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Russian author Akunin: Putin sees Ukraine as a threat to his rule

Detective fiction novelist Boris Akunin on the war, the cancellation of Russian culture, and a post-Putin future.

Al Jazeera

Inside Vladimir Putin’s life of secret children, a mysterious partner and his mega-wealth

Russian President Vladimir Putin is thought to have a $1billion mansion known as 'Putin's Palace' and a £73m superyacht at the centre of his rumoured hefty portfolio

Daily Mirror

Terrifying regime of Putin’s ’replacement’ who 'poisoned his own KGB spy'

70-year-old spymaster Alexander Bortnikov has come under scrutiny after it was claimed that there was a plot to oust Putin, and replace him with a close ruthless ally

Daily Mirror

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16 critics of Vladimir Putin who died violently or in suspicious ways

A number of high profile critics of Vladimir Putin have died in violent or mysterious circumstances. This includes Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned in London after drinking a laced cup of tea

Daily Mirror

What Vladimir Putin's secret family think of their despot dad's war in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin is rumoured to have moved his family to a "secret underground city" in a bit to protect them, insider sources have claimed

Daily Mirror

Putin's oligarchs plotting to topple him

The Russian oligarchs who have profited from Putin's presidency

Salon

How Putin’s disinformation mirrors classic Soviet propaganda from the Cold War

The US and the UK also did plenty of nefarious things during this period, 88-year-old Milton Leitenberg tells Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

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The new Putin? Former KGB spy in Putin's inner circle who is tipped to take over

Alexander Bortnikov previously served alongside Putin in the KGB but has recently fallen out of favour with the Kremlin following Russia's massive military losses and botched invasion

Daily Mirror

Former KGB spy tipped to succeed Vladimir Putin if Russian President is toppled by Kremlin

Ruthless Alexander Bortnikov, who has fallen out of favour with Putin over errors in the invasion of Ukraine, is said to be plotting to replace the Russian President

Daily Record

Putin at 70: the life of the Russian dictator — from a childhood being chased by rats to a pandemic of paranoia

Increasingly isolated and singlehandedly waging a senseless war — Katie Strick charts the making of Putin the pariah, from his inner circle of judo-obsessives to his alleged secret lover

Evening Standard

Ruthless ex-KGB spy tipped by spooks to take over if Putin is toppled by Kremlin

Top Putin sidekick Alexander Bortnikov, who has fallen out of favour with the Moscow despot over errors in the Ukraine war, is said to be plotting to topple the Russian president

Daily Mirror

Senior Tory MP warns about lack of checks on wealthy Russian donors

Bernard Jenkin tells committee he ‘can’t believe’ Boris Johnson nominated the son of a KGB officer for a peerage

The Guardian - UK

Putin's declassified spy record - and odd failure on intelligence evaluation

In his autobiography, his Russian KGB examiner Mikhail Frolov discussed his first impressions of the former President, alongside an intelligence evaluation he underwent

Daily Mirror

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reportedly sailed on yacht owned by Russian oligarch before it was seized

Recently-seized $150m superyacht was owned by former KGB agent

The Independent UK

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Tories scramble to defend Boris Johnson over peerage for Russian-born media mogul

Labour leader Keir Starmer said Boris Johnson has “serious questions” to answer in the wake of a report claiming the head of MI6 held security concerns over the elevation of Evgeny Lebedev to the House of Lords

The Independent UK

Michael Gove: No security concerns were shared with me about Evgeny Lebedev

The Communities Secretary told the BBC he knew nothing of any fears about the Russia-born lord whose father was a KGB agent

Daily Record

Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson has 'serious questions' to answer on Lebedev appointment

Security services had concerns about Lebedev, whose father was in KGB, as far back as 2013, say reports but Boris Johnson made him a peer.

The Guardian - UK

Gove defends Evgeny Lebedev after new questions raised about peerage

Security services had concerns about Lebedev, whose father was in KGB, as far back as 2013, say reports

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The Guardian - UK

UK politics: UK will support Ukraine with weapons and diplomacy in face of ‘barbaric war’, says Truss – as it happened

The UK will target those complicit in Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the foreign secretary says, as sanctions are announced for some Russian MPs

Wales Online

Who is in Vladimir Putin's inner circle? The generals and security staff in an elite group

The Russian dictator is surrounded by cronies, many of who he has known since his days in the KGB

The Independent UK

‘I was not ready to be killed’: The secret theatre forced into exile by the KGB

Belarus Free Theatre created art in secret under the dictatorship of Alexander Lukashenko but went into exile after their latest encounter with the Belarusian KGB. They talk to Jasper Rees about the threat to artists in their country and the dystopian ‘Dogs of Europe’

Daily Mirror

Russian-born peer not 'distorting politics' because he never votes, claims top Tory

Minister James Cleverly said it was irrelevant that Lord Lebedev's dad was a former KGB agent and compared the situation to his own father being an ex-chartered surveyor

The Guardian - UK

Johnson says UK may need to produce more oil and gas to reduce reliance on Russia – as it happened

UK prime minister says he will announce an energy supply strategy soon but adds that UK must go ‘step by step’

Daily Mirror

Ex-KGB officer warns vengeful Putin 'will send assassins to Europe' if Ukraine falls

The former KGB boss of Putin says vengeful Vladimir would not dare to order assassinations in the US but the Russian President is likely to try in Europe

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin and sinister reason behind unusual walk could be linked to the KGB

Researchers have suggested it could be linked to weapons training he received while part of the Soviet KGB.

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