Britain will arm Ukraine with rocket launch systems to destroy Putin's evil army

Vladimir Putin tried to hijack the Daily Star to trick war-ravaged Russians into thinking Brits have got it worse under Boris Johnson.The potty president’s propagandists blasted the UK for failing to axe the Prime Minister whom they alleged was either "lying or drunk".And they used our front page cartoon of the PM sporting a Pinocchio nose to back up their crazy claim - apparently unaware it was a joke.Russian telly anchor Olga Skabeyeva (corr) - dubbed "Putin’s Iron Doll" - played fast and loose with the facts in a desperate bid to convince Russians no matter how bad life gets under their despot they are better off than Brits.Flashing our satirical splash she said: "By the length of Johnson's nose on the front page…it is not difficult to guess that he lies on a regular basis.""That is, he is either lying or drunk.”She went on to lambast the botched Tory coup to oust the PM after Partygate, telling state TV: "In London they were finally going to get rid of the alcoholic Johnson."Even his dissatisfied fellow party members tried to dismiss him."But Boris eventually received a vote of confidence and was protected from resignation for a year."Johnson himself wanted to stop a vote at all, arguing the situation on the Ukrainian front was dire."So as usual he was cynical and hypocritical.’’She said the fact 211 Tory MPs had backed the PM with 148 against in the confidence vote went against opinion polls which showed 59% of Brits wanted him to go."Such is their democracy. Boris stays," she spat.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has delayed an annual live TV Q&A with members of the public amid rumours he faces hidden health problems.The Direct Line to Vladimir Putin event typically runs for three-to-four hours and has aired in June for four of the past five years, with the exception being during the Covid pandemic.It is thought that his rumoured health issues - which include supposed cancer and Parkinson's disease - may mean he is unable to remain on TV for that amount of time. Another theory suggests that the postponement may be due to fears that he'll be interrogated over his floundering invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Ukraine war broke out has racked up parking fees of more than $100,000 (£63,600). The aircraft has been prohibited to fly due to Canada's closure of its airspace to all Russian aircraft in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia has said he'll 'do anything' to make the nation's enemies 'disappear' in a foul-mouthed tirade against the West.Dmitry Medvedev, who served as head of state between 2008 and 2012 under Vladimir Putin's political influence, issued the new threats as global tensions continue to intensify over the war in Ukraine.The 56-year-old is now deputy head of the Kremlin's security council, with his latest barbs being seen by some Russia-watchers as an attempt at a full-scale political comeback in light of his boss's reputed ill-health.Referring to critics of the Putin regime in the West, he said on his Telegram channel: “I am often asked why my Telegram posts are so harsh.“I respond – because I hate them. They are b*****s, degenerates.“They want death to us, to Russia.

Brad Pitt is accusing Angelina Jolie of shady dealings with an apparent “Russian oligarch” regarding the sale of her stake in Pitt’s beloved French vineyard Chateau Miraval!

BRAD Pitt is claiming his ex Angelina Jolie sold her share of their winery in order to inflict harm and undermine him as the former couple's feud rages on. The stars have been battling it out since parting ways in 2016 after being married for just two years.

Ukrainians attempting to take back what's left of the besieged city of Mariupol are now having to fight a battle on two fronts - and they're doing it alongside their Russian occupiers. The area has been one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's main targets, levelling around 85% of the city since his invasion of Ukraine began in February.

Russia, by order of its despotic leader President Vladimir Putin, took time out from the war to meet local residents. And he did it with a smile on his face.

Brad Pitt is accusing Angelina Jolie of trying to damage him by secretly selling her stake in his French vineyard to a “Russian oligarch” with “poisonous intentions”. The ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ actor, 58, also alleges in a new court filing there is a plan to seize total control of his multi-million dollar wine passion project. Angelina, 47, sold half of the booming Château Miraval winery to a company run by Yuri Shefler, 54, who owns the firm that produces flagship Russian vodka Stolichnaya, rebranded Stoli.

Alexa translating phrases about Boris Johnson into Welsh have gone viral after they were shared on TikTok. In the clips, people are asking their smart speaker devices to translate a series of English words with hilarious results insulting the Prime Minister.

Russian Wagner Group mercenary dubbed "The Executioner" has reportedly been taken out by a Ukrainian sniper. Vladimir Andonov, 44, is thought to have been shot dead in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

Ukraine by going pirate.After Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a brutal assault on Ukraine on Feb. 24 — a war officially dubbed a “special military operation” — hundreds of major western corporations, including the Hollywood majors, withdrew from the Russian market.More than three months into the war, reports are surfacing about illicit screenings of Hollywood movies at Russian cinemas, with initial reports naming “The Batman,” “Red Notice,” Disney animation “Turning Red” and Michael Bay crime actioner “Ambulance.”According to the Russian edition of Esquire, “The Batman” has been screened at Moscow’s WIP theater, as well as at Greenwich Cinema in the Urlas city of Yekaterinburg and at regional theaters in the Far East of Russia.

Ukraine ”. The Kremlin’s official site for Construction, Housing and Utilities was offline whilst officials frantically tried to fix it.

Ukraine – despite Vladimir Putin’s chilling warning that he will hit “new targets” if the weapons are supplied. The deranged despot’s horrifying statement yesterday (Sunday 5) claimed if the West provided long-range missiles, Russia will “strike at targets (they) have not yet been hitting”.

Putin army after he went to fight in Ukraine has been dragged in front of a court and accused of being a mercenary.Aiden Aslin from Newark, Nottinghamshire, was captured in the city of Mariupol back in April by forces from the separatist Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), which is supported by Russia.The 28-year-old who goes by the name "Johnny" quit his job as a caseworker back home to volunteer with Ukrainian marines back in 2018.Following his capture earlier this year, horrifying images emerged showing him in a beaten state, raising his arms to reveal the handcuffs keeping his wrists tied.With a nasty looking bruise on his forehead, Aiden also appeared to have suffered a swollen right eye.Now, a DPR court says Mr Aslin has been charged with operating as a mercenary and could potentially face the death penalty.A statement from their Telegram published in Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti read: "Taking into account wartime, based on the provisions of the current criminal law, as a result of the trial, the mercenary may be given an exceptional measure of punishment – the death penalty"The report also suggested that a long prison sentence could also be likely.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Following the capture of Aiden and other foreign volunteer fighters, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov commented that "foreign mercenaries" do not have the status of combatants under international humanitarian law.Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike new targets if the US supplies longer-range missiles to Ukraine.

Aleks Zinchenko has reiterated his calls for peace amid Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine following his country's World Cup qualifier defeat to Wales.

Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike new targets if the US supplies longer-range missiles to Ukraine. The Russian president issued the chilling warning on Sunday ( June 5), and said the United States should be fearful if they handed the besieged country weapons to use in high-precision mobile rocket systems.

Vladimir Putin fan who has regularly voiced his support for Russia's bloody attack on Ukraine is being held on suspicion of killing his pregnant girlfriend. Children’s entertainer Pavel Ivanov was arrested after Aina Dalskaya, 35, was fatally stabbed in front of her 11-year-old son.In a recent picture Ivanov, 31, posed in a car with a Z-sign, symbol of the Russian war in Ukraine.He wore a camouflage outfit and brandished a crossbow and knife.The image is captioned: “Banderlogs [an insulting slang term for Ukrainians] are hiding somewhere...

London has died of Covid-19 in Moscow, according to reports.Dmitri Kovtun was one of two men who a UK inquiry ruled had poisoned Litvinenko’s tea with a rare radioactive substance back in 2006.Reports from state-owned Russian news agency Tass said Kovtun contracted coronavirus before dying in a Moscow hospital.Kovtun, along with Andrei Lugovoi, was accused of being behind Litvinenko’s assassination 16 years ago at the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair.Reports said Tass cited Lugovoi, now a member of Russia’s parliament, as saying that he was mourning the death of a “close and faithful friend”.A British public inquiry concluded in 2016 that the killing of the outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive polonium-210, had “probably” been carried out with the approval of the Russian president.The inquiry found the two Russian men had deliberately poisoned Litvinenko by putting the radioactive substance into his drink at the central London hotel, leading to an agonising death.The European Court of Human Rights also ruled last year, following a case brought by the deceased’s widow, Marina Litvinenko, that Russia was responsible for his killing.Russia has always denied any involvement in the death and had refused to comply with international arrest warrants issued for Kovtun and Lugovoi.

alien civilisation will land here it is not going to be an invasion. It is going to be friendly.“If they were hostile to us we would have been destroyed a long time ago.”Uri claims to have had his mysterious powers tested by the CIA at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, where research has been carried out into nuclear weapons.And he says the Americans called on him when they needed the Russians to sign the Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty in 1991.He claims he used the power of his mind to convince one Russian signatory to put pen to paper.Uri went on: “Aliens are not going to allow us to go into a nuclear war.“I don’t think they would have to land for that – to stop Putin from pressing the button.“There are so many other ways.

Vladimir Putin could be secretly killed by his own generals after reports they have become increasingly frustrated over the handling of the war in Ukraine. The Russian President is reportedly struggling with ill health and it is believed the country’s security services could take action and use the rumours to help cover up his death.