Russia’s richest man says Putin could start war with West over 'domestic problems'

Bernie Ecclestone claimed he would "take a bullet" for Russian war dog Vladimir Putin in a bizarre interview on Good Morning Britain.President Putin is public enemy number one around the world after his decision to unleash war on Ukraine. But former F1 boss Ecclestone sees things slightly different and has sensationally blamed Ukrainian President Zelensky for failing to avert war with Russia.

Joe Biden is sending thousands more troops to Europe to help NATO form a new Iron Curtain designed to protect other countries from a Russian invasion.Speaking at the NATO summit in Madrid, Biden also vowed to send fighter jets, air defences and ships to a new military base in Poland, with US soldiers being also deployed in Romania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – other nations deemed vulnerable to a Vladimir Putin attack following his invasion of Ukraine.Finland and Sweden, meanwhile, were formally invited to join the NATO alliance at the meeting with Turkey dropping their opposition to the body's expansion.READ MORE: Adult star's 'mysterious' death after she's discovered tied to a tree naked in forestIn addition, NATO has pledged to boost troop numbers by 4,000 on the critical eastern flank of the alliance, while the organisation's high-alert force – consisting of soldiers who have not been deployed but would be immediately ready for battle should war across Europe break out – has been increased from 40,000 to 300,000.

Russian oligarch is "frightened" over Vladimir Putin's rumoured ill-health because he may not care about the consequence of his actions.Tatiana Fokina is married to the exiled Yevgeny Chichvarkin, the wealthy boss of a mobile phone business. She now lives in London with Yevgeny and is rich in her own right as the CEO of a wine and spirits empire. She also runs a Michelin-starred restaurant.READ MORE: Moment Ukraine shopping centre obliterated by Russian missile in CCTV footageThe couple have been outspoken against Putin since he launched the invasion of Ukraine on February 24 this year, but now she's expressed concerns over the rumours around his health.

Vladimir Putin has “small man syndrome” and a “macho” view of the world, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. The Russian leader is a “lunatic”, the Cabinet minister also suggested.

A family that fled the conflict in Ukraine and sought refuge in the UK face being kicked out of their house after just a month.

Ukraine, a Russia State TV host has bizarrely suggested that the West are to blame in a pro-Putin rant on TV. In the latest significant attack on innocent Ukrainian people, Vladimir Putin’s forces dropped a bomb on a shopping centre with over 1000 people inside on June 27.It is still unclear how many people have been killed or injured by the devastating assault, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky stressing: “It is impossible to even imagine the number of victims.” READ MORE: World War Three fears mount as NATO put 300,000 troops on high alert due to Putin Now, a pro-Putin TV host has doubled down on the incident, suggesting Russian troops had been targeting a vehicle plant nearby and warning NATO about provoking Russia further.“The Kyiv regime is showing bloody provocations to the entire world, and of course they are blaming us,” Margarita Simonyan grumbled.In the clip, translated and shared on Twitter by journalist Julia Davis, Simonyan went on to reference Bucha where horrific war crimes are alleged to have taken place despite Putin’s claims of his soldiers’ heroism.“The West is gladly spinning stories about manufactured carnage.

Vladimir Putin's thinly veiled threats to the West and continuing aggression in Ukraine has prompted the UK's top Army chief to say the country's forces must be on high alert.

The leaders of the G7 group said a deadly Russian missile attack on a shopping centre in Ukraine was "abominable". The strike, in the central-eastern city of Kremenchuk, located around 81 miles from Russian areas of control, has killed at least 18 people.

Vladimir Putin has been a "psychopath since childhood", according to a man who has been barred from entering Russia since 2005. International investor Bill Browder once ran Russia's largest foreign investment fund.But he was described as a "threat to national security" and "blacklisted" by the warmongering Russian president after accusing the country's tax officials of embezzlement and corruption.READ MORE: Heir to the world’s most powerful drug cartel jailed for 9 years amid succession crisisBrowder's comments have been shared by the American media outlet Insider after he made them on a new documentary called, "Secrets of the Oligarch Wives" prior to it being streamed on Paramount+ later today (June 28).Referring to the countless reports that Putin has a serious health condition, Browder says: "Putin is ill, but not in the way that most people think Putin is ill.

Russia's renewed offensive in Ukraine raises World War Three fears.The news comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin looks to have increased attacks with troops launching a horrific attack on a shopping centre containing around 1,000 people.Alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg revealed the huge boost from coalition’s existing response force, as NATO leaders prepare to descend on Madrid for a crunch summit tomorrow (June 28).READ MORE: Russia promoting 'Siberian staycation' to Putin's personal hotspots following flight banSpeaking at a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Mr Stoltenberg pledged a "fundamental shift in NATO’s deterrence and defence".He said: "We will transform the NATO response force and increase the number of our high readiness forces to well over 300,000.”With countries fearing mounting aggression from Moscow following Vladimir Putin’s war on Russia's neighbour, the measure is designed at bolstering defences where Baltic states border Russia.

LGBT Russian artist and children's theatre director is facing jail time for drawing pictures of vaginas.Yulia Tsvetkova, 27, has also been accused of being a foreign agent and could be banged up for three-and-a-half years for violating Vladimir Putin's strict porn laws.The artist from Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia's Far East posted drawings of vaginas to V Kontakte, a Russian social network.READ MORE: Russia promoting 'Siberian staycation' to Putin's personal hotspots following flight ban She has been on trial in a closed courtroom with a final hearing expected to take place on July 12, according to Amnesty International. Her case has been rumbling on for a number of years, during which she has lost her job and been forced to close her MERAK youth theatre studio following threats to her child students.She told the BBC: "Speaking of facts, my life has been completely destroyed.

Vladimir Putin's so called allies could be circulating on him like sharks as they wait to see if Russia's invasion of Ukraine fails, ready to pounce on his premiership. The secret plot to oust Russian President Vladimir Putin could already be under way, according to one CIA insider.Ex-CIA Moscow station chief Daniel Hoffman made the claims, saying that Sergei Shoigu, Russian Defence Minister and apparent close Putin-ally, may be central to a mutiny to overthrow the ailing 69-year-old.READ MORE: Russia promotes 'Siberian staycation' to Putin hotspots amid flight ban Any plot will be highly clandestine, so as to remove the possibility that Putin finds and kills the power hungry perpetrator.“Nobody’s gonna ask, ‘Hey Vladimir, would you like to leave?’ No.

Russia begins promoting its "Siberian staycation" amid its ongoing flight ban. Russians hoping to jet off abroad this year will have no luck doing so since the flight ban and bank card cancellation effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are still ongoing.

Vladimir Putin is set to venture out of Russia for the first time since he ordered Russian troops into Ukraine and managed to avoid an assassination attempt on his life.Ever since Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine back In February of this year, he hasn’t ventured out of the safety of Russia.But today reports claim that the Russian president will travel to two small former Soviet states in Central Asia shortly.READ MORE: US Army vet returning to Ukraine calls Russians 'clowns' over £40k bounty on his headThousands of people have died as a result of the war, with millions of families displaced, and Putin's actions have had serious financial implications on the Western world - including the rising fuel prices.Pavel Zarubin, the Kremlin correspondent of the Rossiya 1 state television station, said Putin would visit Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and then meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo for talks in Moscow.In Dushanbe, Putin will meet Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon, a close Russian ally and the longest-serving ruler of a former Soviet state. In Ashgabat, he will attend a summit of Caspian nations as reported by Reuters.The trips are planned for June 30 and July 1 where Putin will meet Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, RIA news agency cited.

Vladimir Putin come from a top Ukrainian intelligence official, suggesting he does not have much time left.Major General Kyrylo O. Budanov says that Putin is suffering from several "grave" illnesses and "doesn't have a long life ahead of him.”Budanov claims to have a network of spies inside the Kremlin, providing him with information about Putin.

Ukraine because Vladimir Putin is running out of senior officers. The 20 stone general, 67, is now said to be in charge of Russian special forces operating in the region after the unit’s former commander was seriously injured in an artillery strike.

Queen Elizabeth II in "disguise" while in the crowd at popular music festival, Glastonbury.Although the event will be filled to the brim with famous musical talent this weekend, fans at home seem to think a special royal was also in attendance.During the live coverage of Robert Plant, the camera cut to a woman in the crowd wearing a blue hooded jacket and dark round sunglasses.READ MORE : Festival-goers resorting to paper cups at Glastonbury to avoid 'wrath of dirty toilets' The mystery person also sported red lipstick and fringe that gently swept over her forehead- which some thought may have been a "disguise".Seeing what looked to be Our Majesty The Queen on their screens, spectators at home quickly rushed to Twitter to share their thoughts.One person wrote: "Lovely to see the Queen enjoying a bit of Robert Plant at #Glastonbury."Meanwhile another viewer echoed: "The Queen has turned up at Glastonbury to watch Robert Plant. That disguise is fooling nobody." After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, Glastonbury finally returned to eagerly awaiting festival goers across the globe.

Vladimir Putin has been dealt a humiliating blow after a Russian surface-to-air missile boomeranged back at his troops.A bizarre video shows the weapon being fired into the air before it turned back and slammed into where it came from, causing an enormous explosion.Kremlin troops reportedly launched a missile to intercept an oncoming Ukrainian plane as it flew over the Ukrainian city of Alchevsk in the Luhansk region, in the early hours of Friday morning (June 24).READ MORE: Russian forces bested by goat after tripwire grenade trap injures dozens of troopsThe area is currently under occupation of pro-Russian separatist forces and is on the front line of the Russia-Ukraine War.The news comes just days after a Russian military plane burst into flames and crashed while on its way to support Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.The Ilyushin-76 cargo plane was spotted on fire above the Russian city of Ryazan (125 miles southeast of Moscow) immediately after refuelling there.Ryazan is an important staging point for the Russian military heading for Ukraine, as well as a key base for the Russian paratroopers who have been decimated during the conflict.The aircraft was forced into an emergency landing behind a busy residential tower, exploding as it touched down, sending a large plume of black smoke into the air.Stay up to date with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up to one of our free newsletters here.Nine crew members were on board, at least four of which were killed with the rest in a "grave" condition after being rushed to hospital.Three of those killed - Vladimir Petrushin, Nikolai Gorbunov, and Dmitry Andreev - died at the crash site, while a fourth died in hospital.It is understood that there were no civilian

Russia.Fatalities were reported on Friday (June 24) morning shortly after the IL-76 transport aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in a field near the city of Ryazan.Nine people in total were on board the plane at the time of the accident, according to the Moscow-based Interfax news agency.Footage posted on social media shows a line of fire engines and one ambulance positioned in front of large flames.The blaze can be seen billowing dark black smoke in front of a row of trees, while a small crowd of people can seen watching in front of the camera.One local report said the plane was attempting to land at the nearby Ryazan airport when it crashed. The city is located around 351 miles from the border with Ukraine.Earlier this week dramatic footage from the frontline showed the moment a Russian colonel crashed in his helicopter in a 'fireball' after being hit by a Ukrainian missile.The military helicopter carrying Lt-Col Sergey Gundorov, 51, was struck by a portable surface-to-air missile near Volnovakha in the Donbas.Vladimir Putin lost his 55th colonel in the Russia-Ukraine war as the stricken Mi-35 touched the ground before cartwheeling over a narrow strip of woodland, becoming a fireball and crashing in a field.This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated.

Russian military expert has warned that Britain will be reduced to a nuclear wasteland.Lieutenant-General Evgeny Buzhinsky has said that Britain will “physically cease to exist” if tensions over Lithuania triggers a nuclear Third World War,Nikolai Patrushev, a close ally to Vladimir Putin, has threatened “serious consequences” if Lithuania continues to block the movement of good into the strategically important Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.READ MORE: SAS hero slams Brits fighting in Ukraine as 'they create mayhem and get away with it'While he did not specify what these consequences might be, many observers suspect that Putin is planning military action against Lithuania – which is protected by its membership of both the EU and NATO. Buzhinsky lashed out at British general Sir Patrick Sanders, who has already warned the British Army to prepare for a land war with Russia.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has been shot at his home near Moscow.Vadim Zimin, the retired 53-year-old colonel, was shot at his home and is now gravely ill in intensive care, reports say.Colonel Zimin had been in charge of the nuclear briefcase during his time as an active member of the Federal Security Service, accompanying the Kremlin leader and carrying his nuclear warhead controls.READ MORE: Putin says 'we don't threaten anyone with nukes but we do have them and will use them'The colonel, alongside former President Boris Yeltsin, was said to have carried out the trusted role for the current Russian president, handling the world-ending suitcase for the 69-year-old Russian leader. Zimin had been a member of the FSS, rising through the ranks until he landed himself the position of colonel under his successor Vladimir Putin.But the precise role of the gravely ill colonel is as yet unknown, with the ex-KGB spy found with gunshot wounds in the kitchen of his flat located in Krasnogorsk, Moscow.The wife of Zimin, a medic, had been absent from the house as she is reportedly treating soldiers fighting in the invasion of Ukraine.The 53-year-old colonel was under house arrest over allegations of bribe-taking after joining the customs service in a senior role, with Zimin denying any wrongdoing.