#vladimir-putin

#vladimir-putin

The death of British woman Dawn Sturgess in 2018 after coming into contact with a nerve agent used to try to assassinate a former Soviet agent was the responsibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a British government report has found. The March 2018 attack in the southwestern city of Salisbury targeted Sergei Skripal, who had defected to Britain. Skripal and his daughter Yulia were left critically ill from the attack. Four months later, Sturgess came into contact with the Novichok nerve agent, dying as a result.

Putin's potential flight plans were to travel to Budapest, Hungary to meet with President Donald Trump regarding the war in Ukraine a meeting that seems to be on hold after comments by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov falsely claiming Ukraine was under Nazi rule and Russia's insistence on claiming Ukrainian territory it has never held throughout this war.

A controversial figure, Putin has been accused of voter fraud, human rights violations, and restricting Russia's freedom of the press. In 2022, Putin led the invasion of Ukraine, and fighting continues to this day. Worldwide, the opinion of Putin is unfavorable in most countries. According to Pew Research, only 26% of people globally have confidence in Putin to do the right thing.

China's leader, Xi Jinping, will attend the parade alongside 26 visiting heads of state. Among the notable guests: Russia's president Vladimir Putin, and North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un. Seating arrangements will be closely watched a photo-op of Xi, Putin and Kim side by side would be a powerful image. Other attendees include Belarus president Aleksandr Lukashenko, Iran's president Masoud Pezashkian and South Korea's National Assembly speaker Woo Won-shik.

Pence said that serving alongside Trump for four years has given him a unique perspective on Trump's style in dealing with dictators and authoritarians.

For a quarter of a century, Russian media have cultivated a myth of Vladimir Putin's inspired leadership, portraying him as a wise corrector of errors.

Valery Gergiev, a close ally of Putin since the early 1990s, is scheduled to perform in Italy for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine.

Roman Starovoit, a former transport minister in Russia, was found dead with a gunshot wound near his car hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin.

I am waiting to see who will come from Russia, and then I will determine what steps Ukraine should take. So far, their signals in the media are unconvincing.

Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow for Victory Day underscores the deepening ties between China and Russia, framed as a partnership against Western 'hegemonic bullying'.