All news on the topic: Russia

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Putin mocked for wearing headphones upside down to stop his ‘thinning hair being ruffled’
Vladimir Putin was ridiculed for wearing ear protection upside down during as he inspected a shooting range visit to keep his hair in place.
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Putin reignites body double rumours with photo of his ‘fabulous cheekbones’
Rumours of Vladimir Putin body doubles have been circulating for a while and now speculation is rife about the Russian president again.
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Exposing Connectum and Russian payment processor Hawex
FCA-regulated payment institution Connectum was a notorious scam facilitator and money launderer for the fraudulent Israeli broker scene. It processed payments for the cybercrime organization of the convicted Israeli Gal Barak.
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Russian soldier ’brandishes Ukrainian soldier’s head on a stake’
Footage has emerged of a Russian soldier brandishing what appears to be the severed head of a Ukrainian soldier, impaled on a stake.
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Russian court sentences US-Russian woman to 12 years in prison over $50 charity donation
Ksenia Khavana jailed for treason over donation to US charity that helps Ukraine
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Secret files reveal locations Putin plans to target with nuclear strikes in the UK and beyond
From Hull, to Barrow-in-Furness and Edinburgh – these are just some of the targets Putin has in mind for the launch of nuclear weapons.
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Panicking Putin is plotting his next move—and it’s not a peace offer, expert warns
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces launched a shock invasion into Russian territories at the weekend as they fight back against the Russian oppressors, with Putin’s next move unknown
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Massive fire breaks out at Europe’s largest nuclear power station
Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately starting a fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power station.
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The family of Georgian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili owns undisclosed real estate in Russia
Ivanishvili also appears to retain a Russian company through an offshore structure, despite promising to divest from Russia.
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Ukraine war briefing: Moscow needs ‘to feel what it has done’, Zelenskiy says after Kursk incursion
Comments come on third day of Ukrainian attack on southern Russian region, with troops advancing about 10km over the border. What we know on day 898
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The trail leads to Sheiman. BIC uncovers schemes to evade sanctions on fertiliser and luxury car sales
Both schemes are connected by the Cypriot company Dimicandum Invest Holding LTD and are linked to the Presidential Affairs Department of Belarus.
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An anti-nuclear response: How Europe can counter Putin’s apocalyptic threats even if Donald Trump takes back the White House
Russian propagandists are once again threatening Europeans with the “death of civilization,” and for the first time, Vladimir Putin is backing up his traditional nuclear saber rattling with actual exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces.
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Spanish journalist or Russian spy? The mystery of Pablo González’s double life
Among the Russians freed in this week’s historic exchange of prisoners between Russia and the West was a Russian-born freelance journalist from Spain who had been based in Poland since 2019
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Dirty money flows into the world’s most powerful banks
Thousands of secret suspicious activity reports offer a never-before-seen picture of corruption and complicity — and how the government lets it flourish.
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US neo-Nazi terror group plans election-time resurgence
The Russia-based leader of the Base, which adheres to principles of accelerationism, seeks ‘A-team leader’ in US
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The Telegraph: Britain’s nuclear submarine software built by Belarusian and Russian engineers
Britain’s nuclear submarine engineers use software that was designed in Russia and Belarus.
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Safe houses: FSB counterintelligence chief behind Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is a secret billionaire rentier
FSB Lieutenant General Vladislav Menshchikov, chief of the FSB’s First Service (counterintelligence), has recently come under scrutiny.
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Two men charged in connection with alleged Russia-linked arson plot
Two more men have been charged in relation to an alleged arson attack against a Ukraine-linked business in London, taking the total number of suspects to seven.
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South Korean firm YG-1 supplies metal-cutting equipment to Russia’s defense industry, including two nuclear weapons production plants
The South Korean company YG-1 has been confirmed as a supplier of metal-cutting equipment to Russia, which is actively being utilized by Russian defense manufacturers.
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Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war
Several foreigners and Russian political prisoners released as Germany frees hitman Vadim Krasikov as part of deal
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Dual UK-Russian national ‘freed by Putin in largest prisoner swap since Cold War’
One of Vladimir Putin’s top enemies – who is a Russian-British citizen – will be released from a penal colony as part of a high-profile exchange of prisoners between Russia and the West, it is understood.
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US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in major prisoner exchange
Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US
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Meet Dmitry Mironov, the enigmatic Putin aide overseeing the Kremlin’s HR department
As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest aides.
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Russian spies sentenced in Slovenia after pleading guilty
Pair’s conviction could pave way for inclusion in any future prisoner exchange between Russia and west