Putin's warning to 'traitors' and oligarchs involved bizarre rant about oysters

JK Rowling has responded to Vladimir Putin after seemingly referencing her during a speech condemning ‘cancel culture’ in the West.Likening the portrayal of Russia in the West to the backlash of the Harry Potter author, the president said Rowling had been cancelled ‘because she did not satisfy the demands of gender rights’ He made the comments during a televised meeting with Russian cultural figures, during which he also claimed Western countries were trying to cancel the works of composers Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff.Sharing an article about incarcerated Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Twitter, Rowling wrote: ‘Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics.’The writer also shared the hashtag #IStandWithUkraine.In a subsequent tweet, she detailed the work her Lumos charity is doing in the country.Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics. #IStandWithUkraine https://t.co/aNItgc5aiW‘Children trapped in orphanages and other institutions are exceptionally vulnerable right now,’ she wrote.‘Thank you so, so much to everyone who has already donated to Lumos’s Ukraine appeal.’Rowling said she was personally matching all donations to the Lumos emergency appeal up to £1 million.Putin is reported as saying earlier today: ‘They cancelled Joanne Rowling recently, the children’s author.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video‘Her books are published all over the world.

Author J.K. Rowling is hitting back at Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent comment. On Friday, Putin dragged the "Harry Potter" creator into his rant against Western efforts to "cancel’’ Russian culture.

Russia invaded Ukraine, there have been whispers that those in the upper echelons of the Kremlin have been looking to depose him with former KGB agent Alexander Bortnikov tipped to take over. Of course, Ol' Vlad would be unlikely to leave willingly leading some experts to theorize he could be assassinated.Australian expert Dr Leonid Petrov, has now speculated that if Vlad were to get the chop, it’d be someone incredibly close to him doing the chopping.Speaking to news.au he said: “I believe that if there is an assassination attempt, that might come from a female.

Piers Morgan, 56, has used his social media platforms to talk about the "depraved monster" Vladimir Putin, after Russia launched its attack on Ukraine last month.The former Good Morning Britain presenter took to Twitter today to allow an "exception" on today's cancel culture over the Russian leader's latest "deluded" comments.Putin launched a verbal attack on the West today for "discriminating against Russian culture".He compared the supposed discrimation to be like the ceremonial burning of books by Nazi supporters in the 1930s.As reported by AFP News Agency, Putin said: "Today they are trying to cancel a thousand-year old country."I am talking about the progressive discrimination against everything connected with Russia."Angered by this, Piers took to Twitter in view of his 7.9 million followers to respond.He penned: "FFS.

Harry Potter author during a speech about cancel culture.During a televised meeting with cultural figures, Putin claimed there was a campaign against Russian culture in response to the world’s reaction after he ordered the country’s military to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24.“Today they are trying to cancel a whole thousand-year culture – our people”, Putin said. “They are banning Russian writers and books.”Putin was reported as saying: “They cancelled Joanne Rowling recently, the children’s author. Her books are published all over the world. Just because she did not satisfy the demands of gender rights,” he said, in reference to the backlash Rowling has received for her views on transgender issues.He went on: “They are trying to cancel our country.

Zack Sharf J.K. Rowling slammed Vladimir Putin on Twitter following a television appearance in which the Russian president said his country was being “canceled” by Western culture, similar to how Rowling has faced criticism over her controversial anti-trans comments.

unfolding disaster in Ukraine puts Russian leader Vladimir Putin in very real danger of being deposed in a coup by the security services, according to a Moscow source. Dissident Vladimir Osechkin – who is on Russia’s most-wanted list for his work in exposing abuse in Russia’s prisons – says he has received letters from a source at the heart of the FSB security service, the modern equivalent of the KGB, revealing growing discontent within the agency.

Russian premier Vladimir Putin has delivered a TV address in which he claimed the West is “trying to cancel” his country.

Vladimir Putin has compared himself to Harry Potter author JK Rowling, saying that he was being “cancelled” just as she was, adding that "cancel culture" as the same as Nazis trying to burn books in the 1930s.In a bizarre rant, Putin said Ms Rowling was cancelled "just because she didn’t satisfy the demands of gender rights".Speaking in Russia to a video-call meeting with officials and cultural workers he said: "They are now trying to cancel our country. "I'm talking about the progressive discrimination of everything to do with Russia."There was also a campaign against Russian composers including Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov, he added.Comparing “culture warriors” to Nazis lining up to burn books in the 1930s, he said: ”We remember the footage when they were burning books."It is impossible to imagine such a thing in our country and we are insured against this thanks to our culture."And it's inseparable for us from our motherland, from Russia, where there is no place for ethnic intolerance, where for centuries representatives from dozens of ethnic groups have been living together."Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here.J.K.

Vladimir Putin's strategy for the war in Ukraine has 'weak points' that could leave his 'troops in trouble' following deleted articles about Kremlin's true death toll. Writing for El Pais, Melissa Kitson claims that "if removing the leadership of an enemy force is one of the basic goals in war, then the Russian offensive in Ukraine may be in trouble."Kitson went on to explain that at least five Kremlin generals and a handful of commanders have been killed in the first 30 days of conflict and the true death toll for Russia is being wiped from their state media.

Ash Barty had her tennis farewell ruined - by Vladimir Putin. Barty shocked the sporting world earlier this week by announcing her retirement at the age of just 25.

EXCLUSIVE: Influential Ukrainian film producer Denis Ivanov, whose credits include Sergey Loznitsa’s Donbass and Oleg Sentsov’s Rhino, says the lack of support from major film festivals for a boycott of Russian culture is tantamount to complicity in Vladimir Putin’s war.

Broadcast and cable networks carried Joe Biden’s press conference in Brussels, where he is meeting with NATO allies, and reporters keyed in on one possibility: That Russia would use chemical weapons in the Ukraine war.

Vladimir Putin's 'favourite girl' is a huge Manchester United fan who was once rumoured to be dating Old Trafford star Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Victoria Lopyreva, 38, might be unfamiliar to British viewers, but she's a big name in Russia, where she presents live football coverage and has worked as a model, actress and reality star in the past.

villa and favourite spot of Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughter has had Ukrainian flags painted all over it.Katerina Tikhonova's luxury bolthole is located in Biarritz, in the sunny south of France, and boasts eight bedrooms and three bathrooms.The property is actually currently owned by Kirill Shamalov, Tikhonova's ex-husband. The image of the villa's front gate having been vandalised was posted on Reddit to the r/ukraine thread where internet users have been sharing updates about the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The image shows 10 blue and yellow Ukrainian flags painted across a locked entrance, with the luxury gaff's tall spire visible in the background.Tikhonova, 35 and Putin's second daughter, is thought to be a billionaire, so she could quite easily cover the cleaning up bill.

Vladimir Putin is conducting a witch-hunt inside his inner circle to root out the `guilty men’ behind his bungled Ukraine invasion. Sources claim the Russian president is `incandescent’ the US and UK discovered details of his military plans which were passed onto Ukrainians.That is seen as the reason why five leading Russian generals and a top naval officer have been killed in fighting.Mr Putin is said to have grown wary of his defence minister Sergei Shoigu - a close ally and holiday pal - who is in overall charge of the invasion.His public appearances have been curtailed in the past week while his daughter Ksenia, 31, was seen posing in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag.Putin has been dismissive in private of long-time ally Alexander Bortnikov - FSB security service head - and snapped in meetings at Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian general staff.Bortnikov has been spoken of as a stand-in leader should Putin fall in a coup.Another reported target of presidential rage is Igor Kostyukov, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed forces, who faces imminent removal.Putin has also publicly humiliated SVR foreign intelligence chief Sergey Naryshkin.

forces continue to attack Ukraine, spared no expense on his alleged $700 million superyacht, which comes complete with its own dance floor — and even golden toilet paper holders. Rumors that the boat belonged to him have been swirling since its construction; however, anti-Kremlin activists recently claimed that it is indeed Putin’s.“It’s like a mini city,” an unnamed worker reportedly involved in its construction told the Sun of the 495-foot luxury vessel, which is moored in Marina di Carrara in Italy.

Vladimir Putin’s Russian thugs have reportedly destroyed a lab at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant which processed radioactive waste.Russian troops seized Chernobyl – the site where the world’s worst nuclear disaster took place in 1986 – in the early days of the war. Now the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management says the occupiers have damaged the Central Analytical Laboratory which processed radioactive waste, the Daily Mirror reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a war crime investigation similar to the Nazi Nuremberg trial. Since Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine last month, international condemnation of the tyrannical despot has been rife with 1.3 million people from around the world now making their voice heard.

Vladimir Putin’s forces and whisked away to Russia. According to Ukraine's foreign ministry, nearly 2,400 children have been forcibly transported over the border from the disputed eastern territories of Donetsk and Luhansk in what it called a “gross violation of international law”.

Russia's president Vladimir Putin.Measuring a staggering 459ft, and containing more luxuries than most five star hotels, the yacht has been seized by Italian officials.But it's the name of the yacht which has raised a few eyebrows.Called Scheherazade, the origin can be traced by to a a collection of stories penned in Asia known as One Thousand and One Nights, with hints of the classic Brothers Grimm tales. According to the stories, Scheherazade was the daughter of a powerful leader centuries ago – strap in, because this story has more turns than an EastEnders Christmas special..