Vladimir Putin likes to tell a story about how, as a boy from a poor family in Leningrad (now St Petersburg), he used to hunt and kill rats in the basement of the flats they lived in. Once, wielding a stick, he
Joe Biden thanks Australia and New Zealand for their support in 'holding Vladimir Putin accountable'
US President Joe Biden has thanked Australia for banding together with the free world to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine. In his first State of the Union address, Mr Biden said Russian president Vladimir Putin is more isolated from
Could Vladimir Putin end up being charged with war crimes? Russian leader is set to be investigated over Ukraine invasion as revulsion for his atrocities grows around the world Lawyers at International Criminal Court revealed are preparing for a full inquiry Boris
OWEN MATTHEWS sees the reality of Vladimir Putin's Ukraine war as it starts to affect life in Moscow
Moscow is a proud city, but the harsh realities of Putin’s war are steadily coming home here. On a multitude of fronts – from the economic to the political – the blowback from Russia’s military adventures hundreds of miles away in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin was said to be looking ‘ashen and bloated’ in a meeting today as the global condemnation of his invasion of Ukraine continued. In an image released by the Kremlin, the Russian president was seen in Moscow sitting with the Governor
Editor of Jeremy Vine on 5, Phil Jones sat down on the show to discuss the current crisis in Ukraine. Mr Jones spoke of Russian President Putin being removed by other high rankings Russians who hold power seats in the country. The
Yes, OK, I get it. We live in interesting times. The world is teetering on the brink of nuclear armageddon. Or not, depending on who you believe. Your guess is as good as mine. Either way, Mad Vlad’s deranged invasion of Ukraine
Those who know Vladimir Putin say he has an ugly fixation with a particularly gruesome scene from recent world history. In October 2011, the bloodied figure of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was dragged from the drain in which, like a rat, he
Five ways we have hit Vladimir Putin’s economy: From action against banks to ban on raising debt, how the West has helped cripple Russian business Western allies, including UK, announced measures aimed at Russia’s economy Russia’s central bank targeted to stop selling its
Parents know about the paradox of power, now being demonstrated mercilessly by Vladimir Putin. I am thinking of the fact that a truculent toddler, while notionally far weaker than a grown-up, will typically win in the battle of ‘eat your vegetables’. The