McDonald's finally closes all stores in Russia after facing global backlash

Vladimir Putin shows zero tolerance for his opponents. Just this week he authorised a brutal crackdown on protests against the Ukrainan invasion in the streets of Moscow.High-profile critics such as Alexander Litvinenko and Alexei Navalny have been poisoned by Putin’s henchmen.And Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot while walking across a bridge in Moscow not far from the Kremlin in February 2015.

Homes Under The Hammer 's Martin Roberts is making a 26-hour drive in a bid to get urgent aid to those most in need fleeing war-torn Ukraine.

Councils, NHS trusts and a university in Greater Manchester are caught up in Russian deals worth millions of pounds, it has been revealed.

West Ham's Ukraine international forward Andriy Yarmolenko burst into tears after scoring for the Hammers in their clash with Aston Villa on Sunday (March 13).The former Dynamo Kyiv and Borussia Dortmund was forced to put worries for his home country to the back of his mind while taking to the pitch during the Premier League encounter and his second half goal was too much to take.The 32-year-old delighted the London Stadium crowd with a fine volley to open the scoring - before his emotions came flooding back.Yarmolenko has been hailed for his goal, which was dedicated to the people of his homeland who find themselves displaced and in grave danger following the invasion of Vladimir Putin's Russia.Sharing a heart-warming photo of West Ham stars surrounding their colleague after his goal, the club wrote on Twitter: "We love you, Yarma!"To which one fan responded: "How Yarmolenko found the strength to play today is beyond me, but easily our best player when he came on."With a second adding: "Sport is more than sport. Yarmalenko has gone through probably the worst time in his life being a proud Ukrainian.

Thomas Tuchel could leave the club. The UK Government this week froze the assets of Blues owner Roman Abramovich due to his association to Russian president Vladimir Putin, who launched an invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago.

Vladimir Putin's "death squads" that he says have been set up to kill anyone trying to return home, refusing to take part in his savage war. Many of Russia's troops entered Ukraine under the pretence of a peacekeeping mission, and have been horrified and confused upon learning the truth about Putin's invasion of Ukraine.However the 22-year-old unnamed soldier said there "really is" a death squad killing military personnel who abandon fighting and desert, which has led to many Russian troops surrendering.In a chilling warning, the young fellow said anyone wanting to desert the military "won't make it", reports MailOnline.It is just one of the many sickening tactics Putin has employed as he pushes on with decimating Ukraine.

A captured Russian bomber has pleaded with Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop his invasion of Ukraine, adding, "we have already lost this war".

Russia students have formed a giant Z formation to show support for the war in Ukraine. Students and teachers took part in the protest at Damascus University in Syria on Wednesday (March 9). The crowd assembled into the shape of a giant letter Z at the demonstration, with many people also waving Russian flags.

Vladimir Putin's ex-wife revealed his proposal to her was so weird, she thought he was breaking up and the fact he was trying to wed her came as a "complete surprise".Mad Vlad's ex-wife Lyudmila Shkrebneva, 64, revealed the details of Putin's clunky proposal in the 2000 biography, First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President, which features a collection of interviews with people in his inner-circle.Shkrebneva told the interviewer that she and Putin, now 69, were sitting around in a house when he said: "‘You know what kind of person I am by now. "In general, I'm not very easygoing." Shkrebneva goes on to say that Putin was being self-critical, outlining some of his flaws, including that he was the silent type and that he could be rather abrupt with some things and would insult people.The president's ex-wife said: "He was saying that he was a risky life partner.

The Navy SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden states that there is no way America could do to Vladimir Putin what he did to the terrorist as he mock's his country's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Horrifying satellite images show the devastation of Maripol city in eastern Ukraine after days of Russian air strikes.

Ukraine's first female volunteer to gain a full military contract has warned other young women not to "romanticise" the war before they sign up.Iryna Sergeyeva, 39, issued the stark warning as she continues to fight on the frontline in response to Vladimir Putin's ongoing attack. The former media relations specialist joined Ukraine's armed forces as a reservist in 2017 and has since become the first female volunteer to be made an army lieutenant.

RAF chief claims “something is going very badly wrong” with Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Former RAF Commander Edward Stringer said the death of three major Russian generals in less than three weeks does not bode well for Putin. On Friday (March 11) it was reported that the commander of the Eastern Military District, Andrei Kolesnikov, had died.

Vladimir Putin’s forces crossed Ukraine’s border on February 24, operatives from the shadowy Wagner Group had penetrated Ukraine ’s defences laying the groundwork for the Russian assault. The Wagner Group is modelled on private armies like American military contractors Blackwater, or South Africa-based Executive Outcomes.

Ukraine. But he has also been taken aback by his country's reaction and says America has responded to the deadly attack with weakness.

“I suggested it as a joke, and then it actually happened,” dead panned Kate McKinnon as White House press secretary Jen Psaki tonight. And yes Saturday Night Live decided to literally rip tonight’s White House set cold open from the headlines

Vladimir Putin – even if it’s ultimately “not viable" – says British Army Colonel Richard Kemp. He’s not the first senior Western figure to make the suggestion.

Chelsea and the whole of football is a positive one.The Crystal Palace boss, who signed Chelsea defender Marc Guehi last summer and also has Blues forward Conor Gallagher on loan, made his comments after Thursday’s sanctioning of Abramovich. In response to the war in Ukraine and his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UK government has frozen Abramovich’s assets in this country, including the South West London club.

Henry Rollins has spoken out about the Russia-Ukraine conflict, reflecting on the upheaval in the lives of Ukrainians as a result of the war.Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24. The UN reported that 549 civilians had died as of March 10 – although they believe the total could be much higher – while the US military estimates that between 2,000 and 4,000 Ukrainian armed forces, national guard and volunteer forces have also been killed.In an interview on New York’s 102.3 WBAB radio station, Rollins spoke about the conflict and shared his experiences of visiting Ukraine. “The thing is still, in a way, breaking news,” he said, per Blabbermouth.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy, 42, recently seemed to try and relax while getting some fresh air on the balcony of his apartment in Malibu, CA, just days after he admitted that his Dancing With the Stars fame helped him to flee Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. The ballroom dance champion was photographed looking at his phone while wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts as he looked up at cameras for a moment during the outing. He also wore white wireless ear buds and appeared to be either listening to something on his phone or chatting with someone.

Former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna has joined the Ukrainian forces to fight Russian troops as Vladimir Putin's invasion continues.The stunning brunette has swapped evening gowns for a rifle as she warned Russian invaders that they will "will die on our land" if they continue their advance. Sharing images on her social media, Anastasiia, who represented Ukraine at the 2015 Miss Grand International beauty pageant, has vowed to defend Ukraine until their safe border is restored.This week, Anastasiia, who has 315,000 Instagram followers, posted another video contrasting Ukraine before the war compared to recent photos and videos.