Kremlin denies Assad's British wife is trying to divorce the fallen dictator and return to the UK after being 'confined to Moscow with property assets frozen'

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 12:43 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Asma al-Assad, 49, is currently exiled in Moscow with the toppled dictator, having left behind their lives of luxury in Syria. The former first lady is said to be dissatisfied with her life under the…

Putin threatens there is a real risk of WW3 erupting, accusing the West of 'escalating the situation' and warning 'the dangers are increasing'

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 12:43 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Putin glossed over his role in escalating the conflict with the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, instead boasting of his role in the 'historic' development of the Oreshnik missile

A radical way to teach contested history – podcast

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 08:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Helen Pidd visits Lancaster Royal grammar school to see the work of Parallel Histories, an education charity which helps young people make sense of contested history

Parallel Histories is an education…

Russia aims to be global leader in nuclear power plant construction

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 08:49 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Vladimir Putin’s envoy says more than 10 units are being built in countries such as China, Iran and Turkey

Moment Ukrainian kamikaze drone sets off 'doomsday' explosion at Russian oil depot amid 'massive' attack on Putin's war machine

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Steel Horse facility supplies Vladimir Putin 's armed forces, but also links to the Druzhba pipeline which sends Russian oil to Europe.

NATO would 'wipe out Russia's army in a matter of months' if the alliance were to deploy all its might in Ukraine… but experts warn victory would come at a major cost - and Putin would almost certainly go nuclear

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The idea of a large-scale conflict between Russia and the Western-led security bloc is enough to have even the most seasoned strategists waking up with a jolt in a cold sweat

TOM LEONARD: Drones are now buzzing over UK airbases - and experts fear Putin is to blame

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

TOM LEONARD: Residents in East Anglia might have thought Christmas had come early when they saw unusually bright lights in the night sky last month.

Slovak PM meets Putin in surprise Moscow visit

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Robert Fico said he and the Russian leader discussed "the possibilities of an early, peaceful end of the war" in Ukraine.

Ukrainian-born ex-Royal Ballet star with Putin's face tattooed across his chest flees Russia after losing his passion for the war

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 20:34 UTC

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Principal male dancer Sergei Polunin, 35, became the Royal Ballet's youngest ever principal at the age of 20 before abruptly leaving two years later

What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025 | Timothy Garton Ash

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 10:34 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Instability is growing, Putin’s hybrid war in Europe is heating up and for fear of escalation we have encouraged global nuclear proliferation

There are human activities in which both sides can win. Wa…