From Putin’s health to spying on allies: Five key takeaways from leaked Pentagon documents Leaked documents present "very serious risk to national security”, says top Pentagon spokesman The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023
Vladimir Putin receiving chemotherapy for cancer, leaked US documents confirm Highly sensitive information about Ukraine, South Korea, Israel and the UAE collected by the US through communications monitoring was leaked last week in a major security breach Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023
Leaked Pentagon documents include rumour Putin is undergoing chemotherapy The documents address a long-standing rumour that Russian leader has cancer The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
Outrage as Moscow takes presidency of UN security council – as it happened Top Ukrainian official criticises the ‘symbolic blow’ of Russia assuming the rotating presidency The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2023
Russian general ‘pushing the limits’ of how far Putin will tolerate failure in Ukraine, says UK General Valery Gerasimov, the Russian Chief of the General Staff (CGS), took personal command of the military operation on January 11, 2023 Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2023
Putin enables the lifestyle of Russia’s elite – until they lose faith, there is little hope of peace Better targeting of wealthy Russians’ ill-gotten gains abroad, combined with military defeats, might sway their loyalty, says academic Olga Chyzh The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023
Battle for Bakhmut highlights divide between Wagner mercenary chief and the Kremlin The founder and leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been touted as someone who could pose a political challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Once a key battlefield ally, in recent days Prigozhin has publicly lamented losing his direct line to the Kremlin. Wagner fighters are not… France 24 · Mar 16, 2023
Russia’s spring offensive in Ukraine has ‘stalled’, say western officials Even if Putin’s forces manage to take control of Bakhmut, western officials say it will be a ‘hollow victory’ for Russia’s military under the command of General Valery Gerasimov Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023
Wagner chief: Mercenaries slaughtered because of ‘shell hunger’ Yevgeny Prigozhin has repeatedly accused Russia’s military brass of deliberately starving his fighters of munitions. Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023
Russian mercenary boss escalates row with top army brass with image of dead bodies Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin took a bitter public feud with the top army brass to a new level on Wednesday, publishing a grisly image of dozens of his fighters he said had been killed after being deprived of ammunition. Reuters · Feb 22, 2023
Wagner owner blasts 'treason' of Russian military chiefs The owner of the Russian private military company, Wagner, has accused Russia’s defense minister and chief of general staff of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition, which he charged amounts to an attempt to “destroy” the force The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023
Russian defence chief keeps job despite Ukraine routs thanks to Putin His army has made three humiliating retreats in Ukraine in the past year and nearly 200,000 of his men have been killed or wounded according to U.S. officials, but Russia's defence minister is still in a job thanks to President Vladimir Putin. Reuters · Feb 20, 2023
Wagner mercenary group will ‘decrease’ as prisoner recruitment ends, says boss Kremlin is said to be pushing back against private army and curbing influence of Yevgeny Prighozin The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023
Boris Johnson claims Vladimir Putin threatened to target him with missile attack in BBC documentary Boris Johnson said that Putin threatened to kill him with a rocket over the phone last year after the ex-UK PM paid a visit to Kyiv to show his support for Ukraine. Daily Record · Jan 30, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Jan 30, 2023 Vladimir Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Boris Johnson BORIS Johnson has claimed that Vladimir Putin told him “I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute”, in a call…
Manchester Evening News · Jan 30, 2023 Boris Johnson claims Putin threatened to kill him with a missile ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine The former prime minister said the “extraordinary” conversation took place amid growing fears of the Russian invasion
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023 Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Boris Johnson Vladimir Putin reportedly told Boris Johnson ‘I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’
Wales Online · Jan 30, 2023 Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with a missile ahead of Ukraine invasion ‘Boris, I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023 Putin threatened to kill me with missile attack, says Boris Johnson ‘It would only take a minute’, Russian president told British PM ahead of Ukraine invasion
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023 Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Johnson Vladimir Putin reportedly told Boris Johnson ‘I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’.
Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023 Boris Johnson reveals Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him in missile attack The ex-PM said the 'extraordinary' telephone conversation took place last February after he visited Kyiv in a last-ditch attempt to show support for Ukraine amid growing fears of a Russian assault.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023 Boris Johnson says Putin claimed he could send missile to hit UK ‘in a minute’ Former prime minister’s comments about call to Russian president just before invasion come in new BBC documentary
Daily Mirror · Jan 29, 2023 Vladimir Putin’s army ‘terrified’ by new Ukraine offensive over ‘mass slaughter’ fears Vladimir Putin's demand for his top war commander General Valery Gerasimov to unleash 'an assault in several directions at once' has sparked deep divisions among members of his military high command
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023 Brutality of Russia's Wagner gives it lead in Ukraine war Fierce battles in eastern Ukraine have thrown a new spotlight on a private Russian military group led by a rogue millionaire with longtime links to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin
Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2023 Vladimir Putin’s ‘top Ukrainian military commander fired amid Russian hierarchy divisions’ The decision comes as General Valery Gerasimov ‘attempts to impose his personal authority’ after being put in charge of Russian forces