Putin may unleash nightmare 'war toys' like invisible drones, robot tanks and attack dogs

Vladimir Putin has so far resisted pressing the nuclear button because of treaties signed as a result of fears of “mutually assured destruction”, BBC presenter Ros Atkins has suggested. Putin ordered Russian troops to invade neighbouring country Ukraine on February 24, and while the capital Kyiv has so far resisted advances, there have been reports that the country’s first city has fallen after heavy bombing.

The matter of Russian nuclear warfare is top-of-mind after Vladimir Putin announced he has put his nuclear deterrents on "high alert".

World War Three occurs would see satellites fall from the sky, forests burn and a nuclear winter spread over the earth killing everyone, according to a popular YouTube channel. Fears of nuclear war have been stoked in recent days following President Vladimir Putin's aggressive invasion of Ukraine, however there has been no indication of nuclear bombs being used.

Russian-born model Irina Shayk shared her support for Ukraine on Monday via Instagram. Shayk, 36, shared a photo of a black and white peace sign on her personal Instagram account as Russia continues to invade Ukraine. "No To War," she wrote, adding prayer and broken heart emojis.

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, 44, shared two videos on her Instagram of Latvian First Lady Andra Levite and Lithuanian First Lady Diana Nausedene showing their support for Ukraine in wake of Russia’s attacks on the country on Wednesday March 2. Zelenska also gave an impassioned plea for people around the globe to speak out against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his country’s deadly attacks on Ukraine in the videos’ caption.

Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine. Wetherspoon is one of many businesses placing their own sanctions on Russia as they have removed Russian beer from every fridge of their pubs up and down the country.

Vladimir Putin has been stripped of a number of his honorary sporting titles and awards in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian president has previously accumulated a range of titles and awards through his sporting endeavours and role in Russia hosting a number of major global events.In the last decade, Russia have hosted both the Winter Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, although their athletes are now being prohibited from competing in several events.Organisations and governing bodies have also started to sanction Putin himself in addition to suspending Russia from hosting and competing for the foreseeable future.The International Olympic Committee withdrew Putin's Olympic Order on Monday, the highest award that the Olympic movement can hand out.The IOC also recommended a ban on all Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions due to their military operations in Ukraine.On the same day, World Taekwondo released a statement confirming they had stripped Putin of his honorary black belt.It was also confirmed that no Russian or Belarusian flags or national anthems will be permitted at events, whilst events in the two countries will no longer be recognised.The statement read: "World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine, which go against the World Taekwondo vision of 'Peace is More Precious than Triumph' and the World Taekwondo values of respect and tolerance.Should Russian athletes be banned from all international sporting events? Let us know in the comments section below."In this regard, World Taekwondo has decided to withdraw the honorary 9th dan black belt conferred to Mr.

Vladimir Putin’s ex-wife in France has been vandalised with Ukrainian flags with the message “F*** Poutine” (Putin in French).Lyudmila Putin, who divorced the Russian leader in 2013, has seen the exterior of her new husband Artur Ocheretny’s south of France property being defaced with blue and yellow paint. The villa, which is estimated at £6 million according to the Mail, was targeted over the weekend following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A third world war would be 'nuclear and destructive', a Russian minister has warned.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker was forced to apologise to viewers of the show when a Ukrainian guest swore at Russian President Vladimir Putin while live on air. Ukrainian singer Maria Burmaka joined Dan and his co-host Sally Nugent on the morning show to talk about the current situation, as Russia continues to attack Ukraine.

Sergiy Stakhovsky only recently announced his retirement from the sport after going out in a first round qualifying defeat to American Jeffrey John Wolf at the Australian Open in January.But following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine last month, Stakhovsky signed up to fight with his country’s reservists.Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme earlier this week, the 36-year-old revealed that his children - who are too young to understand what's going on in Ukraine - think he's playing at a tennis tournament."My kids don’t know that I’m here, they don’t understand war, they are too little to understand what's going on," he told presenter Karthi Gnanasegaram, before adding that his wife didn't speak to him for a whole day after she learned of his plans to join the war effort.Pressed on where his children think he has gone, Stakhovsky responded: "That just maybe I am at another tennis tournament. I don’t know if my wife’s told them, but I told them I’d be right back."When asked how it felt to be separated from his family, he said: "Horrible.

Labour is putting pressure on Boris Johnson to ramp up sanctions against Russian oligarchs associated with Vladimir Putin.

DAN Walker was forced to apologise as Ukrainian singer Maria Burmaka told Vladimir Putin "f*** you" on BBC Breakfast this morning. The presenter stepped in after the passionate guest turned the airwaves blue.

Primary school children were held by police in the back of a van for waving anti-war placards at a protest in Russia, an opposition politician has claimed.

continued its bombardment on its neighbour.The former Dancing With the Stars professional was in Kyiv filming World of Dance when Putin launched an invasion on the country last Thursday, but he managed to board a train and arrived in Poland on Tuesday following a gruelling journey. Speaking from a hotel room in Warsaw, the 42-year-old star – who was arrested earlier this week before being released – was tearing up as he admitted he is both confused and terrified.

Vladimir Putin has been mocked for his ridiculously long tables at the Kremlin when speaking to just one person. Social media users have suggested a range of hilarious reasons as to why Russia's leader prefers to sit at a 20-foot long table.

Good Morning Britain turned tense as host Rob Rinder made his views crystal clear on Vladimir Putin as he blasted the Russian leader as "evil". The 43-year-old TV judge joined his friend Susanna Reid on the ITV breakfast programme - with Russia's invasion on Ukraine dominating the news on Wednesday's show (March 2).

Piers Morgan, 56, last night issued a scathing attack on Joe Biden as he commented on his presidency.The broadcaster took to Twitter, where he boasts a following of 7.9 million, to hit out at the US President amid the Ukraine crisis.Piers has been vocal on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sparking debate among other Twitter users.In the tweet, the former Good Morning Britain presenter claimed that Biden’s approval ratings had “cratered” and that the Russian President was “making him look impotent.”He wrote: “Hard to overstate the importance of this speech for President Biden.“He's had a terrible year, his approval ratings have cratered, and Putin's making him look impotent.“He needs to change the narrative because the State of the Union, like his presidency, isn't great right now.”The blistering remarks sparked debate among the social media community, with some agreeing with the presenter’s views and others differing.ToniLFC argued: “In his different meetings with Putin, he never looked impotent. Very far from it.“US intelligence and his response to the aggression has been spot on so far.”JRodTitansGrizz said: “It’s been worse than a disaster.“I doubt a speech can do anything for him, he’s too defeated already.”Yingikeme added: “I keep asking.

Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury has taken to Twitter to condemn Russian president Vladimir Putin for his style of "leadership". Posting a snap portraying the stark contrast of leadership between the Russian leader and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the BBC presenter, 51, continued to post about ongoing conflict in Ukraine.The star shared an Instagram post from CNN reporter Ana Navarro-Cardenas, depicting the two men's leadership styles in view of her 165,000 followers.Julia simply wrote "Leadership", while the CNN writer penned: "Ukrainian President Zelensky's leadership vs Paranoid Puto Putin's 'leadership'."In the picture, Ukraine's leader could be seen sitting around a table with his fellow soldiers while laughing and enjoying a meal.However, the picture below depicted a very different scene.It showed Putin sitting at one end of an obscenely long table, while the people he was interacting with sat far down the end.After sharing the picture, Julia's followers were quick to share their thoughts on the image.Twitter user Gordon Hession wrote: "For sure, little man at a big table...a bigger man at a small table...picture describes it well."Tommy Kirk added: "A true leader - I wonder how many of ours would do the same.

Howard Stern, 68, is letting the world know he doesn’t agree with Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin when it comes to Russia’s tragic invasion of Ukraine. The radio host revealed that he strongly disagrees with the former U.S. president after he publicly called Putin’s moves “genius” last week.

"They might reach my grandma and grandad and kill them."