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Vladimir Putin: risk-taker who is gambling his country's future

In the early 1990s, when he was deputy mayor of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin was known to a member of the city’s legislature, Viktor Talanov. A psychologist by profession, Talanov prepared a study of Putin in which he concluded that one of his subject’s fundamental psychological characteristics was a very…

The Conversation

Charity that supported St Petersburg ballet and opera closes its doors

Prince Charles was a patron of trust set up by friend of Putin to back the Russian Mariinsky theatre

The Guardian - UK

Britain targets Putin's allies with superyachts, jets and assets in clampdown

Today’s crackdown includes asset freezes, travel bans and measures to seize private jets and superyachts. Activists had called for the restrictions in the run-up to and after the Ukraine invasion

Daily Mirror

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Putin’s war has closed every McDonald’s in Russia. I remember the excitement when they first opened

Thirty years ago I queued beside my St Petersburg friends on their first visit to the Golden Arches. After communism and the cold war, the ‘Beeg Mak’ was a taste of the world they had dreamed of, writes Viv Groskop

The Guardian - UK

Huge queues at Victoria’s Secret as chain closes Russian stores amid war in Ukraine

Huge queues hit Victoria’s Secret stores in Moscow and St Petersburg after the outlet announced it was suspending business in Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Top Russian ballerina speaks out saying she's ashamed of Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Olga Smirnova published an emotional post on social networking platform Telegram saying she is opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine where she has family and friends

Daily Mirror

Leonardo DiCaprio nearly died in two freak plane accidents on way to meet Putin in Russia

Vladimir Putin praised Leonardo DiCaprio for being a 'real man' after the plane engine exploded on his first attempt to get to Russia, then his rescheduled flight had to make an early emergency landing

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Dozens of firms have cut ties with Russia in the past week

The companies have cut ties with Russia in an act of solidarity against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Wales Online

Co-op, Morrisons, H&M, M&S and more cut ties with Russia amid Ukraine invasion

Shell, BP and British Gas have all taken steps to condemn and sever ties with Russia's economy

Manchester Evening News

Russians start to flee homeland amid fears Putin will shut borders in angry move

Thousands of Russians are boarding a service from St Petersburg to Finland every day to escape economic sanctions, as well as the fear of conscription into Putin's armies

Daily Mirror

Cruise lines halt all Russia stops in response to Ukraine invasion

Norwegian, Viking, MSC and Royal Caribbean have all suspended calls at Russian ports

The Independent UK

Pensioner who survived WW2 arrested in Russia for protesting against Ukraine war

Hundreds of Russians across the country have taken to the streets to protest against the illegal invasion of Ukraine, including in Moscow and St Petersburg

Daily Mirror

Formula 1 terminates contract with Russian Grand Prix

The Russian GP had been due to move to St Petersburg in 2023

The Independent UK

John Lewis, Sainsbury's, H&M and 25 more firms that have cut ties with Russiain past week

British Gas, Morrisons and PayPal are just some of the huge companies suspended ties with Russia in an act of solidarity against Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine

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UK petrol hits fresh high of 151.67p per litre as oil and gas prices soar

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to create turmoil in energy markets

The Independent UK

’Stop the war’: Ukrainian activists target Russian businesses with bad Google reviews

‘It was nice! However, Putin spoiled our mood by invading Ukraine’

Daily Mirror

Cruise lines including MSC Cruises and Fred Olsen drop Russia from upcoming sailings

MSC Cruises has suspended ports of call to St Petersburg in Russia across all four ships that were due to visit the city as part of Baltic cruises in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'secret love child' trolled on social media over Ukraine invasion

Luiz Rozova, an 18-year-old student in Vladimir Putin's hometown of St Petersburg, is reportedly the Russian leader's secret daughter and has faced a barrage of fury online

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Melbourne suspends Russian city ties

Melbourne's council has voted to cut ties with Russia's second largest city after the nation invaded Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russians denounce ‘collective punishment’ for Ukraine invasion

Many Russians believe they are being unfairly punished for Putin’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine.

Manchester Evening News

Manchester to suspend 'friendship agreement' with Russian city St Petersburg in solidarity with Ukrainian people

Manchester's Ukrainian community have called on civic leaders to 'break all ties' with Russia at protest at Vladimir Putin's invasion

The Independent UK

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

Putin’s favourite Russian team dropped a Ukrainian footballer who called for peace

Daily Mirror

UEFA in legal discussions about ditching £50m deal with Gazprom amid Ukraine invasion

Gazprom are one of the Champions League's main sponsors but after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, UEFA are looking to drop them having already switch their showpiece final from St Petersburg to Paris

Reuters

Sport-Russia stripped of major events as invasion of Ukraine intensifies

As Russian forces moved deeper into Ukraine on Friday, sports bodies moved quickly to strip Russia of events, with St Petersburg losing the Champions League final while the Formula One Grand Prix will not be held in Sochi.

France 24

'Ukraine is not our enemy': In Russia, hundreds arrested in anti-war protests

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in the early hours of February 24, thousands of Russians have taken to the streets to protest against the war. Images taken by civilians show crowds of peaceful protesters being rounded up by the police. More than 1,500 people have been arrested, according to…

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