Vladimir Putin news – Evil Russian troops will attack POLAND next over support for Ukraine, pro-Kremlin warlord vows
VLADIMIR Putin’s Chechen warlord protégé, Ramzan Kadyrov, has threatened to attack POLAND in retaliation for its support for Ukraine during invasion.
In a video message on Monday, the leader of the Chechen Republic, 45 – who calls himself Putin’s ‘footsoldier’ – said: "Ukraine is a done deal. What I’m interested in is Poland.
"What is Poland trying to achieve? Once Ukraine is done, we can show you what we’re capable of in six seconds if there is an order."
Kadyrov also had warned: "You better take away your weapons and your mercenaries and officially apologise to our ambassador."
Kadyrov’s troops have been accused of war crimes in Ukraine and Kadyrov himself has been known to follow them on excursions.
However, he has denied taking part in any extrajudicial killings.
Warsaw has been one of President Zelensky’s strongest allies throughout the three-month invasion by Russian forces, especially as Poland has acted as a gateway for thousands of Ukrainian refugees.
Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest rolling news and updates…
- Milica Cosic
MoD: Russia retrieving 50-year-old tanks from deep storage
The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has given it's intelligence report today, and claims that Russia is so short of modern, combat ready equipment – that it has retrieved 50-year-old tanks from deep storage.
The Kremlin brought up T-62 battle tanks to support its forces in the south which were first introduced in the Soviet Union's military in 1961, the UK says.
The MoD added: "The T-62s will almost certainly be particularly vulnerable to anti-tank weapons and their presence on the battlefield highlights Russia's shortage of modern, combat-ready equipment."
"Russia is pressuring the Severodonetsk pocket although Ukraine retains control of multiple defended sectors, denying Russia full control of the Donbas", the MoD added.
- Milica Cosic
'End military action in Black Sea for grain export'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s economic adviser, Oleh Ustenko, has said that Ukraine has grain reserves to meet domestic and global demand until the end of 2022 provided all military actions in the Black Sea are called off.
“Russia wanted to use food as a weapon, among other things,” he said.
“They are playing different cards at the same time – energy, food, plus they are conducting their ‘military operation’ on our land and destroying infrastructure, as well as destroying all our food supplies,” he explained.
Mr Ustenko added: “I believe that the only way to bring grain to world markets is to stop the war or at least stop all military action in the Black Sea.”
- Joseph Gamp
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Putin ready to help overcome food crisis if West lifts sanctions
Moscow is ready to make a "significant contribution" to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions over Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin told Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday.
Russia was slapped with unprecedented sanctions after Putin ordered troops into neighbouring Ukraine on February 24.
The sanctions and military action have disrupted supplies of fertiliser, wheat and other commodities from both Russia and Ukraine. The two countries produce 30 percent of the global wheat supply.
"Putin emphasises that the Russian Federation is ready to make a significant contribution to overcoming the food crisis through the export of grain and fertiliser, subject to the lifting of politically motivated restrictions by the West," the Kremlin said in a statement following the call.
It added that Putin also spoke about the "steps taken to ensure safety of navigation, including the daily opening of humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilian ships from the ports of the Azov and Black Sea, which is impeded by the Ukrainian side".
Putin also described as "unfounded" accusations that Russia was to blame for the problems with food supplies on the global market.
- Joseph Gamp
Incredible PoV video shows Ukrainian kamikaze drone smashing into Russian tank
THIS is the remarkable moment a Russian tank erupted into a fireball after a Ukrainian kamikaze drone smashed into it while the crew reportedly tucked into a picnic.
As the war rages into its fourth month, streets in Ukraine have become a graveyard for Russian machinery – with burnt-out tanks and vehicles littering the landscape.
Fresh footage obtained from the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine today shows defenders blasting a Russian tank as fighters are said to have been sitting on top boozing.
A spokesman for the force said: “SSO operators in Ukraine have developed skills in owning another type of modern weapon.
“An example of this is another destruction of an enemy tank along with the enemy’s manpower.
“According to our soldiers, the Russian occupiers were quietly drinking alcohol at one of the positions, sitting on the armour of their tank.
“However, the usual Russian occupation was abruptly interrupted by an unexpected attack from the air.”
The force said they used a “modern kamikaze drone equipped with a powerful explosive” to target the tank.
It suffered “irreparable damage” after the deadly device “flew straight into the tank” – with the attack filmed by a camera on the “killer drone”.
The SSO – which was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Kyiv – did not specify where in Ukraine the strike took place.
View the video here.
- Milica Cosic
Moscow's 'obvious policy of genocide' in Donbas as 'Putin has 9 months to win'
UKRAINIAN President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has accused Moscow of pursuing an "obvious policy of genocide" in the Donbas, after failing to take the capital Kyiv.
In his nightly televised address, Mr Zelensky said Russian bombardments could leave the entire region of Donbas "uninhabited".
"All this, including the deportation of our people and the mass killings of civilians, is an obvious policy of genocide pursued by Russia," he said.
Meanwhile, a retired NATO commander said that Putin has a nine-month window to win the war.
Lt-Gen Konstantinos Loukopoulos, who has taught tank warfare at military academies in Kyiv and Moscow said: “For Ukraine to absorb the weapons from the West and make them operational, form the right units, and train them, it needs eight, nine months. It can’t pull active units from the front to train them,”
That is within this time-frame, he believes, Putin must win the war on the ground and reach a negotiated settlement.
“Whether we like it or not, Russia has the political and military initiative. The West is reacting to what Putin is doing,” he added.
- Milica Cosic
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- Joseph Gamp
Scholz: Putin will only negotiate ‘when war victory impossible’
Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said today that Russia will not win its war in Ukraine and the terms of any peace must not be dictated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Putin will only seriously negotiate over peace if he realizes that he cannot break Ukraine‘s defenses,” Mr Scholz said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
“There will be no dictated peace,” Scholz said.
“Ukraine will not accept this and neither will we.”
- Joseph Gamp
Everything YOU need to know about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Here are the key questions answered regarding Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.
- Why is Russia invading Ukraine?
- Will the UK go to war?
- How can I join the Ukraine foreign legion?
- What can I do to help Ukraine?
- Who is Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky?
- How much gas does the UK get from Russia?
- Is Russia a part of Nato?
- Does Russia have nuclear weapons?
- Why is Ukraine not in Nato?
- How big is the Russian army?
- What is Article 5 of the Nato treaty?
- What is the Minsk agreement?
- Which countries were in the Soviet Union?
- What does the Z mean on Russian tanks? Meaning behind symbols explained
- When will the Russia-Ukraine war end?
- Joseph Gamp
Russia takes steps to bolster army & tighten grip on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an order today to fast track Russian citizenship for residents of parts of southern Ukraine largely held by his forces, while lawmakers in Moscow passed a bill to strengthen the stretched Russian army.
Putins decree applying to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions could allow Russia to strengthen its hold on territory that lies between eastern Ukraine, where Moscow-backed separatists occupy some areas, and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia seized in 2014.
- Joseph Gamp
Zelenskyy accuses Russia of an 'obvious policy of genocide'
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Russia of carrying out "an obvious policy of genocide" in his country's eastern Donbas region.
Moscow's offensive in Donbas could end up leaving the region "uninhabited," he said, accusing the Russians of wanting to reduce its cities to ashes.
"All this, including the deportation of our people and the mass killings of civilians, is an obvious policy of genocide pursued by Russia," he said in his daily televised address.
- Joseph Gamp
Putin is a ‘madman’
Alexei Navalny the jailed Russian opposition leader has condemned President Vladimir Putin in a live court hearing.
The opposition leader called him a “madman” who started a “stupid war” in Ukraine.
Navalny said: “This war was built on lies. One madman has got his claws into Ukraine and I do not know what he wants to do with it – this crazy thief.”
Navalny was previously sentenced by a court to nine years in a strict regime colony for fraud and contempt of court.
- Joseph Gamp
Help those fleeing conflict with The Sun’s Ukraine Fund
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- Joseph Gamp
Everything YOU need to know about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Here are the key questions answered regarding Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.
- Why is Russia invading Ukraine?
- Will the UK go to war?
- How can I join the Ukraine foreign legion?
- What can I do to help Ukraine?
- Who is Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky?
- How much gas does the UK get from Russia?
- Is Russia a part of Nato?
- Does Russia have nuclear weapons?
- Why is Ukraine not in Nato?
- How big is the Russian army?
- What is Article 5 of the Nato treaty?
- What is the Minsk agreement?
- Which countries were in the Soviet Union?
- What does the Z mean on Russian tanks? Meaning behind symbols explained
- When will the Russia-Ukraine war end?
Putin REFUSES to discuss invasion with injured soldiers
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has told one of his soldiers wounded in Ukraine that he will “definitely” return to the front line once has recovered.
In his first meeting with troops who have fought in Ukraine, the tyrant went to a military hospital in Moscow, where bodyguards wearing white coats lurked in the corridors.
After an official told him one of the wounded soldiers was eager to meet him, he asked the man if he really intended to keep serving.
When the injured man, dressed in pyjamas, replied: “Of course I do,” Putin, deadpan then said: “You definitely will.”
The soldiers in the hospital were reportedly recovering from shrapnel and gunshot wounds but did not display any obvious injuries typical of troops injured in war zones.
In what could be said to be an awkward meeting, Putin did not ask them about their experiences on the battlefield or comment on the ongoing hostilities.
Despite this, speaking at a government meeting later on Wednesday, Putin hailed Russian troops and said: “Those people have risked their lives and health for the sake of the people and children of the Donbas and for the sake of Russia. They all are heroes.”
- Joseph Gamp
Military situation in eastern Ukraine is 'very bad' says foreign minister
The military situation in eastern Ukraine is even worse than people say it is and the country needs heavy weapons now to effectively fight Russia, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday.
Kuleba, taking part in a live question and answer session with Twitter users, also said peace talks with Russia were not really taking place.
- Joseph Gamp
Russia says arms supplies to Ukraine could lead to unacceptable escalation
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the West that supplying weapons to Ukraine capable of hitting Russian territory would be "a serious step towards unacceptable escalation", Tass news agency said on Thursday.
Lavrov told the RT Arabic channel that he hoped sane people in the West would understand this, adding "There are still a few left there", RIA quoted him as saying.
- Joseph Gamp
Truss: Putin ‘holding the world to ransom’ over food
The UK’s foreign minister, Liz Truss, has accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of holding “the world to ransom” over food.
Speaking on a trip to Bosnia, she also accused the Russian leader of “weaponising hunger” across the world.
Responding to a question about whether she supported lifting sanctions in exchange for grain exports from Ukraine, Truss replied: “It is completely appalling that Putin is trying to hold the world to ransom, and he is essentially weaponising hunger and lack of food amongst the poorest people around the world,.”
She added: “We simply cannot allow this to happen. Putin needs to remove the blockade on Ukrainian grain.”
- Joseph Gamp
Russia says it has completed demining of Azov Sea port of Mariupol
Ukraine’s defence ministry has said that Russian forces have completed removing mines in the Azov Sea port of Mariupol.
Mines have been removed from the territory of the port and nearby waters, the ministry added in a statement.
Russia said it had established full control of Mariupol last week after.
- Joseph Gamp
Scholz: Putin will only negotiate ‘when war victory impossible’
Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said today that Russia will not win its war in Ukraine and the terms of any peace must not be dictated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Putin will only seriously negotiate over peace if he realizes that he cannot break Ukraine‘s defenses,” Mr Scholz said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
“There will be no dictated peace,” Scholz said.
“Ukraine will not accept this and neither will we.”
- Joseph Gamp
Russia takes steps to bolster army & tighten grip on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an order today to fast track Russian citizenship for residents of parts of southern Ukraine largely held by his forces, while lawmakers in Moscow passed a bill to strengthen the stretched Russian army.
Putins decree applying to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions could allow Russia to strengthen its hold on territory that lies between eastern Ukraine, where Moscow-backed separatists occupy some areas, and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia seized in 2014.
- Joseph Gamp
Belarus' Lukashenko orders new military unit to patrol border with Ukraine
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday ordered the creation of a new military command for the south of country, bordering Ukraine, according to a video release.
Belarus planned to deploy special operations troops in three areas near its southern border with Ukraine as Lukashenko talked up the role of Russian-made missiles in boosting the country's defences.
- Joseph Gamp
McDonald's Russia to reopen restaurants under a completely new brand
McDonald's Russia said on Thursday it plans to reopen restaurants to the public from June 12 under a new brand that will be introduced separately, after the burger chain said it was selling to a local licensee.
The fast-food company is selling its restaurants in Russia, exiting in opposition to Moscow's actions in Ukraine and ending more than three decades of the "Golden Arches" in the country
- Joseph Gamp
Ukraine should listen to US advice and give Russia territory
Calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia to prevent a lengthy war should be "carefully studied", according to a Conservative former chancellor.
Lord Lamont of Lerwick highlighted comments from former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the World Economic Forum this week, in which he advised Ukraine to allow Russia to keep control of Crimea, which was annexed in 2014.
The veteran US statesman argued that this could prevent a long protracted war in the region.
Lord Lamont told the House of Lords: "Has my noble friend read the speech of Henry Kissinger in Davos, where he advised attendees at the conference not to get swept up in the mood of the moment and suggested that negotiations to end the war had to begin in the next two months and I quote, 'before it creates upheavals and tensions that will not easily be contained'?
"And he suggested that the starting point for the negotiations should be the pre-invasion de facto borders.
"Would my noble friend agree that Dr Kissinger has a very distinguished record, is no woolly idealist, and is a hard-headed diplomat?
"And however inconvenient it may be, shouldn't his advice be carefully studied?"
Foreign Office minister Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon responded that, while "all wise words" need to be listened to, it is important that the "sovereignty and integrity of every nation" is protected.
- Joseph Gamp
Ukraine says Russia has shelled more than 40 towns in Donbas
Russian forces shelled more than 40 towns in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, forcing Ukrainians to bury civilians killed in mass graves, as Tass news agency reported some 8,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war in the provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk.
“The occupiers shelled more than 40 towns in Donetsk and Luhansk region, destroying or damaging 47 civilian sites, including 38 homes and a school. As a result of this shelling five civilians died and 12 were wounded,” the Joint Task Force of Ukraine’s armed forces said on Facebook.
It said 10 Russian attacks were repelled, four tanks and four drones destroyed, and 62 “enemy soldiers” killed.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office also said this morning that 11 high-rise buildings were destroyed in Sievierodonetsk, and eight in Lysychansk.
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