Benjamin Rich: Last News

YouTuber who was "thrown in a Russian gulag" and interrogated for slagging off Vladimir Putin changed tack and then praised the war monger in a bid to be freed from jail. Benjamin Rich, the man behind the Bald & Bankrupt channel, was stopped at a train station in Russia and brought to a police station before being chucked into a cell for "a few days" earlier this month.

YouTuber Bald and Bankrupt, real name Benjamin Rich, who was "thrown in a Russian gulag" for criticising Vladimir Putin. He said he was stopped at a train station in Russia and brought to a police station before being chucked into a cell for "a few days".Rich added that he lost his case in court and was chucked out of Russia and banned from returning.READ MORE: Dad left with chainsaw stuck in chest after freak garden accident– and survivesHe explained this in a video, his first for four weeks, titled 'The Journey is Over'.In a new video doing the rounds on social media, Rich appears to be getting grilled by Russian police on why he called Putin "crazy", and why he posted a link to fundraise for Ukraine.In the clip he blames the English media for his portrayal of Putin, saying media organisations "constantly bombard" with anti-Russian material, and anti Putin messages.

YouTuber detained in Kazakhstan by Russian police at a former Soviet space station has finally told the true story behind his bizarre arrest.Benjamin Rich, more famously known as Bald and Bankrupt on the video platform, made international headlines earlier this year when it was reported that he had been imprisoned in a “Russian Gulag”.It was believed that he had broken into the derelict spaceport in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, and was given a three-day jail term when caught by Russian officials.READ MORE: WWE icon's bonkers '141 2/3 chance of winning' rant that baffled fans and became meme Despite the place being on Kazakh land, Russia actually leases the area for around £150 million per year.

Russia and the-now under attack Ukraine just hours before last week's invasion began. Benjamin Rich, also known as YouTuber Bald and Bankrupt, travelled from Poland, through to Ukraine, where he found his way to the village of Baryshivka.The tiny, almost desolate village is actually on the border of Russia, inside Ukraine, with barbed-wire marking out the territory which stretches for miles.The ground is covered by snow, but there were no signs of the Russian army at the time.Arriving at the border, the 47-year-old said: “It's kind of underwhelming being here.