Putin would face military coup from Russia's elite to stop him launching nuclear weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the attack on the Kerch Bridge to Crimea a "terrorist act" carried out by Ukrainian special forces, Russian media outlets are reporting.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday categorized President Biden’s quickly notorious Armageddon comment regarding the nuclear risk posed by Russia as "reckless" and demonstrating "maybe one of the greatest foreign policy failures of the last decades."  "Oh my goodness. First of all those comments were reckless.

Ukraine was "utter chaos" and added that he and his battalion were able to pick off Russian troops "like it was a video game." Jeffrey Barnes, an alias given to him by Newsweek, told the publication that he entered Ukraine through Slovakia on February 28 before leaving at the end of June.The 32-year-old, who fought in Iraq a decade ago before an honorary discharge, is flying to Rome to rejoin his fellow soldiers in the Azov Regiment. READ MORE: Adventurer, 28, dies in his wife's arms in freak hiking accident on trip of a lifetimeHe told the US publication: "This is such an insane loss of life over there. "I put on over 100 tourniquets in my first month of being in Kyiv.

Russia to Crimea across the across the Kerch Strait, Vladimir Solovyov – a TV host known to be close to Russian leader Vladimir Putin – has called for a return of Stalin’s brutal secret police. Solovyov has said the authorities should round up all Russians opposed to the war on Ukraine.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appointed a new commander to the armed forces in Ukraine as Moscow looks to turn around its dwindling fortunes.  General of the Army Sergei Surovikin will take over as Commander of the Joint Group of Russian Forces in Ukraine effective immediately, drawing on experience from the second Chechen war and campaigns in Syria and Tajikistan, Russian outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.  Surovikin previously held command of the Southern group in June and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2017. His Chechen war experience, where he led the 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, will draw scrutiny as a campaign rife with accusations of war crimes and human rights violations and marked by its brutality.  Russian troops in 2004 raided a school in the rural community of Beslan after a three-day standoff with Chechen militants, with 330 of the 1,100 hostages – mostly children – killed.  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in Syria, attend a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 28, 2017.  (Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via Reuters) And human rights organizations claimed Moscow's warplanes in Syria deliberately targeted civilians and rescue workers during its campaign to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Hollywood actor and Russian citizen Steven Seagal has branded President Vladimir Putin "one of the greatest world leaders" in a strange birthday message as the Russian leader turns 70.Six months after the American-born actor celebrated his 70th birthday in Moscow with a lavish dinner, Steven has sent his regards to Putin for his milestone birthday.On October 7 (yesterday), Putin turned 70 and Steven sent him a very bizarre birthday message where he gushed over the president despite what is going on in Ukraine after the Russian invasion took place in February this year (2022).READ NEXT: Terrifying moment Crimean Bridge was rocked by explosion damaging Putin's key crossingSteven uploaded a slew of clips that saw him deliver the message to his Instagram stories.With subtitles written in Russian, the Under Siege actor spoke in English as he addressed his 480,000 Instagram followers.He said: "Today is President Putin’s birthday. I just think that we are now living in very, very trying times.

Vladimir Putin bathes in blood from the antlers of Siberian red deer to stop himself ageing. The brutal practice is thought to improve men’s libido and keep them looking young.Deer farmer Ludmila Korotkhih said: “It’s not a drug.

The White House on Friday said it has seen no indication Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons despite comments made by President Biden warning the U.S. has not "faced the prospect of Armageddon" in 60 years.  "We have not seen any reason to adjust our own strategic nuclear posture, nor do we have indications that Russia is preparing to imminently use nuclear weapons," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One.  Jean-Pierre defended comments made by the president earlier Friday, saying, "The kind of irresponsible rhetoric we have seen is no way for the leader of a nuclear-armed state to speak, and that’s what the president was making very clear." White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a daily briefing at the White House in Washington Sept.

When the Russians invaded Ukraine, one of their first priorities was to bomb police stations and to empty prisons. When I visited Ukraine August with Stephen Komorek and other members of the ULET Working Group, which supports humanitarian aid and helping law enforcement in Ukraine, I found myself wondering why.  We asked General Andriy Nebytov of the Kyiv Regional Police about this tactic while visiting his Kyiv headquarters, and he explained, "A demoralized population is easier for the invader to control.

HBO debuted the trailer for Year One: A Political Odyssey, which examines President Joe Biden’s first year in office, with what the premium network calls a “rare glimpse into the inner working of the White House.”

Ukrainian forces have reported that Elon Musk's Starlink communication devices are currently out, causing communication disruption to key parts of the frontline. Soldiers from the Ukrainian military are pushing back against Russia, whose invasion has continued under despot Vladimir Putin.

Piers Morgan made an explosive return to BBC Question Time on Thursday.During the programme, he said: “With respect, in the last ten days of the monumental c**k-up you did with this mini-budget, I’ve so far heard people blame the Queen’s funeral for what happened, you’re now blaming Vladimir Putin.“I’m saying to you it’s simpler than that. Your mini-budget caused the chaos.”This comes after chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed in a tweet on Monday that the Tories were doing a U-turn on the cutting of the 45p tax rate.READ MORE: Piers Morgan fumes Liz Truss is 'rolling the dice' with entire British finances Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who was also on the show, fired back at Morgan’s remarks and said: “Do you not think Vladimir Putin is using energy as a tool?”Fiona Bruce, Question Time’s host interfered with their spat and pointed out that Zahawi had already made that point.But Zahawi carried on, continuing his point and said: “Countries around the world, bankers are having to increase interest rates.”After Morgan hit back once more, insisting that it was “because of your mini budget!” the host finally regained control of the conversation.She said, “Both of you.

Russian soldiers “appear stranded” and are likely to “be forced into a surrender” because they have no means of crossing into safe territory, a military expert says.Former British Army and NATO officer Ed Arnold warned tyrant Vladimir Putin that his mass of fighters have “no good options” and are stranded in the south without a clear way to get back to safety on the eastern side of the Dnipro river.Brave Ukrainian forces have unleashed multiple rapid counter-attacks aimed at driving their invaders away from the country and have re-seized a notable amount of land.READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE 'Frightened' Putin 'getting closer to launching nuclear strike' warns ex-RAF chiefRussian commanders have faced criticism internally over their handling of the crisis, with top officials fighting each other amid allegations of nepotism.Arnold told Sky News: “The issue that the Russians have is that when militaries have to withdraw under this type of pressure, they need good commanders to rally, which they do not have. “And also the ground has no natural barriers to reset their front lines as it were.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent threats to use nuclear weapons over the war in Ukraine could put the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before, an expert has warned. The Doomsday Clock, organised by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, is a representation of how close humanity is to self-destruction. The closer the minute hand is to midnight, the closer we are to a World War Three-style global catastrophe.

Russian known for her fierce criticism of Vladimir Putin was brutally murdered in a lift as she clutched at her groceries on the way back from going to the shop – and 16 years after the brutal killing, mystery still surrounds her death. Anna Politkovskaya’s bloodied corpse was found slumped in the elevator after she was shot four times in the brutal close-range attack on October 7, 2006.The journalist had made several powerful enemies throughout the Russian state through her stories writing about high-level corruption and atrocities committed during the war in Chechnya.READ MORE: Russian TV predicts nuclear 'Armageddon' as Putin ships more missiles from Siberia As well as criticising the tyrannical Russian dictator she also called out infamous warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, who recently declared himself “the West’s biggest bogey man” after calling on his pal Putin to “finish” Ukraine with nuclear weapons.

President Vladimir Putin's officials had often lauded its battlefield tactics earlier on into its invasion of Ukraine, and claimed that its satellite capabilities was a key factor in it. But now a key hacking group has knocked them all offline, and it has apparently left Russia blind when it comes to tactics.READ MORE: Despotic Vladimir Putin's seven most evil moments as Russian baddie turns 70The group, known as OneFist, hacked the system known as Gonets having found an a setting programmed incorrectly.Known as Satellite System Gonets, a major shareholder of the company behind it is Roscosmos – Russia's space agency.It was made to communicate with global satellites – like the ones used by Russia in battle.Speaking to Cybernews, an anonymous member going under the name of OneFist said: “I found a misconfiguration in their setup, which allowed us to enter just like any other account.“We were able to access the view but not escalate our privileges and download the whole database.“We didn’t have full permission, so we had to delete it all by hand – it was exhausting, despite having multiple people in the attack.

US President Joe Biden warned that the risk of a nuclear threat has reached its highest point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, following harrowing threats from Vladimir Putin.

Russia's despotic President Vladimir Putin turns 70 today (October 7), and the world is reflecting upon the madness unleashed by the murderous loon during his reign in charge of the country. So we've decided to have a look back at his seven most disgusting, horrendous and evil acts – starting with his current, ongoing war in Ukraine.