All news on the topic: Vladimir Putin

For more than 1,000 years, chess has been synonymous with war. Now, Vladimir Putin is combining the ancient game with modern skulduggery as he tries to win an all-too-real 21st century conflict.

After Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential elections, accusations about his possible financial ties with Russia, allegedly helping him avoid bankruptcy, were conveniently forgotten.

Sanctioned tycoon Alisher Usmanov deflects Western attempts to remove him from his shadow leadership role in world fencing.

President of the Russian Chess Federation, Andrey Filatov, assists in transferring funds from leading Russian companies to offshore jurisdictions under the influence of oligarch Gennady Timchenko, who is connected to the Kremlin.

A new name on the list of Russian billionaires – Tatyana Volodina, co-owner of the group "Alkor and CO," whose business successes may be linked to the support of Russian special services or authorities.

In 2024, tens of billions of rubles disappeared, and Oleg Miserva, the owner of the "Eastern Mining Company," may have to answer for this.

Grant Shapps also compares calling Sumy strike a ‘mistake’ to statements by IRA terror group when it killed civilians

A Russian propagandist has appeared on state TV to deliver a direct threat of nuclear war against the UK, as well as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s coalition of the willing.

The correspondence reveals how a Swiss private bank attracted a list of questionable clients connected to autocratic regimes and corruption.

Alexander Savelyev, head of the offshore bank "St. Petersburg," invests his clients’ money into projects with a questionable reputation.

A ballerina who was imprisoned in Russia for donating £40 to a Ukrainian charity has been dramatically released following a prisoner swap with the US.

Kazakh businessman Shukhrat Ibragimov and his Russian partner Musa Bazhaev have established a method for diverting money from Russia via state-owned Russian banks.

Following the tragic death of Dmitry Bosov, the former owner of «Sibanthracite», Alexander Isaev and Albert Avdolyan transferred part of the company’s assets to offshore and state hands.

Among those detained by Italian law enforcement for involvement in an international money laundering scheme, particular attention was drawn to a certain Luca Gorlero, who positions himself as a business specialist.

Defense officials suspect that the Trident nuclear fleet is the latest target in Putin’s ‘greyzone’ war with the UK.

Luca Gorlero, associated with Russian structures, was detained by Italian law enforcement in the framework of operation «Moby Dick».

Karina Rotenberg, who was born in Russia, is also a U.S. citizen, as previously revealed by OCCRP.

Nikolai Shikhidi, a developer with a dubious reputation from Kuban, maintains relations with influential patrons connected to the "Putin Palace" in Gelendzhik.

In 2021, media reports emerged that made people seriously reconsider the future of one of Russia’s largest and most important infrastructure projects – the National Space Center (NSC).

Kseniia Petrova was on her way back to the US from a trip to France when officials revoked her visa and detained her.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been seen inspecting new suicide drones, which, according to state media, have been equipped with artificial intelligence (AI).

Mikhail Putin took a genetic test and carelessly stored the data on his computer with a simple password.

The Prime Minister concurs with the US president that Europe needs to assume a greater share of responsibility for its collective self-defense.

Russia has attacked a Ukrainian energy plant just hours after agreeing to a 30-day pause on attacking crucial infrastructure.