Russia's young elite, including some oligarchs' children, are speaking out against Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia's young elite, including some oligarchs' children, are speaking out against Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine

ABC  

While Russia's richest men were busy shuffling their mega-yachts out of sight and selling off assets to avoid the pinch of sanctions, some of their progeny were making statements of their own. Abramovich has so far resisted pressure to condemn Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, but that hasn't stopped his 26-year-old daughter Sofia from speaking out. In an Instagram Story last week, she shared a post with the caption: "The biggest and most successful lie of Kremlin's propaganda is that most Russians stand with Putin." Given her father's close mentor relationship with Putin, skeptics accused Sobchak of being a Kremlin plant, while others dismissed the election bid as a brand-building exercise for "the Paris Hilton of Russia". "Putin's princelings are enjoying education in the finest places of our country while he destroys Ukrainian schools," Tom Tugendhat, chair of the House of Commons foreign affairs committee told the UK Daily Mail.

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Putin’s secret daughter ‘part-time DJ living in Paris under pseudonym’
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Putin’s secret daughter ‘part-time DJ living in Paris under pseudonym’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While it was dubbed “gutter press” by the Kremlin, …

Inside Vladimir Putin’s secret family: A daughter in Paris, ‘two sons’ hiding in Russia
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Inside Vladimir Putin’s secret family: A daughter in Paris, ‘two sons’ hiding in Russia

Firstpost  

A new report claims that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has an illegitimate daughter working as a DJ in France. Vladimir Putin’s daughters Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova recently addressed the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Ivan and Vladimir Jr Putin is also thought to have two sons with Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva – known as the “uncrowned queen of Russia.” …

Ukraine's children should see themselves as 'generation of winners' not war victims, first lady says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine's children should see themselves as 'generation of winners' not war victims, first lady says

Hindustan Times  

UZHHOROD, Ukraine — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.” Ukraine's children should see themselves as 'generation of winners' not war victims, first lady says On the sidelines of a day spent at a rehabilitation camp for Ukrainian children in the relatively …

'I'm a father, a President, its difficult to lose kids, so it's, you want to kill Putin': Zelenskyy | VIDEO
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'I'm a father, a President, its difficult to lose kids, so it's, you want to kill Putin': Zelenskyy | VIDEO

India TV News  

Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that children dying in Russian attacks on his country made him want to kill his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Speaking ahead of a NATO summit in Washington, Zelenskyy spoke of his own pain when children died in the Russian war on Ukraine, saying it made him "want to kill Putin at this …

Putin propagandist who called for Ukrainian children to be drowned is 'seriously ill' in hospital 'after being poisoned'
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Putin propagandist who called for Ukrainian children to be drowned is 'seriously ill' in hospital 'after being poisoned'

Daily Mail  

A leading Putin propagandist who called for Ukrainian children to be drowned is 'seriously ill' after being poisoned, according to Ukrainian military intelligence. Krasovsky caused revulsion in October 2022 with his genocidal diatribe, saying Ukrainian children who saw Russians as occupiers under the Soviet Union should have been 'thrown in the Tysyna River with a strong current'. The star TV …

Russian presidential hopeful vows to champion peace, women and a ‘humane’ country
1 year ago

Russian presidential hopeful vows to champion peace, women and a ‘humane’ country

Associated Press  

Sometime in the early 2010s, Yekaterina Duntsova’s eldest daughter drew a picture of her debating Russian President Vladimir Putin live on prime-time TV. A decade on, the little-known journalist and mom-of-three from a small town in western Russia recalls the drawing as a joke about her civic activism — but says it also carried a “message about the future.” Duntsova …

Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown
1 year, 7 months ago

Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian court gave a two-year suspended sentence Thursday to …

‘It’s all a lie’: Russians are trapped in Putin’s parallel universe. But some want out
1 year, 9 months ago

‘It’s all a lie’: Russians are trapped in Putin’s parallel universe. But some want out

CNN  

CNN — One year ago, when Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine and began Europe’s biggest land war since 1945, it waged another battle at home – intensifying its information blockade in an effort to control the hearts and minds of its own citizens. In the days leading up to last Friday’s one-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion – …

Russian leadership shares your pain, will achieve goals in Ukraine, Putin tells soldiers' mothers
2 years ago

Russian leadership shares your pain, will achieve goals in Ukraine, Putin tells soldiers' mothers

India Today  

Nine months since the Russia-Ukraine war began, Vladimir Putin iterated his goals in the war-ravaged European country. The Russian president met with more than a dozen mothers of soldiers fighting in Ukraine and said that Moscow will achieve the goals of its military campaign in Ukraine. Speaking to the bereaved families of Russian soldiers who fought or are fighting in …

‘I thought I was going to die': Abuses widespread in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

‘I thought I was going to die': Abuses widespread in Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYSELIVKA, Ukraine — For 10 days, Alesha Babenko was locked in a basement and regularly beaten by Russian soldiers. In September, Babenko and his 14-year-old nephew, Vitaliy Mysharskiy, were arrested by Russian soldiers who occupied his village of Kyselivka in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson. Ukrainian officials have opened more than 430 war crimes cases from the Kherson region and …

‘I thought I was going to die': Abuses widespread in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

‘I thought I was going to die': Abuses widespread in Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYSELIVKA, Ukraine — For 10 days, Alesha Babenko was locked in a basement and regularly beaten by Russian soldiers. In September, Babenko and his 14-year-old nephew, Vitaliy Mysharskiy, were arrested by Russian soldiers who occupied his village of Kyselivka in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson. Ukrainian officials have opened more than 430 war crimes cases from the Kherson region and …

Vladimir Putin is a modern day Hitler: Ukraine's Zelensky's security adviser
2 years, 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin is a modern day Hitler: Ukraine's Zelensky's security adviser

Hindustan Times  

Russia's president Vladimir Putin is a modern-day Hitler and his country is doomed to the same fate as Nazi Germany, head of Ukraine ’s national security council said. Oleksiy Danilov, who is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ’s most trusted security adviser, told Sky News that Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine will never be forgotten. Oleksiy Danilov also dismissed any idea …

Ukraine’s youngest MP: The world could do much more
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine’s youngest MP: The world could do much more

Al Jazeera  

Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s Russian-backed government collapsed in 2014 after Ukrainians protested against his decision not to sign a political association and free trade agreement with the European Union. Now 26, he’s the youngest MP in Ukraine – a member of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People party, which he joined in 2019. He told Al Jazeera what …

Alexei Navalny: Putin’s saving me from nuclear war by keeping me in prison
2 years, 6 months ago

Alexei Navalny: Putin’s saving me from nuclear war by keeping me in prison

The Telegraph  

Alexei Navalny, Russia’s jailed opposition leader, on Tuesday joked that Vladimir Putin was shielding him from a potential nuclear war by announcing charges that could keep him in a remote prison for another decade. “How else can I explain that less than eight days have passed since the verdict that sentenced me to nine years in a high-security prison came …

Why the U.S. is targeting Putin’s daughters Katerina and Maria
2 years, 8 months ago

Why the U.S. is targeting Putin’s daughters Katerina and Maria

The Hindu  

The United States’ latest round of sanctions on Russia includes two new targets: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, Katerina and Maria, who U.S. officials believe are hiding Putin’s wealth. Putin’s daughter Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova is a tech executive whose work supports the Russian government and its defense industry, according to details in the U.S. sanctions package announced on …

Why the US is targeting Putin's daughters Katerina and Maria
2 years, 8 months ago

Why the US is targeting Putin's daughters Katerina and Maria

India Today  

The United States' latest round of sanctions on Russia includes two new targets: Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters, Katerina and Maria, who U.S. officials believe are hiding Putin's wealth. Putin's daughter Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova is a tech executive whose work supports the Russian government and its defence industry, according to details in the U.S. sanctions package announced on …

Putin’s daughters targeted in US sanctions: Who are they?
2 years, 8 months ago

Putin’s daughters targeted in US sanctions: Who are they?

Al Jazeera  

Latest sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine war target Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova as US accuses them of hiding their father’s wealth. The latest round of sanctions by the United States on Russia has drawn renewed scrutiny to the family life of Russian President Vladimir Putin, unveiling two new targets: Katerina and Maria, his eldest daughters. A senior US …

Putin's daughters were just sanctioned. Here's what we know about them
2 years, 8 months ago

Putin's daughters were just sanctioned. Here's what we know about them

NPR  

Putin's daughters were just sanctioned. "We believe that many of Putin's assets are hidden with family members and that's why we're targeting them," a senior Biden administration official said in a call with reporters on Wednesday. Putin has refused to publicly acknowledge the names of his children, but the Treasury Department identified the daughters being sanctioned as Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova …

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Sanctions target Putin’s children
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Sanctions target Putin’s children

Al Jazeera  

All the news from April 6: Washington loads pressure on Moscow after alleged atrocities in Bucha as EU considers ban on coal imports. 6 Apr 2022 - 18:50 GMT Macron says killings in Bucha were ‘very probably’ war crimes The alleged killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha were “very probably war crimes”, said Macron in an interview. 6 Apr …

Analysis: Why Ukraine’s battle for survival may be far from over
2 years, 9 months ago

Analysis: Why Ukraine’s battle for survival may be far from over

CNN  

CNN — Another day of horrific civilian carnage in Ukraine underscored the desperate need for a ceasefire – and explained why an end to the barbaric war may still be far away. “Putin is inflicting appalling, appalling devastation and horror on Ukraine – bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals,” Biden said Wednesday, unveiling another $800 million in military assistance for …

Putin has failed to learn lessons from the 1990s, and opposition against the war in Ukraine at home will grow
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin has failed to learn lessons from the 1990s, and opposition against the war in Ukraine at home will grow

ABC  

Russians, so the cliché goes, are a stoic lot. Parallels to another war By the end of that year Yeltsin, in response to Chechen demands for independence, had instigated the first Chechen war — a bloody, ill-disciplined campaign that cost tens of thousands of lives and marked the beginning of the end of Russia's brief flirtation with liberal democracy. The …

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin greenlights letting volunteers fight
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin greenlights letting volunteers fight

Al Jazeera  

Russia says more than 16,000 people, mostly from the Middle East, have appealed to join the fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed allowing volunteers, including from abroad, to help pro-Moscow separatists fighting in Ukraine’s Donbas region, more than two weeks after he sent thousands of Russian troops into the neighbouring country. “As to the delivery of arms, especially Western-made …

Putin has alienated some of his top Russian officials since the early stages of the Ukraine invasion: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin has alienated some of his top Russian officials since the early stages of the Ukraine invasion: report

Raw Story  

According to Russian journalist Farida Rustamova, Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has alienated some of his top military officials, causing them to grow increasingly worried as the Russian military continues to meet fierce resistance of Ukrainians. "Some officials aren't associating themselves with what's happening at all, viewing Putin's decision as a historical choice over which they have no …

Russian protestors struggle to understand Ukraine war: ‘We didn’t choose this’
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian protestors struggle to understand Ukraine war: ‘We didn’t choose this’

CNN  

Moscow CNN — Nineteen-year-old Tasya stood with her friends on a cold morning in the Russian city of St. Petersburg as they joined protesters’ chants against the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Nyet Voine!”. Talks should begin as soon as possible.” Meanwhile, members of Russia’s “intelligentsia” – academics, writers, journalists and others – have issued public appeals decrying the war, including …

'President Putin, please stop this war': Russian mogul uses UK paper for anti-war plea
2 years, 9 months ago

'President Putin, please stop this war': Russian mogul uses UK paper for anti-war plea

India TV News  

Highlights Russia-born media mogul Evgeny Lebedev urges Russia to stop war President Putin, please stop this war, Evgeny Lebedev asks Russian President As a Russian citizen I plead you to stop Russians killing their Ukrainian brothers, sisters, he said Russia-born media mogul Evgeny Lebedev has used the pages of a British newspaper he owns to implore Russian President Vladimir Putin …

Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes as Ukrainian cities are shelled
2 years, 9 months ago

Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes as Ukrainian cities are shelled

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin was on Monday accused of war crimes after the indiscriminate shelling of Ukrainian cities killed potentially dozens of civilians including three children who were “incinerated alive”. The eyes of this child, and crying doctors.” Ukrainian officials said 16 children had been killed in the first four days of fighting, but that number is likely to have risen significantly …

Russian oligarchs’ children speak out against Putin’s Ukraine invasion
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian oligarchs’ children speak out against Putin’s Ukraine invasion

The Independent  

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