The Greater Manchester councils, hospitals and university caught up in Russian deals 'fuelling Vladimir Putin’s war machine'

X Factor.The pair have pitched in to have their say on the Russian invasion of Ukraine where the harrowing scenes had Edward in tears.The 30-year-old, who is one-half of the duo, Jedward, took to Tiktok to explain how the war had impacted him."It's an upsetting time. I found myself crying when I watch the news," he candidly admitted."We are sending strength and love to everybody affected."He added: "I am getting emotional right now.

Royal Navy carrier has led a 25-strong armada of warships in a show of force that marks the biggest NATO Arctic military exercise in 30 years.The 25 warships, led by the Royal Navy vessel, was set up to provide and exercise a show of force with thousands of personnel involved.Six Royal Navy ships and 2,000 British personnel joined vessels and troops from 26 other countries in a drill named Cold Response. The Cold Response exercise saw the 25-strong ensemble begin in Norway amid mounting tensions between Russia and the West over the invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that came in response.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been declared a war criminal by US politicians as his country’s invasion of Ukraine continues.

Russia, offers sophisticated tools for protecting personal computers and device from viruses and malware. However, the German authority is concerned that, amid the war in Ukraine, Russian president Vladimir Putin will force Kaspersky to spy on its customers using the antivirus software—a claim that bosses at Kaspersky strongly deny.

Vladimir Putin have suffered grim deaths, often under mysterious circumstances.Russian politicians and journalists have been found hanged, shot in the head and poisoned with tea without anyone being found responsible. The Kremlin has denied having any involvement in the brutal murders below but with each of them opposing Putin's rule, suspicion very much still remains.Critics are often said to have died in "suicide" or random killings, but evidence suggests collusion and conspiracy, with Russia's state machinery ensuring any investigations are closely controlled.Here are some of those who got on the wrong side of Putin and later met a chilling demise.Russian businessman and former confidant to Putin, Tsepov reacted horrendously to a cup of tea when visiting Kremlin colleagues in September 2004.

The Queen has made a defiant gesture against Russia in a bid to show her support to the people of Ukraine amid the war crisis.The 95 year old monarch, who is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee this year, officially gave her blessing to the Royal Collection to postpone the loan of three 17th Century weapons to the Kremlin Museums in Moscow.The royal's gesture was a brave and powerful move as she joined the cultural boycott of the country led by Vladimir Putin.The Royal Collection had initially agreed to loan the swords to the Kremlin museums for an exhibition about duelling, according to The Guardian. Permission was then withdrawn in mid-February, and came following other European institutions' decisions to ban their artefacts from the displays.

A tearful Russian soldier has blasted Vladimir Putin on camera for killing civilians and children during their invasion of Ukraine.

Elon Musk for a fight against Vladimir Putin.Tech billionaire Musk laid down a challenge to the Russian leader on Tuesday (16 March) for a one-on-one battle for the future of Ukraine, in an audacious bid to end the invasion. But Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of Putin's and head of the semi-autonomous Chechen Republic, has since joked that the SpaceX boss would be up against it if he ever did manage to meet up with his new foe — and said his only chance would be if he came to him for training.Kadyrov has been accused of multiple atrocities in his 15-year reign as head of the region, including mass murder and violent oppression of gay people.He is also an avid social media user, and is well-known for his bizarre Instagram feed which combines displays of macho military action with cute images of him petting cats.In a lengthy Telegram post firing his warning at Musk, he joked: "Elon Musk, I would not advise you to compete with Putin.

Vladimir Putin, Russia has lost another general, plus seven elite SWAT fighters from the feared Dzerzhinsky Division during their invasion of Ukraine.The sour news comes after a top Russian airman warned that his country’s forces have suffered losses on a scale that will “horrify” people when the figure - now a closely guarded secret - is revealed. Captain Alexander Garnaev - a famous military test pilot and recipient of the Kremlin’s highest honour, the Hero of Russia award - denounced the “completely incomprehensible” war before another top general was killed.

Hopes of a peace deal have moved forward after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky conceded for the first time that Ukraine could never join Nato.

Hillary Clinton, 74, and 12 others — including President Joe Biden, 74, and his son Hunter Biden, 52, as well as White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, 43 — were sanctioned by Russian President Vladamir Putin, 69. And although Hillary has been extremely displeased with Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24, the former First Lady isn’t likely losing any sleep over Putin’s latest sanction — which bans them all from Russia and freezes any assets that they might have there.

Jedward have slammed the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war, with one of the twins admitting heartbreaking news stories have brought them to tears.The Irish duo, real names John and Edward Grimes, had a heart-to-heart with fans during a TikTok livestream on their @jepictiktok TikTok account on Tuesday (March 15).Talking about Vladimir Putin, one of the identical twins says: "He is a crazy mofo but we are sending strength and love to everyone who is affected, it is an upsetting time."I found myself crying when I watch the news, I'm getting emotional right now but hopefully everyone is focusing on their lives and staying strong."Fans also confessed to worrying about the conflict, with one writing: "I avoid the news mostly.""The UK definitely needs to let more people in," commented a second viewer.A third asked: "Are you allowing a refugee into your home?" The twins, who became famous after finishing sixth on The X Factor in 2009, are outspoken on a number of topics and are not shy about criticising other celebrities, including Simon Cowell.Slamming The X Factor, Jedward previously called Cowell "nothing but a bad facelift" and alleged stars on the show "got paid zero" while the judges made "millions".The twins have also called out people who share others' nudes and revenge porn and, in a separate post, shared how fake "sexual content" had made them hit rock bottom."In the past, we’ve been made suicidal over certain sexual content being shared behind the scenes!" they wrote."Many sources claiming it was one of us! It was 100% false but people went out of their way to try to ruin our reputation! F*** you."For emotional support, you can call the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org, visit a Samaritans

A twisted Russian politician has urged Vladimir Putin to fire "a ballistic missile" at the largest weapons testing site in the US as a warning against interfering in the country's affairs.

Chelsea, saying that before he was about to sign for Liverpool, the club's owner Roman Abramovich turned up trying to get him to stay.The former England defender, 37, was at Stamford Bridge from 2003 to 2007 having joined from Portsmouth - before he made the move to Anfield. But before he signed on the dotted line, he had Abramovich - who is currently sanctioned for his ties with war aggressor Vladimir Putin - and his entourage at his home, attempting to persuade him to remain with the club.

UFC fighter Paulo Costa's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been met with backlash.

Vladimir Putin impersonator has bundled a terrified Volodymyr Zelensky lookalike out of war-torn Ukraine — with the help of a Kim Jong-un doppelgänger. The Putin lookalike, Slawek Sobala from Poland, enlisted the help of Howard X, an impersonator of the North Korean despot, to take Umid Isabaev from Kyiv into Poland.The Zelensky lookalike had been working and living in Ukraine before Russia invaded, leaving him fearing for his safety.

While the Russian war against Ukraine has continued, one of the bravest shows of support for Ukraine came from Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian journalist, who interrupted a newscast to hold up a sign protesting the war on Monday March 14. She could be heard shouting in Russian in the background of the Channel One broadcast. Marina, who is an editor for the channel, quickly garnered worldwide support for speaking out against the Russian government, with many praising her for putting herself at risk to speak out against the attacks. Find out everything you need to know about Marina here.

Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to slam the UK's "terrible mistake" of allowing Russia to take Ukraine.The outspoken personality, 56, questioned when the West will "stand up" to Putin, following the news that his forces have "taken full control over Ukraine's Kherson region".Earlier today, the former Life Stories host shared a post from the Metro which claimed that Russian forces have "taken full control over Ukraine's Kherson region".Sharing the post, Piers simply wrote: "Putin's winning".Soon after, the star responded to a tweet from Daily Mail.The publication wrote that Boris Johnson had "admitted the West made a 'terrible mistake' by letting Vladimir Putin annex Crimea".Earlier today, the former Life Stories host shared a post from the Metro which claimed that Russian forces have "taken full control over Ukraine's Kherson region".Sharing the post, Piers simply wrote: "Putin's winning".Soon after, the star responded to a tweet from Daily Mail.The publication wrote that Boris Johnson had "admitted the West made a 'terrible mistake' by letting Vladimir Putin annex Crimea".@DWillis97 chipped in: "Far from winning Piers. He's lost all of his best assets and still not taken key areas.

Russian politician has called on Vladimir Putin to launch "a ballistic missile" at the Nevada test range in America to "send a message".The comment comes from Russian Duma member Yevgeny Alexeyevich Fyodorov, who claims that western nations are acting "on the assumption that Putin has no trump cards in his hand".One potential "trump card," Fyodorov says, could be a nuclear strike on a Nevada test site, which he believes would not see retaliation from the US. With sanctions still in place on Russia from western countries like the US and UK, President Vladimir Putin had warned that the sanctions were "akin to an act of war".

Russia's President Vladimir Putin was hell-bent on invading Ukraine, the tyrannical despot had a brief fling with reality TV and the outcome was as ridiculous as you would expect. For a short spell in 2018, he was the face of a TV show in Russia ominously titled 'Moscow. Kremlin.

A former British sniper who joined the fight in Ukraine against Russian invaders says President Volodymyr Zelenzky’s forces are defending their country like the “Taliban on steroids”.