Putin 'furious' at Russian war flop and 'thought Ukraine would fall in five days'

Russia's leader has been barred from a British pub - and warned punters would 'wreck' him if he even tries to step foot in there.

Ukraine continues, fears of a nuclear World War Three have continued to grow, spurred on by Russian President Vladimir Putin's erratic mindset.The despot has previously warned of consequences "never before seen in your history" for any country that aids Ukraine and with rumours swirling around about his health it is unclear how volatile he may become.And according to Peter Berezin, a strategist at BCA Research, the chances of nuclear armageddon don't look good.In a slightly surreal memo, the financier looked into the likelihoods of a nuclear war in a letter titled: "Rising risk of a nuclear apocalypse."The memo stated that Vladimir Putin had now committed to a regime change in Kyiv and that anything else would be seen as a defeat. And in one disturbing passage, Mr Berezin surmised that in the event Putin is left with "no future" he may decide that "no one else should have a future either".He then goes on to state that with everything considered, there is now "an uncomfortably high 10% chance of a civilisation ending nuclear war over the next 12 months".It's not all bad news though as he did urge calm in one crucial aspect.

DAN Walker has been replaced on BBC Breakfast with no explanation - and viewers aren't best pleased about it. The presenter usually presents the show alongside his co-star Sally Nugent from Monday to Wednesday, before Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt take over for the rest of the week.

Kyiv is claiming to be flogging a 'captured Russian tank' on Facebook Marketplace, for just £2,700, as Vladimir Putin's forces continue their invasion in Ukraine. The tank, which the listing says is "perfect for killing people and destroying vehicles", is a T-64, a Soviet main battle tank introduced in the early 1960s.After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the new Russian Ground Forces decided to do away with T-64s, and they were gradually put in reserve or scrapped, so it is unlikely this one was actually captured.It's more likely a joke, as revealed by British-Lebanese freelance conflict journalist Oz Katerji, who tweeted the listing.

Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova has spoken out in a new interview against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, calling the Russian leader “insane”.Tolokonnikova and her Pussy Riot bandmates have been longtime critics of Putin’s regime, with Tolokonnikova herself spending two years in a Siberian prison for dissenting. Earlier this year, she and bandmate Nika Nikulshina were labelled “foreign agents” by the Russian government.In a new interview with The Guardian, Tolokonnikova discussed her fears for the people of Ukraine and the jeopardy facing Russians who speak out against Putin.“Putin just signed a law that said you’re going to get 15 years in jail for even discussing the war in Ukraine,” she said.

ISIS have lauded Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "God's punishment" on the West, but refuse to pick a side between the two "crusader countries". The Jihadists have also predicted that "great wars" are to come, hoping that conflicts in the Western world will be detrimental for the "enemies of Islam".

Susanna Reid often gets viewers talking on Good Morning Britain about her latest opinions on events in the news.

McDonald's lovers in Russia have rushed to form long queues for one final meal from the fast-food chain before they close due to the international outrage of the Russia-Ukraine war. Lines are stretching for nearly half a mile outside outlets as many are desperate for one last Big Mac.Video footage posted online by Ukraine Live News shows cars lining up in a Moscow drive-thru, whereas, photos across Twitter show some desperate customers lining the streets on foot in the snow.

Bloom Twins have covered John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ for UNICEF – listen to it below.It’s part of a campaign to help raise money for UNICEF’s #IMAGINE initiative that aims to unite “millions of people to raise awareness and funds for children’s rights globally.”The duo wrote: “Imagine a better world for children where EVERY child can play in peace. This is our solo version of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’.You can listen to it here:Speaking to NME recently, Bloom Twins’ Anna Kuprienko spoke out about the war in Ukraine and urged people “to something to stop this.”It comes after Ukraine severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation last month (February 24).“It’s important to strike for change,” Kuprienko told NME. “Now is the time for push for that.

boxing legend Wladimir Klitschko has called on UK sports fans to “keep up the pressure” on Russian president Vladimir Putin.English football clubs have come together to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over the past two weeks, with players from all sides taking time to clap and wear clothing showing their support.The Premier League went even further on Tuesday by announcing it has pulled the plug on the Kremlin by suspending the agreement for games to be screened in Russia, as well as donating £1million to the Ukraine war relief fund.And in a thank-you message to fans for standing with Ukraine, former world champion Klitschko called on supporters to keep their efforts going.Klitschko told The Mirror: “We know about Premier League clubs showing their support for Ukraine at games over the weekend, and we are grateful for every single person who joined in.“But to those fans we now ask: Please keep it going - Putin will not stop because of one gesture. “He must see the whole sporting world is disgusted by his aggression.” Wladimir and older brother Vitali - a fellow ex-world heavyweight champion - both answered the call to fight for Ukraine in light of the invasion.Do you think Vladimir Putin will pull back in the face of more sanctions and international condemnation? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Vladimir Putin's face has left people in fits of laughter, not least the bloke who spotted it.An Aberdeen Angus sizzle steak being sold for £2.99 was photographed on the top shelf of the meat aisle at Aldi in Croydon, south London. Musician Matt Gordon had his mates cracking up over a picture he took of the edible Putin lookalike but joked he stopped short of buying it through fear of repercussions from the Russian president.

McDonald's will slam shut 850 of its restaurants in Russia as backlash to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The massive move which will see civilians unable to order a Big Mac and fries any time soon is one of the latest international sanctions on Russia.

Olga Smirnova, a prima ballerina from Russia, is speaking out against the country’s invasion of Ukraine. A lead dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, Smirnova said she is "ashamed of Russia" and publicly denounced its president, Vladimir Putin, for giving the order to invade the neighboring country.

Vladimir Putin has not lost his mind and still wants to avoid sparking a nuclear World War 3, according to a former Russian minister. Andrei V Kozyrev who worked at Russia's foreign minister between 1990 and 1996, claims there are three misguided yet rational reasons as to why the country's president ordered an invasion of Ukraine. For all the talk of Putin going insane as he suffers from an alleged terminal illness, the Kremlin believing its own propaganda is more likely to have inspired waging war, Kozyrev says.

fuel prices in at least 18 years due to Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine. The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts rose from 149.2p on February 28 to 153.0p on Monday, according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.Average diesel prices rose from 153.4p to 158.6p over the same period.The weekly increases of 3.8p for petrol and 5.2p for diesel are the largest in records dating back to June 2003.They mean the cost of filling up a typical 55-litre family car shot up by more than £2 over the past week.Russia is the world's second-biggest producer of crude oil and supplies a third of Europe’s needs.The war has raised fears supplies could be cut, driving up prices.The cost-per-barrel of Brent crude – the most commonly used way of measuring the UK’s oil price – reached $139 (£106) on Monday which was its highest in 14 years.RAC Foundation director Steve Gooding said: "With the tragedy in Ukraine showing no signs of abating it looks like we all need to brace for forecourt prices to continue upward, not least because they tend to lag oil price movements by a week or two.

McDonald's has finally conceded to global pressure and announced it will temporarily close its stores in Russia amid the ongoing Ukraine invasion.

Former Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham didn’t hold back in revealing how former PresidentDonald Trump would’ve reacted if he was in a war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while she guest co-hosted The View on Tuesday March 8. Grisham commended Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for joining his countrymen and battling against Russian forces, as Putin has invaded Ukraine, and she said that the ex-president wouldn’t have done the same in his shoes. “Donald Trump would be 57 feet below ground hiding, and Zelenskyy has been out there fighting,” she said to thunderous applause.

Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil, the latest move to sanction Vladimir Putin’s regime after its invasion of Ukraine.

Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia ’s leader Vladimir Putin warned anyone “who might be tempted to meddle in the ongoing events” would face “consequences you have never encountered in your history”. Most commentators immediately saw those words as a nuclear threat – but Russia has a wide range of advanced new weapons systems, dubbed Putin’s superoruzhie or “super weapons”, that could have a devastating impact in Ukraine and further afield without risking the inevitable consequences of a nuclear confrontation.

Vladimir Putin is currently the world's most scrutinised man after launching a barbaric attack on Ukraine.The United Nations human rights office said today Putin's orders have caused 1,335 civilian casualties in the war-torn country, including 474 killed and 861 injured. And since Russia's invasion began on February 24, interest into the tyrant behind the senseless killings has grown. Putin has been accused of blowing millions on a harem of mistresses and even of having a lovechild with a woman once dubbed "the most flexible woman in Russia".