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Putin and 3 Others Close Presidential Registration in Russia

Russia has closed candidate registration for the upcoming presidential race, with Vladimir Putin and three others successfully registering their candidacy.

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Putin, Le Pen and the French right

Russia's strategic partnership with the French far right has deep roots that long predate the Putin-Le Pen liaison

Salon

Marine Le Pen, the Rassemblement National and Russia: history of a strategic alliance

Days before the second round of the French presidential elections, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National, RN) spelled out some of her foreign policy priorities: limit military support to Ukraine and steer clear from voting new sanctions against Russia; leave NATO’s integrated command; and relaunch a “strategic rapprochement…

The Conversation

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Putin takes ‘nuclear football’ to funeral of Russian politician

Mourners were cleared from the cathedral amid fears of an assasination attempt on Mr Putin

The Independent UK

Leo Varadkar shares 'incredible' picture from Ukraine as Putin raises nuclear fears in Russia

It comes as Vladimir Putin has been seen arriving at a funeral in Moscow with a military officer carrying what was suspected to be the Russian nuclear briefcase.

Irish Mirror

Vladimir Putin spotted with 'Russian nuclear briefcase' as fears of World War escalate

A man in a suit was also seen close to Putin evidently carrying the Russian nuclear briefcase.

Irish Mirror

Putin attends funeral as guard holds suspected nuclear briefcase amid assassination fears

Mourners at the Cathedral in Moscow were cleared out as Vladimir Putin paid his respects - while a man close to him was seen in a suit carrying what appeared to be the Russian nuclear briefcase

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Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75

Outspoken ultranationalist regarded as a court jester in the Duma nearly predicted date of Ukraine invasion

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Zhirinovsky obituary

Ultra-nationalist Russian politician known for boorish behaviour but tolerated in parliament because he had no chance of power

The Guardian - UK

Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75

Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians’ aggrievement and wounded pride, has died at age 75, the speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament said Wednesday.

France 24

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, dark showman of the Russian far right

When a little known far-right politician called Vladimir Zhirinovsky claimed third place behind Boris Yeltsin in Russia's 1991 presidential election, it looked like a flash in the pan.

Reuters

Russian nationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75

A senior Russian lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to citizens' aggrievement and wounded pride has died at age 75

The Independent UK

Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky who predicted exact date of Ukraine invasion dies

Russian Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, dubbed '"Russia's Trump" known for his outlandish politics deemed as a trials from the Kremlin looking to test the waters before adopting them itself

Daily Mirror

'Radioactive prisoner' wanted for murder tipped for top new job in Russia

Sources claim Vladimir Putin is considering giving approval to ex-spy Andrei Lugovoy, 55, who is wanted to face trial in Britain over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, to head the ultranationalist Liberal-Democratic Party

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Doctors fighting for life of veteran Russian politician Zhirinovsky - parliament speaker

Doctors are fighting for the life of veteran Russian nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky who is in a grave condition but could still recover, the speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Eerie footage shows Russian politician predicting the exact time of Ukraine invasion

Vladimir Putin backing Vladimir Zhirinovsky predicted when the Russian forces would invade Ukraine, as they did in the early hours of February 22 by rolling tanks into Donetsk and Luhansk

Daily Mirror

Russian politicians mock Boris Johnson and threaten nuclear attack on London

Speaking on Russian state TV, one guest claimed the Royal Family had atomic weapons and were like "a monkey with a hand grenade prepared to pull the pin"

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