Putin orders military to practice tactical NUKE strike as Kremlin official warns of 'world catastrophe' if NATO troops are sent to Ukraine

The ministry said today the exercises would be carried out 'in response to provocative statements and threats by certain Western officials against the Russian Federation'.

Bloodthirsty Putin 'cut out a deer's still-warm heart and gave it to Silvio Berlusconi to eat making the ex Italian PM vomit during Russian hunting trip', former senator reveals

Berlusconi, who served four terms between 1995 and 2011, was said to have recounted how Putin badgered him into going on a hunting trip while staying together in a lodge

Russian Armed Forces Liberate Solovyovo in DPR and Kotlyarovka in Kharkov Region

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Putin orders military to practice tactical NUKE strike as Kremlin slams Macron's 'unprecedented' refusal to rule out sending troops to Ukraine

The ministry said today the exercises would be carried out 'in response to provocative statements and threats by certain Western officials against the Russian Federation'.

Putin orders troops near Ukraine to practice tactical NUKE strike as Kremlin official insists Russia is in an 'open confrontation' with the US and Western allies

The ministry said today the exercises would be carried out 'in response to provocative statements and threats by certain Western officials against the Russian Federation'.

Ukrainian drone attack in Russia border region kills at least six, governor says

A Ukrainian drone attack hit vehicles carrying workers in Russia's frontier Belgorod region, killing six people and injuring 35, the governor said Monday.

Russia May Take Measures If US Deploys Missiles in Asia-Pacific Region - Diplomat

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Wahington’s plans to deploy medium- and short-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region will inevitably provoke a missile arms race, and Russia will be forced to respond to new security threats, including in the field of nuclear...

Ukraine marks its third Easter at war, under fire from Russian drones and troops

Russia has just launched a barrage of drones on eastern Ukraine.

Deadly Russian strikes on Ukraine's Donetsk, Kharkiv as foes mark Orthodox Easter

Russian strikes on the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Kharkiv killed three people and wounded at least a dozen more, officials said Sunday.

China's despot Xi Jinping lands at Paris Orly airport on controversial state visit to France accompanied by his wife - and a huge entourage of staff carrying bags

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, landed at Paris Orly airport on Sunday afternoon and were welcomed by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

Inside Russian 'cannibal family's house of horror': Husband and wife 'made human meat pies, killed and ate 30 people, had a human flesh recipe book and served up a human head on a bed of tangerines'

Dmitry Baksheev and Natalia Baksheeva were allegedly butchering dozens of people over a period of 18 years before police finally discovered the cannibalistic lair hidden in their flat.

Russian Forces Destroy Warehouse of Western Missiles Near Odessa

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a Ukrainian fuel depot of the 218th Joint Logistics Support Center, rocket fuel production workshops, drone weapons, troops and military equipment in 108 districts were also struck.

Putin times his inauguration with Moscow's annual Victory Day parade marking the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany - as despot extends his rule by another six years after 'sham' election

The latest military showcase - which has seen large-scale rehearsals in Moscow today - comes amid reports Russia is losing 1,000 troops per day in its invasion of Ukraine.

Now English traitor fighting for Putin in Ukraine is trying to recruit other Britons to help the invasion after being given a Russian passport - as he vows 'there's no better glory than to fight for what is right'

Aiden Minnis, 37, from Chippenham, in Wiltshire, fled to take up arms for the Russian despot when the war broke out in 2022, alongside 48-year-old Ben Stimson from Oldham.

Britain must DOUBLE its military spending to 'frighten Putin', ex-British Army chief warns - despite Rishi Sunak pledging the biggest defence cash boost in a generation

Ex-British Army chief Lord Dannatt has warned Britain must double its defence spending to 'frighten' Vladimir Putin, despite Rishi Sunak's promise of a cash boost.

France's Macron set to press visiting Xi on trade, Ukraine

China’s President Xi Jinping heads to Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron set to press him to reduce trade imbalances and try to convince him to use his influence on Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Is Putin cracking under the pressure of his barbaric war? Russian tyrant seems withdrawn as he makes a rare public appearance at Orthodox Easter mass - after a week of 'losing 1,000 men a day in Ukraine'

Putin attended a service at the packed Christ the Savior Cathedral for a night-time Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken supporter of the Kremlin.

How Israel's Eurovision contestant has faced death threats and fears of a terror attack, but declares: 'I'm not worried - but I am prepared'

Since Eden Golan won her ticket to Malmo - the Swedish host city of this year's Eurovision competition - she has endured a barrage of death threats.

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia puts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list

The commander of Ukraine's ground forces and Zelenskyy's predecessor are also wanted.

Russia adds Zelensky to criminal 'wanted' list, Ukraine calls it 'desperation'

Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, a move Kyiv dismissed as a sign of Moscow's "desperation".