Putin Hacking Hillary for Trump, Russia's Manchurian Candidate? Trump last week called on the Russian dictator to hack Hillary's emails “Russia, if you are listening, I hope that you are able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. I think that you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. Let’s...
ANGELA Merkel has launched a scathing attack on Vladimir Putin amid fears the growing verbal conflict between the two leaders will soon escalate into a large-scale, brutal conflict. As thousands of NATO troops gather on Russia's Baltic border, Angela Merkel yesterday blasted the Kremlin leader, claiming "trust had been...
HUNDREDS of British troops are set to be scrambled to countries bordering Russia as a show of strength to Vladimir Putin. David Cameron will announce the deployment of a 500-strong battalion to Estonia with a further company of 150 troops to be stationed in Poland "on an enduring basis". The move comes amid continuing...
VLADIMIR Putin has expressed his delight in David Cameron’s EU defeat and blasted the Prime Minister for claiming the Russian leader supported Brexit. Cameron said last month that he believed the Kremlin leader “would be happy” if Britain voted to leave the bureaucratic bloc, leaving it weakened. But the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday emphasized economic ties with China and praised what he called Russia's "all-embracing and strategic partnership" with its neighbor, during a visit to Beijing that takes place against the background of a drop in trade and lingering mistrust. Putin told Chinese Premier...
VLADIMIR Putin appeared to mock “several thousand” England fans as he joked that just 200 Russian followers were able to beat them up. Violence marred the end of England’s draw with Russia last Saturday when Russian fans charged at the Three Lions supporters in the stadium. Worried French police have said a...
Vladimir Putin has said it is unjust and unfair that Russian athletes remain banned from international competition, including the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) decided not to lift the suspension, imposed after accusations of state-sponsored doping. Individual athletes can...
VLADIMIR Putin has sent an submarine loaded with missiles into the heart of the English Channel, sparking fears over a second Cold War. British Navy crews from HMS Kent raced to intercept the Soviet sub, which was also stocked with tornadoes, just days before Euro 2016 kicks off. The ruthless Russian leader’s latest act...
VLADIMIR Putin has put Poland and Romania "in the crosshairs" of Russian rockets, according to his latest aggressive outburst. The Russian President's stark warning comes as both countries refuse to give in to his demands that they cease to host a US missile shield within their borders. Moscow considers the...
A mural showing the two men in a tight clinch has gone viral this week. Kelly Grovier looks at what it says about their relationship. He’s just not that into you. That would appear to be the upshot of a kiss shared by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as imagined by a street artist in Lithuania last week. Photos of the...
Germany's domestic intelligence agency has accused Russia of being behind a series of cyber attacks on German state computer systems. The BfV said a hacker group thought to work for the Russian state had attacked Germany's parliament in 2015. This week it emerged that hackers linked to the same group had also targeted...
RUSSIA has flaunted its military presence to the world by showing off its advanced air defence missile system in a grand parade in Moscow's Red Square. The missile system is used to protect its base in Syria and some of the jets that have flown missions there. It was showed off in the an annual fixture designed to...