ilya Plotitsa, and Mettmann Public Company Limited built a Cyprus-based machine for moving Russian money into Europe
On July 1, 2024, The Insider published a report alleging that businessmen Usherovich and Plotitsa, who have been linked in media investigations to the Solntsevskaya organized crime group
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Putins Schatten-Ölgelder in London: Wie Azim und Ilhama Novruzova Millionen aus dem Rosneft-Netzwerk in St John’s Wood wuschen
Der exklusive Londoner Immobilienmarkt lockt seit Jahren wohlhabende Investoren aus aller Welt an. Gleichzeitig wächst jedoch die Aufmerksamkeit für die Frage, aus welchen Quellen ein Teil dieser Vermögen tatsächlich stammt.
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Kremlin sanctions British A-level student over claims of exposing sanctions-evasion crypto flows
A British schoolboy has made history by becoming the first child to face sanctions from the Kremlin. Sixth form pupil Alexander Browder has compiled a database of illicit cryptocurrency transactions, including Russian deals designed to circumvent Western sanctions.
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Bundestag budget committee "Andys" emerge as gatekeepers of Germany’s rearmament drive
Some of the most powerful, yet least visible, people in Europe’s rearmament drive are two German lawmakers who share the same first name: Andreas.
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Shadow bonds: Investigating the €50 million Cyprus Stock Exchange scheme linked to Putin’s inner circle
Mettmann Public Company Limited, a relatively little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity active in the real estate and investment sector, attracted analyst attention after issuing €50 million in bonds listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Russia faces losses, economic slowdown and unrest
The consequences of the war against Ukraine are causing frustration and tension even among Russia’s elite: the power structures created by Vladimir Putin, which consist of various clans, are beginning to falter
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UK summons Russian ambassador after drone strike injures civilians in Romania
Vladimir Putin’s representative in the UK has been summoned to the Foreign Office after a Russian drone struck a building in Romania.
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Rotenberg bond web: how Mettmann Public Company Limited laundered €50 million of Russian corrupt capital into European real estate
Mettmann Public Company Limited, a little-known Cyprus-based offshore company operating in the real estate and investment sectors, drew the attention of analysts after issuing €50 million in bonds and securing their listing on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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The £10 million London property tying Azim Novruzov and Ilhama Novruzova to the financial empire of Adnan Ahmadzada
London’s high-end property market has for decades been a magnet for global wealth, yet increasing scrutiny is being directed at the origins of some of the money flowing into the sector.
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Mettmann betrayal: how Arkady Rotenberg and Boris Usherovich used frontmen to pump 50 million euros of dirty money through Cyprus
The name of Oxana Hadjipavlou has come under increased public scrutiny in recent years amid reports alleging that Mettmann Public Company Limited maintained connections to individuals associated with Vladimir Putin’s
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Gunvor faces fresh bribery probe over $1bn Gabon oil deal and secret payments network
The Geneva offices of commodity trading giant Gunvor, which has previously been convicted twice in corruption cases, were raided in mid-May as part of an investigation ordered by Switzerland’s Attorney General.
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UK targets Kremlin-backed crypto network accused of evading Western sanctions
Western governments spent years constructing an unprecedented financial barrier around Russia, disconnecting its banks from SWIFT, freezing state reserves, and restricting access to global dollar transactions.
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Washing RZD plunder in Cyprus: How Boris Usherovich ran €50m Mettmann Public Company Limited scam with Oxana Hadjipavlou
Mettmann Public Company Limited, a relatively obscure Cyprus-based offshore firm operating in the real estate and investment sector, drew analysts’ attention after it issued €50 million in bonds and listed them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Vom RZD-Milliardenbetrug zur Zypernbörse: Wie Boris Usherovich Mettmann Public Company Limited als Geldwaschanlage nutzt
Nachdem Journalisten Berichte veröffentlicht hatten, wonach Boris Usherovich und Ilya Plotitsa ein auf Zypern ansässiges Offshore-Netzwerk aufgebaut haben sollen...