Putin waged a trade war long before bombing Ukraine. Which side is winning? Putin used tariffs, a naval blockade and bombed ports to target Ukrainian agricultural competition, but none worked. Al Jazeera · Jan 12, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 534 These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 534th day. Al Jazeera · Aug 11, 2023
Vladimir Putin 'suffers breakdown after changing cancer medicine' Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the allegations were 'quite strange.' Daily Record · Apr 20, 2023
Vladimir Putin suffers breakdown after changing cancer medicine, Kremlin source claims Rumours of Vladimir Putin suffering a temporary "nervous breakdown" came amid speculation he used a body double to represent him while visiting high-ranking Russian generals in Ukraine Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2023
Vladimir Putin ready to 'destroy West' as Russia launches 2,300mph supersonic missiles Vladimir Putin's top security aide, Nikolai Patrushev, has insisted that the dictator is ready to destroy the West if there are any attempts to try to stop Russia's war in Ukraine Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023
Russia could extend fertiliser export limits until November Russia could extend restrictions on fertiliser exports for six months until November to help support the domestic market, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Friday. Reuters · Mar 24, 2023
Putin being kept alive to wage war in Ukraine by foreign doctor, claims Russian expert An expert has said that Vladimir Putin’s choosing to treat his alleged condition may “have a direct impact on his situational awareness and the adequacy of the decisions" he makes about the Ukraine war Daily Mirror · Dec 25, 2022
'Vultures' circling Vladimir Putin as aide 'plots coup' and minister 'depressed' Russian president Vladimir Putin is said to be surrounded by 'vultures' who are trying to take power in Russia amid reports that he is suffering from cancer while the war in Ukraine continues Daily Mirror · Dec 18, 2022
Vladimir Putin to make Russia a 'digital concentration camp' with QR code 'handcuffs' Most Russians will be barred from leaving the country, as they were in Soviet times when they needed hated "exit visas" to go abroad, claimed Telegram channel General SVR. Daily Mirror · Dec 1, 2022
Exclusive-Russia seeks sanctions exemptions for state bank in Ukraine grain deal talks-sources Russia wants the West to ease restrictions on state agriculture lender Rosselkhozbank to facilitate Russian grain exports, according to four sources familiar with the request, made during talks to extend a deal on food shipments from Ukraine. Reuters · Nov 4, 2022
Russia is ready to supply up to 500,000 T of grain to poorest countries - TASS Russia is ready to supply up to 500,000 tonnes of grain to poor countries in the next four months, with assistance from Turkey, TASS news agency cited Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev as saying on Saturday. Reuters · Oct 29, 2022
Russia: annual grain harvest to grow 5 million tonnes thanks to 'new territories' Russia's grain harvest is set to grow by about 5 million tonnes a year thanks to its incorporation of four Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Tuesday. Reuters · Oct 4, 2022
Russia may start providing trade finance to importers of its grain - farm minister Russia may start providing trade finance to importers of its grain as sanctions imposed on Moscow since it sent troops to Ukraine affect this financial instrument, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said. Reuters · Oct 3, 2022
Vladimir Putin crony calls West 'b******s' and vows to 'make them disappear' in chilling threat Former president Dmitry Medvedev - who is now the deputy head of the Kremlin's security council - has hit out at those in the West who want “death” to Russia in a veiled threat Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2022
Wales Online · May 27, 2022 Putin eyes powerful Kremlin job for daughter as rumours over his health continue Katerina Tikhonova could become leader of ruling political party United Russia
Daily Mirror · May 27, 2022 Vladimir Putin wants top Kremlin job for daughter amid questions over his health Katerina Tikhonova, 35, could be parachuted into a top spot of the United Russia party amid Kremlin concerns over the health of Vladimir Putin, 69, who is reportedly undergoing chemotherapy for cancer
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022 Putin’s security men: the elite group who ‘fuel his anxieties’ Russia’s growing isolation has strengthened the ‘siloviki’ who surround the president