Vladimir Putin is big fan of Zenit - but slammed club for playing too many "foreigners"

Russian President Vladimir Putin has got himself a bit of a reputation for terrible time keeping.

Piers Morgan, 56, has launched a scathing attack appearing to reference all of Europe and the United States over Russia’s nuclear threat during the Ukraine crisis.Taking to Twitter, where he boasts a following of 7.9 million, the broadcaster claimed Putin was “laughing at us”.He tweeted: “Putin’s laughing at us.“He now knows that all he has to do to is threaten to use his nukes (which he won’t) and we’ll all run away in terror.“When did we get so pathetically spineless in the face of nasty little bullies?”The former Good Morning Britain presenter accompanied the tweet with a picture of Putin laughing.Piers has been outspoken on his criticism of the West’s handling of the ongoing crisis.He recently called out the international community over its response to Putin’s advances into Ukraine.The TV star questioned what’s to stop the Russian leader “taking other countries” amid his “nuke threats”.The tweet came on Tuesday after Putin ordered his military to move nuclear weapons to a "special mode of combat duty”.Piers wrote: “If Putin succeeds in taking Ukraine by scaring us all off with his bulls**t nuke threats, what’s to stop him taking other countries including those in NATO?“Once you cave to a bully, they keep bullying. #StopPutinNow.”He also called attention to a 40-mile convoy of Russian military vehicles that satellite images showed en route to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.Piers questioned the lack of military intervention from NATO.He typed: “There’s a 40-MILE convoy of Russian military vehicles heading towards Kyiv to surround the city, trap the people there, and bomb them into submission.“Are we really just going to sit back and watch Putin do this?“There’s a war crime unfurling in front of us.

Vladimir Putin has so far resisted pressing the nuclear button because of treaties signed as a result of fears of “mutually assured destruction”, BBC presenter Ros Atkins has suggested. Putin ordered Russian troops to invade neighbouring country Ukraine on February 24, and while the capital Kyiv has so far resisted advances, there have been reports that the country’s first city has fallen after heavy bombing.

The matter of Russian nuclear warfare is top-of-mind after Vladimir Putin announced he has put his nuclear deterrents on "high alert".

Roman Abramovich, the Russian owner of England’s Chelsea FC, one of soccer’s biggest clubs, said Wednesday that he is selling the franchise, with the proceeds to go to a foundation that will benefit war victims in Ukraine.

Prince Charles and his wife and future queen consort, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall showed their support for the Ukrainian community during a visit to the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London on Wednesday. A day after the first in line to the throne spoke out against Russia and President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, he and his wife were greeted by Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, the Ukrainian Ambassador, Vadym Prystaiko, and his wife, Inna Prystaiko.

Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine. Wetherspoon is one of many businesses placing their own sanctions on Russia as they have removed Russian beer from every fridge of their pubs up and down the country.

Vladimir Putin has been stripped of a number of his honorary sporting titles and awards in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian president has previously accumulated a range of titles and awards through his sporting endeavours and role in Russia hosting a number of major global events.In the last decade, Russia have hosted both the Winter Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, although their athletes are now being prohibited from competing in several events.Organisations and governing bodies have also started to sanction Putin himself in addition to suspending Russia from hosting and competing for the foreseeable future.The International Olympic Committee withdrew Putin's Olympic Order on Monday, the highest award that the Olympic movement can hand out.The IOC also recommended a ban on all Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions due to their military operations in Ukraine.On the same day, World Taekwondo released a statement confirming they had stripped Putin of his honorary black belt.It was also confirmed that no Russian or Belarusian flags or national anthems will be permitted at events, whilst events in the two countries will no longer be recognised.The statement read: "World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine, which go against the World Taekwondo vision of 'Peace is More Precious than Triumph' and the World Taekwondo values of respect and tolerance.Should Russian athletes be banned from all international sporting events? Let us know in the comments section below."In this regard, World Taekwondo has decided to withdraw the honorary 9th dan black belt conferred to Mr.

Vladimir Putin’s ex-wife in France has been vandalised with Ukrainian flags with the message “F*** Poutine” (Putin in French).Lyudmila Putin, who divorced the Russian leader in 2013, has seen the exterior of her new husband Artur Ocheretny’s south of France property being defaced with blue and yellow paint. The villa, which is estimated at £6 million according to the Mail, was targeted over the weekend following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker was forced to apologise to viewers of the show when a Ukrainian guest swore at Russian President Vladimir Putin while live on air. Ukrainian singer Maria Burmaka joined Dan and his co-host Sally Nugent on the morning show to talk about the current situation, as Russia continues to attack Ukraine.

Sergiy Stakhovsky only recently announced his retirement from the sport after going out in a first round qualifying defeat to American Jeffrey John Wolf at the Australian Open in January.But following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine last month, Stakhovsky signed up to fight with his country’s reservists.Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme earlier this week, the 36-year-old revealed that his children - who are too young to understand what's going on in Ukraine - think he's playing at a tennis tournament."My kids don’t know that I’m here, they don’t understand war, they are too little to understand what's going on," he told presenter Karthi Gnanasegaram, before adding that his wife didn't speak to him for a whole day after she learned of his plans to join the war effort.Pressed on where his children think he has gone, Stakhovsky responded: "That just maybe I am at another tennis tournament. I don’t know if my wife’s told them, but I told them I’d be right back."When asked how it felt to be separated from his family, he said: "Horrible.

Labour is putting pressure on Boris Johnson to ramp up sanctions against Russian oligarchs associated with Vladimir Putin.

DAN Walker was forced to apologise as Ukrainian singer Maria Burmaka told Vladimir Putin "f*** you" on BBC Breakfast this morning. The presenter stepped in after the passionate guest turned the airwaves blue.

Vladimir Putin has been mocked for his ridiculously long tables at the Kremlin when speaking to just one person. Social media users have suggested a range of hilarious reasons as to why Russia's leader prefers to sit at a 20-foot long table.

Good Morning Britain turned tense as host Rob Rinder made his views crystal clear on Vladimir Putin as he blasted the Russian leader as "evil". The 43-year-old TV judge joined his friend Susanna Reid on the ITV breakfast programme - with Russia's invasion on Ukraine dominating the news on Wednesday's show (March 2).

Piers Morgan, 56, last night issued a scathing attack on Joe Biden as he commented on his presidency.The broadcaster took to Twitter, where he boasts a following of 7.9 million, to hit out at the US President amid the Ukraine crisis.Piers has been vocal on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sparking debate among other Twitter users.In the tweet, the former Good Morning Britain presenter claimed that Biden’s approval ratings had “cratered” and that the Russian President was “making him look impotent.”He wrote: “Hard to overstate the importance of this speech for President Biden.“He's had a terrible year, his approval ratings have cratered, and Putin's making him look impotent.“He needs to change the narrative because the State of the Union, like his presidency, isn't great right now.”The blistering remarks sparked debate among the social media community, with some agreeing with the presenter’s views and others differing.ToniLFC argued: “In his different meetings with Putin, he never looked impotent. Very far from it.“US intelligence and his response to the aggression has been spot on so far.”JRodTitansGrizz said: “It’s been worse than a disaster.“I doubt a speech can do anything for him, he’s too defeated already.”Yingikeme added: “I keep asking.

Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury has taken to Twitter to condemn Russian president Vladimir Putin for his style of "leadership". Posting a snap portraying the stark contrast of leadership between the Russian leader and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the BBC presenter, 51, continued to post about ongoing conflict in Ukraine.The star shared an Instagram post from CNN reporter Ana Navarro-Cardenas, depicting the two men's leadership styles in view of her 165,000 followers.Julia simply wrote "Leadership", while the CNN writer penned: "Ukrainian President Zelensky's leadership vs Paranoid Puto Putin's 'leadership'."In the picture, Ukraine's leader could be seen sitting around a table with his fellow soldiers while laughing and enjoying a meal.However, the picture below depicted a very different scene.It showed Putin sitting at one end of an obscenely long table, while the people he was interacting with sat far down the end.After sharing the picture, Julia's followers were quick to share their thoughts on the image.Twitter user Gordon Hession wrote: "For sure, little man at a big table...a bigger man at a small table...picture describes it well."Tommy Kirk added: "A true leader - I wonder how many of ours would do the same.

Howard Stern, 68, is letting the world know he doesn’t agree with Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin when it comes to Russia’s tragic invasion of Ukraine. The radio host revealed that he strongly disagrees with the former U.S. president after he publicly called Putin’s moves “genius” last week.

Vladimir Putin tends to keep his personal life away from the spotlight which means not much is known about him, aside from his political life.The 69 year old President of Russia was married to former flight attendant Lyudmila between 1983 and 2014, but they went their separate ways due to "barely seeing each other." She said: "Vladimir is completely submerged in his work. Our children have grown up, each of them is living her own life… And I truly don’t like publicity." The couple announced they were ending their marriage in June 2013, and the divorce was then finalised by the Kremlin in April 2014. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Vladimir Putin has had many faces over the years, managing to transform himself from a skinny geek to a bloated brute - but it reportedly wasn't from ageing gracefully or exercise. The 69-year-old somehow went from being slender with wrinkles to a muscle man who loves to be photographed shirtless, which is all down to steroids and plastic surgery according to experts.

World Cup - and the photo they snapped together was one for the ages. Ahead of the World Cup in Russia in 2018, a fancy gala event was held at Kremlin Palace in Moscow.