Ukrainian orphans start new chapter in Edinburgh after adapting to Scottish life with country dancing lessons

Vladimir Putin's sex-mad gymnast lover has sparked rumours that the two are married after a picture emerged of her wearing what appears to be a wedding ring. Alina Kabaeva, 38, resurfaced in Moscow earlier this week and was photographed at a junior rhythmic gymnastics rehearsal, marking her first public appearance in weeks.Trainer Ekaterina Sirotina shared pictures from the event on Instagram, despite a reported ban on images from inside the rehearsal by the Kremlin.In the picture she can be seen sporting a ring on her right hand's ring finger.In Russia people wear their wedding rings on their right hands, unlike in the UK where wedding rings are worn on the left hand.

soldier is refusing to take down his British and Ukrainian flags as ordered by his local council.Canterbury City Council in Kent want Nigel Hart, 33, to take down his 14ft flag pole due to 'health and safety' fears.Nigel decided to fly the respective national flags outside his mum’s council house in solidarity with Ukraine as the country defends itself from Vladimir Putin's Russia. Despite being told the pole must come down as it is in a communal area, Nigel remains defiant about showing his support for Ukrainians and fallen British soldiers.

Video: When satire is factchecked without needing to be factchecked (France 24)High stakes rematch: Can Le Pen turn the tide against Macron in TV debate?Fragile coalition under threat in Israel: Arab party suspends government membershipGeothermal power in Kenya: Providing the country with clean energyEU's Borrell says bloc 'will continue' providing military support to UkraineNetflix loses users for first time in a decadeFrench presidential candidates gear up for election debate rematch'There is no independent journalism left in Russia': Exiled journalist Denis KataevUkraine's prosecutor general: 'I expect to find evidence of genocide in Mariupol'France's presidential rivals gird for high-stakes TV debateFake subtitles attributed to Vladimir Putin in parody viral videoThe battle of Donbas: What's Putin's plan for Ukraine now?Made in Hollywood, censored by China: How the film industry is abiding by Beijing's lawsFrance's Macron reveals his war chestFrench presidential candidates spar over wind energy sectorFrench presidential election: Macron 'trying to speak to voters on the centre left'South African military deployed to flood-ravaged provinceJohnson is a calm, pleasant presence throughout, often laughing heartily at the end of the most banal anecdotes, in the manner of someone who has never failed for long enough to sharpen a sense of humour. The way serious issues pose virtually no threat to him does, however, border on comical.

Vladimir Putin’s oldest daughter, Dr Maria Vorontsova, has reportedly been banned from leaving Russia because of fears that she might never return to the country. Dr Vorontsova, who was born when her father was still a KGB agent, had reportedly planned to celebrate her 37th birthday on a tropical beach but according to the the General SVR Telegram channel, when she applied for permission to leave the country: “Putin responded with a categorical refusal, strengthening the security protection of Maria.“According to our information,” the as-yet unconfirmed report continued, “the president’s eldest daughter did not plan to return to Russia.”Dr Vorontsova shares a son with her Dutch ex-husband Jorrit Faassen, who is the son of a senior NATO military officer.She is believed to have been planning the holiday with her new partner, Yevgeny Nagorny.The 33-year-old was once opposed to Putin’s government but since getting together with the leader’s daughter he has changed his views, landing a £90,000-a-year job and an extensive luxury home in exchange for his loyalty.Dr Vorontsova is a noted researcher at the National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology of the Ministry of Health of Russia, specialising in genetic conditions in children.

Vladimir Putin has has launched a long-range missile known as 'Satan II' in a chilling warning to those who "threaten" Russia.Moscow's ministry of defence claims that the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile tested at the Plesetsk cosmodrome.The Russian president claimed the show of strength would be "food for thought for those who try to threaten Russia", according to reports. Specifications of the mighty missile have not been officially revealed however it is understood to be able to fire up to 12 nuclear warheads in one flight, all the while dodging anti-missile systems.It is referred to as a long-range weapon with good reason as the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is believed to boast a maximum flight distance of 6,000 milesTerrifyingly the missile is said to be capable of targeting an area the size of France, the Mirror reports.State TV broadcasted Putin receiving confirmation from the military that the missile had been launched from Plesetsk in Russia's northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east of the country.

Mauripol have made a last-ditch effort to defend the besieged city by holing up in a Soviet steel factory with valuable Russian hostages, it has been claimed.Mauripol has been under constant bombardment by Vladimir Putin's forces since the conflict began and has been all but destroyed by heavy shelling killing around 20,000 residents.Those that remain have now retreated to the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a four-square-mile steel plant with a network of underground tunnels. Speaking from the siege, one of Ukraine's top commanders, Maj.

Vladimir Putin has reportedly sent over 500,000 Ukrainians to a remote corner of Russia and barred them from leaving as he looks to strengthen his control over the war-torn country. According to Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya, more than 500,000 Ukrainians, including 121,000 children have been “forcibly transferred” to Russia.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’ support of the war, Wimbledon is reportedly planning to bar Russian and Belarusian players from the Grand Slam tennis tournament which begins in London on June 27. Sportico reported that the event, organized by the All England Club, will break from the rest of the tennis world by refusing to allow Russians to compete — this would include current world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev. The New York Times, citing a highly placed international tennis official, said the ban is expected to extend to Belarusian players as well.

Russia, with a fuming pal of Russian President Vladimir Putin saying the pair will "will have to answer in full for their actions".Shaun Pinner, 48, and Aiden Aslin, 28, were targeted by the deputy head of the Kremlin's powerful security council, Dmitry Medvedev.The former Russian president and prime minister said the pair would not be treated as combatants under the Geneva Conventions, meaning they would not receive the rights a prisoner of war would.Medvedev's show trials for the two men come after a failed swap deal for Putin's "prince of darkness" Viktor Medvedchuk, currently held by Ukrainian forces. The British captives have made an appeal to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson several times on multiple Russian state TV outlets.

Russia's "illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine" shows how much Vladimir Putin's forces have retreated over the past two weeks.The map, released by the British Ministry of Defence, is based of the latest defence intelligence, the ministry said.It shows that Russia appears to have lost much of its footing in the north of Ukraine, around Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy, near the border with the aggressor. The British Ministry of Defence map instead shows Russia's efforts concentrated on the east, south east and south.

war still raging in Ukraine, Russian leader Vladimir Putin faces a “second front” in the east with massively destructive wildfires breaking out across Siberia.Towering flames reach into apocalyptic black skies across three vast regions of Siberia – Omsk, Tyumen and Krasnoyarsk.As Putin’s war reached a new intensity 1,700 miles away in the Donbas, a woman in Tyumen asked: “Why are the gods so angry?”Terrified wild animals fleeing the inferno were captured on video as the fires tore across acres of permafrost. It’s an unusually early start of 2022 wildfire season in Russia, with massive fires raging across vast spaces of Western, Central, Southern and Eastern Siberia.

Ukraine to help blast Vladimir Putin's aircraft out of the sky, according to reports.Britain will soon send the Stormer High Velocity Missile (HVM) launchers, the Sun reports, with the Ministry of Defence demonstrating them for Ukrainians on Salisbury Plain, southern England, two weeks ago.It is understood the 13-tonne vehicles can be flown to the war on C-17 transport planes in days.The news comes as Putin's war machine begins a new phase of its bloody invasion with a full-scale offensive to take control of the mostly-Russian speaking Donbas in the east.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had pleaded with the West for greater firepower, and now he has had his wish granted. Dr Alan Mendoza, of security think tank the Henry Jackson Society, told the Sun: “These vehicles are the best kit yet sent to Ukraine and will leave Russian pilots quaking.

Oleksandr Usyk is hoping for a heavyweight unification bout with Tyson Fury after the Gypsy King faces Dillian Whyte this weekend. The Ukrainian Usyk has stated that he'll be watching and studying Fury's approach in the fight with the hope that he'll face the heavyweight champion next after he faces Anthony Joshua for the second time.

Vladimir Putin, Ukranian forces appear to have destroyed a £11million Russian Ka-52 helicopter with a rocket launcher worth less than £100.The incident is said to have occurred in the heavily contested Kharkiv region where the two sides are battling intensely.According to the Ukrainian military unit Operational Command 'East' the attack happened as Putin’s helicopters flew low over the terrain under cover of darkness.On the group’s Facebook page, an officer named Yaroslav described the attack.He said: “At night, enemy helicopters went very low. They circled over our positions, not even allowing us to raise our heads.“And an anti-aircraft gunner fired two missiles on them.

West Ham United star Andriy Yarmolenko has revealed that his relationship with Ukraine team-mate Anatoliy Tymoshchuk has completely broken down following Russia's invasion of their homeland.Tymoshchuk has been widely condemned for refusing to speak out against Vladimir Putin, particularly as he's Russian Premier League side Zenit St Petersburg's current assistant manager, and was subsequently stripped of his coaching license and titles by the Ukrainian FA for continuing to work for a "club of the aggressor".Earlier this week, Yarmolenko said he spoke to his former international team-mate and close friend on the phone and asked him "how do you sleep at night?""He replied 'I don’t sleep'," Yarmolenko revealed, according to Zorya Londonsk. "Then he called me.

Vladimir Putin's pal and propaganda chief raged on live TV trying to explain why Russian has not won its war on Ukraine.Margarita Simonyan who is the editor-in-chief of RT, Russia's state-controlled news organisation kicked off when pundits questioned the country's ongoing invasion. The propagandist fumed that Russia is not only up against Ukrainian soldiers but NATO too, which is delaying the bloodthirsty "operation" now 53 days in, the Express reports.Live on Vladimir Solovyov's popular Russia-1 show, Ms Simonyan — a friend of the president — struggled to explain "why we haven't won yet".Julia Davis, from Daily Beast, tweeted a clip of Ms Simonyan's response "when one pundit on Russian state TV tries to ask why it's taking so long for Russia to win in Ukraine".Ms Davis tweeted: "Head of RT Margarita Simonyan nearly pecks his head off, as she argues that Russia is fighting NATO in Ukraine.

UFC fighter celebrated his latest victor by sending a message of support to a Chechen warlord who has close links with Vladimir Putin.Khamzat Chimaev continued his unbeaten streak in the MMA promotion as he outpointed Gilbert Burns in Jacksonville, Florida, last Saturday night. It was a close battle between two fighters who acquitted themselves well in the octagon, but Chimaev secure a narrow 29-28 victory in the eyes of the judges.But he was soon making headlines for more sinister reasons as he used his post-fight speech to send a message to Ramzan Kadyrov. The Chechen is a major player in Russian MMA and a close friend of Putin's.

Vladimir Putin met with a European leader for the first time since he launched an invasion of Ukraine and issued a chilling rebuke of Western criticism of his regime's war crimes. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer met with President Putin in Moscow last week, however the Chancellor told NBC News that “it was not a friendly conversation”.Chancellor Nehammer had visited Bucha in Ukraine, the site of a disturbing massacre after a Russian retreat where more than 350 bodies were found, some of which showed evidence of torture under Russian occupation.Days later, he travelled to Russia where he wanted "to confront President Putin" about what he saw in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin's forces before being paraded on Russian TV. Ex-British Army soldier Shaun Pinner, 48, was serving as a 'contract soldier' with Ukrainian forces in Russian-occupied Mariupol as the area has been decimated by shelling.He claims to have been there for five to six weeks before appearing on the broadcast with no visible wounds, giving information about his service.He told the journalist Andrey Rudenko on the military TV channel: "I am Shaun Pinner.

Russia's Black Sea Fleet has gone up in flames as satellite images show other vessels trying to rescue crew members on board.

golden retriever puppy playing in Ukraine as bombs rained down around him has "miraculously" made it to his new home.Dog lover Jennifer Weems had already forked out for gorgeous Timon when news broke of Vladimir Putin ordering Russian troops to invade Ukraine in his 'special military operation'. As tanks rolled into cities and airstrikes were fired at buildings, Jennifer feared she would never be able to welcome Timon into her house of golden retrievers in Tennessee, US. She even felt "immense guilt" asking for a refund but Timon's breeder Irina was determined not to give up on getting the pooch where he belonged — even with a war going on.