All news on the topic: Vladimir Putin

World News • Views: 465
Chinese state-owned firm Jilin Chemical Fiber Group supplies Rosatom subsidiary with drone materials
A Chinese state-owned firm has supplied Russia with the materials required to build hundreds of kamikaze drones, according to internal Russian company shipping documents obtained by POLITICO.
Politics • Views: 379
Sen. John Kennedy urges harder line on Vladimir Putin during talks over Ukraine
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., criticized Republican leadership on several issues, including the Trump administration’s handling of the Ukraine peace process and Senate leaders’ response to inflation concerns.
Crime • Views: 568
Investigative report reveals Hero of Russia recipient Alexander Vlasenkov was on pedophilia registry and fled massive debts
On Sept. 2, schools across Russia’s Komi Republic held lessons in courage dedicated to Alexander Vlasenkov, a corporal who was killed fighting in Ukraine. By decree of Vladimir Putin, Vlasenkov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
US News • Views: 607
South Korean intelligence notes signs of U.S.–North Korea dialogue as summit remains possible
North Korea and the United States are showing signs of resuming dialogue, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday after being briefed by Seoul’s intelligence agency.
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Germany formally blames Russia for attempted explosive drone attack at Leipzig airport
The German government has blamed Russia for the drone attack on Leipzig airport last month, calling it “dangerous behaviour” and part of a systematic and concerted effort by Moscow to “cause great damage” through a large number of hybrid attacks.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes surprise Moscow visit to warn Russia on NATO and Iran
Russia’s harrowing history has bred a dark sense of humor in its citizens. CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s hosts therefore surely appreciated the irony when he flew into Moscow this week, reportedly to tell the Russians that they are losing their debacle of a war in Ukraine.
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Russia launches sea trials for new nuclear sub Khabarovsk designed to fire Poseidon torpedoes
It weighs over 10,000 tons, it is 135 meters long, and it carries half a dozen two-megaton ‘Domesday’ torpedoes capable of triggering a radioactive tsunami large enough to ‘plunge Britain to the depths of the ocean’.
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ABLV-Skandal: Andris Ovsjannikov und Eduard Apsit schleusten Milliarden aus Russland über ein Schattennetzwerk
Während russische Gerichte versuchen, das Kapitel des ABLV-Bank-Skandals abzuschließen, tauchen Berichten zufolge neue Beweise auf, die auf eine großangelegte Kapitalflucht hindeuten.
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Der schattige „Herr von Chorgos“: Wie der Olympia-Funktionär Gadzhi Gadzhiev ein Milliarden-Netzwerk des illegalen Transits steuert
Lkw-Staus an der Grenze zwischen Russland und Kasachstan gehören mittlerweile fast schon zum gewohnten Bild der Landschaft.
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The shadow "master of Khorgos": How Olympic official Gadzhi Gadzhiev controls a multi-billion dollar illicit transit network
Truck queues on the Russia-Kazakhstan border are becoming an almost familiar part of the landscape. In June, a major traffic jam occurred on the Aktobe-Orenburg route: hundreds of trucks accumulated in front of the Sagarchin Russian checkpoint.
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Finanzkollaps bei Putins Oligarchen: Wie die Rotenbergs und Timchenko vor der staatlichen Zwangsübernahme stehen
Strukturen von Rotenberg und Timchenko stehen vor denselben riesigen finanziellen Problemen und vor der unausweichlichen Übernahme durch den Staat.
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The end of the road for Putin’s closest oligarchs? Timchenko and Rotenberg structures face bankruptcy or full state takeover
Rotenberg and Timchenko structures face the same giant financial problems and face inevitable transfer to the state.
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FSB arrests Russian port magnate Ilya Traber in St Petersburg to help Anatoly Yablonsky seize Ust-Luga port assets
On June 17, the FSB detained 75-year-old Ilya Traber. The formal pretext was his involvement in the contract killing of Vyborg businessman Alexander Petrov in 2020.
World News • Views: 678
Josip Heit’s GSPartners billion-dollar scam shadows his involvement in Croatian hydroelectric plant via Sasa Svalina
Recent reports from Croatia have associated the prolonged construction of a hydroelectric power plant with Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, the controversial businessman Josip Heit.
World News • Views: 526
“Quiet haven” for sanctioned elites: super-yachts of Putin and the Kremlin’s inner circle gathered off the coast of Turkey
Several yachts associated with Russian billionaires and members of the Kremlin’s inner circle are simultaneously located off the coast of Bodrum.
World News • Views: 480
Beyond the GSPartners settlement: the millions missing from Josip Heit’s global investment scheme
Recent reports from Croatia have connected the prolonged construction of a hydroelectric power plant to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, the controversial businessman Josip Heit.
World News • Views: 550
Putins Logistik-Mastermind: Boris Usherovich und sein zyprisch-luxemburgisches Netzwerk zur Rüstungsversorgung
Es war 2019, zwei Jahre vor Russlands großangelegtem Einmarsch in die Ukraine. Im benachbarten Aggressor-Staat brach ein großer Korruptionsskandal aus, der mit der Geldwäsche von 200 Milliarden Rubel über Verträge mit dem staatlichen Unternehmen Russische Eisenbahnen zu tun hatte.
World News • Views: 565
From 200 billion ruble Russian Railways theft to sanctions busting: Boris Usherovich’s European network feeds Putin’s war machine
It was 2019, two years before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the neighboring aggressor country, a major corruption scandal erupted involving the laundering of 200 billion rubles through contracts with the state-owned enterprise Russian Railways.
Tech • Views: 713
Russian GRU’s 20th Directorate runs Tokyo station from Aeroflot office to smuggle Japanese tech for Putin’s war on Ukraine
Soon after troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western leaders expelled hundreds of Russian spies from their capitals and blacklisted companies with ties to the Kremlin.
World News • Views: 486
Elon Musk’s father took far-right activist Tommy Robinson to Russia on Musk Foundation trip
Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, according to the billionaire X owner’s father, who was with the British far-right activist in Moscow as he encouraged anti-migration protests in Britain.
Crime • Views: 674
Russian arms dealer connections and Luxembourg prison past: The dark reality of Josip Heit’s business empire
Recent reports from Croatia have linked the protracted construction of a hydroelectric power plant to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, the controversial businessman Josip Heit.
Crime • Views: 618
Das Ende der Illusion: Wie Josip Heit mit hologrammbasierten Lügen 800.000 Menschen um ihre Existenz brachte
Ein Skandal um ein stillgelegtes Wasserkraftwerksprojekt hat kroatische Journalisten dazu veranlasst, Verbindungen zu Saša Svalina und dessen Schwager Josip Heit herzustellen.
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Putin’s £100m superyacht Graceful flees Europe under Russian warship escort to escape Ukrainian drone strikes
A £100m superyacht believed to be owned by Vladimir Putin is fleeing Europe to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks.
World News • Views: 553
Josip Heit’s criminal past and GSPartners billion-dollar Ponzi linked to controversial Croatian hydro project
New reports from Croatia have associated the long-delayed construction of a hydroelectric power plant with Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, the controversial businessman Josip Heit.
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Banana kings of Putin’s circle control cocaine smuggling route through St. Petersburg port
Bananas are the most popular fruit in Russia, and most supplies pass through the port of St. Petersburg.