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Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia, having served since 1999 with a brief interlude as Prime Minister. A former KGB officer, he's known for his authoritarian leadership style and significant influence on global politics.
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JK Rowling has been compared to Russia - and she's not happy. The Harry Potter author has hit back at Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that the West is trying to "cancel" his nation in the same way it did with Rowling. Since Russian troops invaded Ukraine last month, countries…
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Hacktivist group Anonymous has apparently claimed a new victory in their cyberwar against Russia. The collective says they have successfully hacked the Central Bank of Russia - and that they're threatening to release sensitive files. Also known as the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the bank is responsible for…
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The US has demanded that Russia allow consular access to WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained there since mid-February on suspicion of drug possession, The Associated Press reports. The demand was made on Friday after the 31-year-old was hit with allegations of drug smuggling and imprisoned as a…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered a powerful message to Vladimir Putin in a new video address. The 74-year-old Austrian-American star recently took to social media to send a direct message to the Russian President, addressing Putin's invasion of Ukraine, which today enters its third week. Sharing the video in a tweet,…
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Some QAnon believers are said to be spreading yet another conspiracy theory, this time revolving around former President Donald Trump's pronunciation of the word China. They believe his unusual pronunciation of China as "Chy-na" is actually a secret code word meaning Ukraine - as opposed to the East Asian country.…
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Influencers in Russia have been left distraught after their country's recent decision to ban Instagram. Russia announced last week that it would be banning the app in the country due to parent company Meta's decision to allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against President…
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A campaign backed by the Ukrainian government with the aim of supposedly sending Vladimir Putin to Jupiter has received a whopping $2 million in donations. The fundraiser is the brainchild of Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation, which created the tongue-in-cheek website 'Putina.net' to poke fun at the Russian president amid…
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Anonymous has blasted Elon Musk for issuing his recent challenge to Vladimir Putin for a fight. Yesterday, the SpaceX founder took to Twitter to challenge the Russian President to a fight - adding that the country of Ukraine is on the line. Of course, Musk's tweet comes as Russian military…
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Elon Musk has added wild new terms to his challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In what is perhaps the most bizarre story to surface online amid the crisis in Ukraine, 50-year-old Tesla CEO Musk took to Twitter yesterday to challenge Putin to a fight, with Ukraine on the line.…
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It's fair to say that Rebel Wilson had some pretty jaw-dropping gags lined up for her stint hosting the BAFTA's last night. The 42-year-old Australian actor and comedian certainly put in a memorable performance helming the British Academy Film Awards in London. While many of her jokes and snipes had…
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Elon Musk has issued a bizarre challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin - with Ukraine on the line. Taking to Twitter on Monday morning, the Tesla CEO shared several tweets written in both English and Russian. In the first tweet, the 50-year-old billionaire wrote: "I hereby challenge Владимир Путин to…
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Anonymous is claiming to have hacked Roskomnadzor, Russia's media censorship agency, amid the country's invasion of Ukraine. This allowed the hacking group to get hold of more than 360,000 files, which are now supposedly open to the public. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, March 10, Anonymous TV wrote in a…
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The Independent Spirit Awards show hosts had strong words for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally wasted no time in making their views on Russia's invasion of Ukraine clear. Not long into the show, after it had returned from its first commercial break, the husband and wife…
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Anonymous claims they have hacked Russian TV news channels and streaming services to show footage of the war in Ukraine. The hacking group - which declared a "cyberwar" on Vladimir Putin's government following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 - described the operation as the "biggest Anonymous op ever…
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Pope Francis has addressed the ongoing unrest in Ukraine during his weekly address. Speaking to a gathered crowd in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, the pope rejected Russia's stance that its invasion of Ukraine was simply a "military operation". As reported by Reuters, Pope Francis told his congregates: "In Ukraine…
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Donald Trump has called out Russian President Vladimir Putin, describing his invasion of Ukraine as a "Holocaust" and urging an end to the bloodshed. The former president's words are a sharp u-turn as just last week, he heaped praise on Putin, calling him "very savvy" and a "genius"... But during…
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin - a week after the latter declared war on his country. In a message directed at Putin, Zelensky said during a televised news conference on Thursday, March 3, according to a translation from the Financial Times'…
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A Ukrainian man had a blunt message for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The man was interviewed by CNN's Anderson Cooper, during a segment in which the news reporter spoke to citizens in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, preparing to defend their country against Russian invaders. In the clip, Cooper spoke…
