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Ministers accused of cover-up as release of Lebedev peerage details is blocked

Questions have emerged whether Boris Johnson intervened to ask the security services to reconsider their assessment.

The Independent UK

How Vladimir Putin's marriage fell apart as 'secret mistress pregnant again'

Vladimir Putin's ex-wife Lyudmila Putina once reportedly told a West German intelligence agent that her husband was a "serial womaniser" and abusive shortly after they tied the knot in 1983

Daily Mirror

The mystery of the mogul, the casino and the heist that rocked Mayfair

The Park Lane Club was supposed to fulfil Vasilijs Melniks’ fantasy. Instead it became his torment

Financial Times

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The Coup in the Kremlin

How Putin and the Security Services Captured the Russian State

Foreign Affairs

Vladimir Putin 'bracing for coup' by power elite The Silovarchs after Russia nuclear Ireland threat

Putin is said to be "bracing for a coup", while high-powered groups close to him reportedly lay plans to see him removed

Irish Mirror

Vladimir Putin: The president whose obsession with Russian security may cost him dear

During two decades in power, Putin has had an ability to sense the popular mood, writes Mary Dejevsky. But in recent times his judgement has seemed less sure – and the Ukraine invasion may prove a step too far for his citizens

The Independent UK

Who are the silovarchs? As Vladimir Putin 'bracing for coup' from power elite

Vladimir Putin is said to be at risk of being deposed by a group of highly powerful KGB and FSB veterans now rooted deep into the fabric of the Russian state called the silovarchs - but what are they?

Daily Mirror

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Putin 'bracing for coup' as army officials and FSB 'look to oust Russian leader'

Rumours are swirling in the Kremlin that several former generals and KGB officials want to oust the Russian President and bring an end to the war.

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin facing possible coup as senior generals 'look to push out Kremlin boss'

Kremlin boss under scrutiny as many aides are reported to consider the invasion a mistake and economic disaster for Russia

Wales Online

Vladimir Putin 'bracing for coup' as generals and FSB 'look to push out Kremlin boss'

The Federal Security Service is said to be so annoyed with the lack of military progression in Ukraine that they've contacted generals and former army officials to try and push Vladimir Putin out

Daily Mirror

Putin 'has dementia and paranoia is driving him to insanity', ex-KGB agent says

The Russian leader's recent public appearances following his disastrous Ukraine invasion have sparked speculation about his health.

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin 'has dementia and is being driven insane by paranoia' says ex-KGB agent

While Vladimir Putin’s press secretary has insisted the Russian leader's health is “excellent”, his recent public appearances showing him looking exhausted with "trembling hands" prompting speculation

Daily Mirror

Unconfirmed Reports Claim Putin To Undergo Cancer Surgery, Temporarily Transfer Power To Ex-KGB Chief

Unconfirmed reports are surfacing that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to undergo cancer surgery and will temporarily transfer his authority to Nikolai Patrushev, head of the Russian federal police’s Security Council, while he is undergoing the medical procedure.

Benzinga

Mystery Russian account claims Vladimir Putin set to undergo cancer surgery

Putin has secretly nominated Nikolai Patrushev, a former KGB counterintelligence officer who once headed the FSB, to take “control” of Russia while he is incapacitated

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin set to vanish for cancer surgery, mystery Russian Telegram account says

Vladimir Putin has secretly nominated Nikolai Patrushev, a former KGB counterintelligence officer who once headed the FSB, to take “control” of Russia while he is incapacitated.

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin: The president whose obsession with Russian security may cost him dear

Salon

Putin, Le Pen and the French right

Russia's strategic partnership with the French far right has deep roots that long predate the Putin-Le Pen liaison

The Conversation

Marine Le Pen, the Rassemblement National and Russia: history of a strategic alliance

Days before the second round of the French presidential elections, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National, RN) spelled out some of her foreign policy priorities: limit military support to Ukraine and steer clear from voting new sanctions against Russia; leave NATO’s integrated command; and relaunch a “strategic rapprochement…

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The Guardian - UK

Putin’s key supporters are now playing a desperate face-saving game in Ukraine

Russia’s humiliated military and intelligence blocs know they have let their leader down, and need the war to go on, says political science expert Olga Chyzh

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson did not put pressure on over Lebedev peerage, says watchdog chief

Lord Bew said the appointments committee had asked for security information on the son of a former KGB agent during the process.

ABC News

Why does Russia keep poisoning people? The wild history of Moscow's chemical assassination plots

Billionaire Roman Abramovich is just the latest in a long line of people who suspect they may be the target of a Kremlin poison plot. Russia is well-practised in the art of chemical assassinations, but carrying out a murder using poison is inherently risky.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson asked for Evgeny Lebedev to skip City Hall security in 2015

Exclusive: Johnson made special request for Independent owner and a Russian dignitary to bypass ‘airport-style’ checks

Daily Mirror

Furious Putin 'orders purge of 150 secret agents' after botched Ukraine invasion

The officers are said to be from the FSB security service, which is the successor to the KGB, with some removed while others were reportedly arrested

The Conversation

Vladimir Putin, the czar of macho politics, is threatened by gender and sexuality rights

Vladimir Putin has mentioned “gender freedoms” more than once to justify Russia’s war against Ukraine and simultaneously crack down on its own citizens.

Daily Mirror

Top Russian intelligence official 'moved to notorious jail' over Ukraine war failings

Col-General Sergei Beseda's case is being investigated by the Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee, said Russian intelligence expert Andrei Soldatov

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