[ad_1] By Paul Melly Africa analyst 27 July 2023 Image source, Getty Images When President Vladimir Putin opens the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg on Thursday, the attendance cast list…
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Ukraine claims Putin’s party forms own private army ‘Hispaniola’
[ad_1] According to Ukrainian intelligence claims, the mercenary group is made up of football ultras, radicals and neo-Nazi sympathisers. ADVERTISEMENT The Ukrainian Defence Ministry’s intelligence service (GUR) claimed on Wednesday…
UK to ‘bolster Ukraine’s air defences’ amid Putin’s ‘murderous air strikes’
[ad_1] The British Defence Secretary has said that the UK will “bolster” Ukraine’s air defences and will send a shipment of hundreds of air defence missiles. The UK will help…
‘Moscow is full of Del Boys now’: Putin’s war economy lurches towards full-blown crisis
[ad_1] Hilgenstock says big shifts in government spending mean the war in Ukraine is quickly becoming one of the main drivers of Russian growth. While spending 6pc of GDP on…
Four bankers in Switzerland accused of helping to hide Putin’s millions
[ad_1] Four bankers have appeared in a Swiss court charged with helping to hide tens of millions of francs on behalf of Vladimir Putin. The men, who had senior roles…
Russian lawmakers set presidential vote for March 17, 2024, clearing a path for Putin’s 5th term
[ad_1] Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth term in office. Members of the Federation…
Secret deal links Abramovich to Putin’s ‘wallets’
[ad_1] Each company bought a 12.5% stake in the Russian advertising giant in September 2003 for the same price – about $130,000 (£80,000) each. The price paid was “ridiculous”, says…
Secret deal links Abramovich to Putin’s ‘wallets’ – BBC News
[ad_1] By James Oliver, Harriet Agerholm, Ben Chu, Will Dahlgreen & Becky Dale BBC News 1 hour ago Leaked documents reveal a money trail linking oligarch Roman Abramovich to two…
Ordinary Russians Feel Wrath of Putin’s Repression
[ad_1] In a city in southern Siberia, security forces detained a man in October for reading antiwar poetry at a literary event. Authorities in Novosibirsk fined a woman 15,000 rubles around…
How untraceable Russian gold is funding Putin’s war machine
[ad_1] Other data suggests the true figure may be even higher. Russian customs records obtained earlier this year by Reuters showed that the UAE had imported 75.7 tonnes of gold…