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Putin praises Wagner mercenaries for Bakhmut claims of victory, his first time directly crediting the for-hire army for their military...
Newsbreak 1 week ago in Around The World, Military, Military & Defense, News, Putin, Russia, Ukraine invasion, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin, Wagner Group 0 Yevgeny Prigozhin, left, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, around his factory which produces school means, outside St. Petersburg, Russia on Sept. 20, 2010. Prigozhin, the millionaire owner of the Wagner Group private military company and long-term ally of Putin’s, has grown increasingly frustrated with the Russian leader over his for-hire troops being killed at the front lines of the invasion of Ukraine. Sputnik, Kremlin Pool…
A 267-foot yacht with a hair salon and infinity pool has been ‘abandoned’ in the Caribbean and could be sold...
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Andrey Guryev, antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, Around The World, Billionaires, News, Oligarchs, Politics, Russia, Sanctions, Superyacht, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin, Wealth 0 Antigua wants to quickly auction off an ‘abandoned’ superyacht linked to a Russian oligarch after it ran up a $500,000 bill for fuel and food. VWPICS/Nano Calvo/Universal Images Group/Getty Images The Antigua and Barbuda government has declared the Alfa Nero super yacht abandoned. It will be sold unless it’s removed, according to an official notice last Tuesday. Authorities intend to use the money to pay…
How Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president, went from perceived pro-West reformer to virulent warmonger since the invasion of Ukraine
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, Dmitry Medvedev, Military & Defense, News UK, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin 0 Dmitry Medvedev gives a TV address at the Gorki state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on December 31, 2022. Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russia’s former president has become one of its most vitriolic figures amid the Ukraine invasion. When Dmitry Medvedev was elected, some saw him representing a more liberal future for Russia. But experts say he’s now politically vulnerable and doing…
McConnell calls Ukraine aid a ‘direct funding’ for US against Putin’s ‘warfare machine’
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, Mitch McConnell, National Security, News, Policy, russia ukraine war, Senate, Vladimir Putin 0 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) affirmed that U.S. aid to Ukraine is a “direct investment” in the country’s pursuits and against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “war machine” on the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The senate minority chief said in a statement on Friday that U.S. nationwide safety is tied to stability and safety in Europe and stopping Russian forces from advancing in…
A missile system was spotted nearby as Putin spoke for just 4 minutes in Moscow, showing how the Russian city...
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, Military & Defense, Missile Defense, News, Russia, Speed desk, Vladimir Putin, war in Ukraine 0 (*4*)Russian President Vladimir Putin. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/Getty Images A missile system was spotted close to the Moscow stadium the place Putin gave a patriotic speech. Similar air defenses have been popping up on rooftops throughout the capital since Russia invaded Ukraine. Some locals concern the set up of those defensive techniques hints the battle may get worse, based on the Moscow Times. An anti-aircraft missile system…
Putin wanted to boast about Russia launching a nuclear-capable ICBM — but the launch failed so he could not, report...
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, insider news, International, Military & Defense, News, nuclear missile, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, ukraine-russia, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would droop its participation in its last main nuclear arms cope with the US. MIKHAIL METZEL/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images A latest Russian check launch of its Sarmat missile seems to have failed, two US officials told CNN. Had it labored, Vladimir Putin would possible have highlighted it in his Tuesday handle, they said. But Putin did not point…
Russia’s suspension of nuclear pact brings US into new era of arms control
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Antony Blinken, Around The World, Defense, Joe Biden, NATO, Policy, Russia, START, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suspension of the last main nuclear arms treaty with the U.S. has shifted each nations into a more risky era of engagement on weapons of mass destruction. The risk of a nuclear battle nonetheless stays low, based on worldwide safety analysts, even with the battle in Ukraine and the now-suspended New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). But the newest nuclear saber-rattling…
Former Zelensky official says ‘we’ll never give up to Putin,’ ahead of war anniversary
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, International, Iuliia Mendel, News, Russia, russian invasion of ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine aid, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky 0 The former press secretary to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Saturday that they may “never give up” to Russian President Vladimir Putin, because the one-year anniversary of the war approaches subsequent week. “Thousands and thousands of our people are fighting, and many of them just became soldiers a year ago, but they are determined,” Iuliia Mendel, who served as Zelensky’s press secretary from 2019…
European natural gas prices hit 18-month low and near parity with crude oil as Vladimir Putin’s energy war fizzles
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, Europe energy crisis, Gas Prices, Markets, MI Exclusive, Oil price, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin. MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/RIA NOVOSTI/AFP via Getty Images Alternative suppliers and a heat winter have brought European gas prices under 50 euros per megawatt hour. That marks an 85% drop from the price peak last year, when Russia cut gas exports and sparked a price spike. Natural gas prices are actually equal to $85 per barrel, practically on par with Brent crude oil…
Putin’s plan is to ‘out-suffer’ Ukraine and win by sending hundreds of thousands of Russians to die, retired US general...
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, Hitler, Military & Defense, Napoleon, News, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin, World War II 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mikhail Klimentyev/Getty Images David Petraeus thinks Vladimir Putin hopes to beat Ukraine by sacrificing more lives. Petraeus cited earlier conflicts the place Russia gained on the cost of an amazing dying depend. This included Russia’s WWII fight against Hitler’s Nazis, and Napoleon’s 1812 invasion of Russia. Retired US general David Petraeus says Russian chief Vladimir Putin is hoping to win its…
Wagner Group’s turn from prison recruitment could be effort to tap soldiers who might balk at ‘serving with rapists and...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, International, Military & Defense, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin 0 Visitors carrying navy camouflage pose at the doorway of the ‘PMC Wagner Centre’, which is related with businessman and founding father of the Wagner personal navy group Yevgeny Prigozhin. AP Photo, File Wagner Group, the Russian paramilitary group, has stopped recruiting prisoners for the battle. The group’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, confirmed the cessation of the follow last week. An knowledgeable in Russian historical past told…
Putin acknowledges war in Ukraine ‘might be a lengthy course of’
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Defense, International, Vladimir Putin, war in Ukraine 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Wednesday the war in Ukraine “could be a lengthy process” and the battle was taking longer than he had anticipated. Speaking in a televised assembly with members of the Human Rights Council, Putin admitted issues about provides, wounded troopers and a few troop desertions. But he nonetheless insisted Russian forces had succeeded in capturing new territory regardless of numerous…
Ex-Russian operative who visited the front in Ukraine says Russian troops are in disarray due to a ‘disaster of strategic...
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Igor Girkin, Military & Defense, News, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Russia, Translation, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin 0 Igor Girkin, often known as Igor Strelkov, speaks at a information convention in Moscow, Russia, on November 13, 2018. Pavel Golovkin/AP Igor Girkin is a former Russian army commander who led the annexation of Crimea in 2014. Recently, he has been a critic of the Kremlin’s army technique in Ukraine. The troopers are going through “the deepest crisis of strategic planning,” Girkin wrote on Telegram….
The EU for the first time will seek sanctions against Russia’s mining sector, expanding efforts to cripple Russia’s wartime economy
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Commodities, commodity market, EU, European Union, Investing, Markets, MI Exclusive, mining, Sanctions, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian Presidential Press Service/AP The European Union’s govt arm is looking for a possible ban on new mining investments in Russia’s metals sector, the Financial Times reported. The bloc had been reluctant to sanction Russia’s mining business over fears of the affect on the world provide chain. Russia produces gold, uranium, titanium, iron ore and different metals. The govt arm of…
Russia raised a record $13.6 billion in one day as the cost of Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine keeps mounting
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Bonds, Debts, Military & Defense, News, Russia, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin, Weekend BI UK, Weekend BI UK News 0 Russia raised greater than $13 billion on November 16. Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images Russia raised greater than $13 billion in a day as the cost of Putin’s war in Ukraine keeps mounting. Britain’s Defence Intelligence stated it was the largest quantity Moscow had raised in a single day. Russia’s defence spending for 2023 is estimated to be 40% larger than beforehand forecast. Russia has raised greater…
Putin purges Russia’s Human Rights Council, replacing critics with pro-war cheerleaders
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Human Rights, News, News UK, Politics, Russia, russia ukraine, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a gathering in Moscow, Russia, November 17, 2022. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool by way of Reuters Russia’s Human Rights Council was reshuffled to exclude critics and usher in pro-war cheerleaders. It comes forward of a key annual assembly the place free speech concerning the Ukraine struggle was to be mentioned. Putin needs to maintain the group “on-message,” one skilled advised Insider. President…
A former economic adviser to the Russian government breaks down the telltale signs that a recent anti-America rally in Moscow...
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, insider news, International, Kremlin, Moscow, News, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine, ukraine-russia, Vladimir Putin, war in Ukraine 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency in Moscow on November 9, 2022. SERGEI BOBYLYOV/SPUTNIK/AFP through Getty Images A group of Russians had been filmed marching by way of Moscow and calling for nuclear strikes on the US. An knowledgeable advised Insider of the telltale signs that present the rally was staged by the…
Russia’s economy has finally fallen into recession, 8 months after it invaded Ukraine
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Economy, Energy, International, Markets, News, Oil and Gas, Politics, Russia, russia economy, Sanctions, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization order despatched many fleeing the draft, hitting the economy. Getty Images Russia’s GDP fell 4% on-year within the third quarter of 2022 — its second straight quarterly decline. That means the nation has fallen into a technical recession. Top Russian central banker Elvira Nabiullina acknowledged the state of affairs may worsen, per Interfax. Eight months after it attacked Ukraine,…
After big losses in Ukraine, Putin skipped an awkward global summit and has been conspicuously quiet about the war
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, Military & Defense, News UK, Politics, Russia, Speed desk, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of Federal Medical-Biological Agency, in Moscow, Russia November 9, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool by way of REUTERS Putin has not been seen a lot in public since his military’s defeat over Kherson. His public appearances since have concerned speaking to allies and native leaders and officers. He didn’t attend the G20, and the…
Putin won’t attend the G20 in particular person, sending his foreign minister instead
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, G20, Indonesia, News, News UK, Politics, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, on September 21, 2022. Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo through AP Putin mentioned he won’t go to the G20 in particular person, although he might give a speech by video, officers mentioned. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation in Bali, Russia mentioned. Zelenskyy has mentioned he’ll boycott if Putin goes. Officials mentioned he…
A failed war helped bring down the Soviet Union. Now Putin’s failing war in Ukraine might set Russia up for...
Soviet troops cross into Uzbekistan throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan on February 6, 1989. DOUGLAS CURRAN/AFP by way of Getty Images Thirty years in the past, the Soviet Union’s failed war in Afghanistan helped bring down its empire. Now Russia’s faltering war effort in Ukraine is elevating doubts about the way forward for Putin’s regime. The war may hasten change in Russia or deepen the…
Russia’s liquefied natural gas exports are near a record excessive, as the realities of a harsh winter eat away at...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Economy, Energy, Europe, European Union, lng, Markets, MI Exclusive, Natural Gas, News, Russia, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images Russia’s LNG exports rose 1.1% on-year to a record excessive of almost 4.3 billion cubic meters in October. The EU is changing piped Russian gas with imported LNG cargoes, which might pose a political threat. LNG shipments from Russia to the EU rose by 46% in the first 9 months of 2022 from 2021, per Politico….
More than 400 Russian reservists died after their commanders ran away during a Ukrainian artillery bombardment, Russian soldier says
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, insider news, International, Military & Defense, News, Russia, Ukraine, ukraine-russia, Vladimir Putin 0 Reservists drafted during the partial mobilization attend a departure ceremony in Sevastopol, Crimea, on September 27, 2022. STRINGER/AFP through Getty Images A Russian reservist stated his unit was slaughtered in a Ukrainian assault after its officers fled. Around 570 of the reservists in his unit have been from his dwelling metropolis, and solely 130 survived, he stated. Their wives are pleading with authorities to rescue…
Putin’s rumored god-daughter, who fled Russia, said she could be ‘in big hassle’ and was cut off from friends and...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Ksenia Sobchak, Media, News, News UK, Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin 0 A file picture of Ksenia Sobchak. Ben A. Pruchnie/Stringer by way of Getty Images A outstanding Russian media star who fled the nation posted saying she is in “big trouble.” Ksenia Sobchak, who has family ties to Putin, was confirmed final week as being in Lithuania. She has since posted a few media backlash and said she was cut off from her family members. A…
Porn and gambling sites are being used to tell Russians the truth about Putin’s war
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Censorship, Gambling, Porn, Russia, Tech Insider, Ukraine, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin, Weekend BI UK 0 Anastasia Baydachenko takes on Putin’s censorship utilizing porn and gambling sites. Getty Images/Anastasya Baydachenko A Ukrainian lady makes use of porn and gambling sites to tell the truth about Putin’s war in Ukraine. Anatasiya Baydachenko, CEO of Ukraine’s IAB, says the blocking charges on these sites are decrease. Index on Censorship editor-in-chief says you will need to “throw everything at it” to fight misinformation. Russia’s…
Russian roulette: Is Putin serious about nuclear conflict, or bluffing?
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Kremlin, Military & Defense, News, news-freelancers, nuclear war, Russia, russia ukraine war, The Kremlin, Ukraine, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin, War 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a summit of the Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS) Summit, on October 14, 2022. Getty Images On Oct. 26, President Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian state tv overseeing a apply run of Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrence forces. The grom, or thunder nuclear train, concerned nuclear submarines, strategic bombers and ballistic missiles. As Putin appeared on through video hyperlink from…
Putin’s rumored god-daughter, a star of Russian media, fled the country after an order for her arrest
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Ksenia Sobchak, Media, News, News UK, Russia, Vladimir Putin 0 TV host and journalist Ksenia Sobchak poses throughout the GQ Russia twentieth birthday gala reception at the Hotel Metropol Moscow in 2021. Valery SharifulinTASS through Getty Images A Russian media star with sturdy ties to Putin fled the country, per a number of stories. Ksenia Sobchak, rumored to be Putin’s god-daughter, is in Lithuania, an official there mentioned. Sobchak left after her house was searched…
Video shows Russian soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine griping about not having enough training, supplies, or food
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Military & Defense, News, Russia, Speed desk, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin 0 An obvious Russian solider in Ukraine complains about not having enough coaching to combat in the battle. Yurii Butusov/Facebook Video apparently shows Russian troops in Ukraine griping about not having enough coaching or food. “No bullets, no grenades, no pouches, no food, no water. It’s a fucking mess!” one man complained. The two-minute video was posted to Facebook this week by Ukrainian journalist Yurii Butusov….
Meet Yevgeny Prigozhin, ‘Putin’s chef’ and founder of the brutal Wagner group who told the Russian leader that he was...
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Classic Format, Mercenary, Military & Defense, News, Politics, russian oligarchs, Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, Yevgeny Prigozhin 0 Evgeny Prigozhin (L) assists Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin throughout a dinner with international students and journalists at the restaurant Cheval Blanc on the premises of an equestrian complicated outdoors Moscow November 11, 2011. Picture taken November 11. REUTERS/Misha Japaridze/Pool/File Photo Yevgeny Prigozhin is a Russian businessman with shut ties to Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin claimed he based Wagner, a Russian mercenary group that works carefully…
Putin admits Russia is facing ‘issues’ in the Ukraine war and told his team to make faster decisions
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Economy, International, Politics, Russia, Russian Economy, Sanctions, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin during the CSTO summit in Moscow on May 16, 2022. Getty Images Russian President Putin on Tuesday admitted his country faces “issues” from the war in Ukraine. Per an AFP translation of the speech, Putin referred to “economic difficulties” in Russia. Putin also told his team to speed up the decision-making process in the conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday admitted…