Vladimir Putin

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A man lays flowers at a makeshift memorial in honour of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Bodies and flight recorder recovered from Prigozhin crash site

The health of Russian President Vladimir Putin has long been speculated about

Vladimir Putin seen limping in new video as health rumours continue

Yevgeny Prigozhin (right) with Vladimir Putin

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Exiled Wagner Group leader breaks silence

A man holds the Russian national flag in front of a Wagner group military vehicle with the sign read as "Rostov" in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023. Rebel mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who sent his fighters to topple the military leaders in Moscow will leave for Belarus and a criminal case against him will be dropped as part of a deal to avoid "bloodshed," the Kremlin said on June 24. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia uprising: Rebellion ends with Yevgeny Prigozhin sent to Belarus

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov attends a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations chaired by President Vladimir Putin in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai region, on May 19, 2023. (Photo by TATIANA BARYBINA/Press service of the governor of/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia uprising: Chechen troops sent to Wagner Group conflict zones

A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don

Russia uprising: ‘Soon we will have new President’ says Wagner Group

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

‘Betrayal’ - Vladimir Putin reacts to Wagner Group rebellion in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago

Russian mercenary group plot to remove Vladimir Putin

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Keir Starmer has announced that Labour's planned, publicly owned company GB Energy will be based in Scotland (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Labour’s million-job energy plan is a win-win for all – Ian Murray

A local resident pushes her bicycle through damaged buildings in Toretsk, eastern Ukraine, in August last year (Picture: Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images)

The West must redouble its efforts to help Ukraine – Steve Cardownie

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Plans reveal Vladimir Putin’s secret bunker beneath the Black Sea

Protesters hold up placards ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Arrests of coronation protesters were reminiscent of Putin's crushing of dissent

Ukraine War: What is the Victory Day parade in Russia, what did Vladimir Putin say about the west?

What is Victory Day in Russia & what did Vladimir Putin say?

Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a drone attack

Russia accuses Ukraine of Kremlin drone strike
Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a drone attack

Tinder will cease operating in Russia

Dating app Tinder to stop operating in Russia following Ukraine war

A Kremlin spokesman has denied that Putin is using body doubles after health concerns

Putin spokesperson claims Russian president ‘doesn’t use body double’

Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza stands in a class cage at the Moscow City Court, where he was given a 25-year prison sentence (Picture: Moscow City Court via AP)

Russians speaking out against power-mad Putin deserve huge respect

Russian president Vladimir Putin is undergoing chemotherapy treatment, according to top secret US documents leaked from the Pentagon - Credit: Getty Images

Vladimir Putin undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer

Ukrainian T64 tanks move towards Bakhmut, in Donetsk, amid bitter fighting over the town (Picture: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine War heading for a crucial phrase as Kyiv prepares spring offensive

17 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russian authorities freed

President Joe Biden has welcomed the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty)

US President Joe Biden welcomes Vladimir Putin ICC arrest warrant

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

International Criminal Court issue arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

Russian and Belarusian players have been unable to compete at Wimbledon ever since Vladimir Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine - Credit: Getty Images

Wimbledon to lift ban on Russian and Belarusian players

Lorna Slater is the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity

Vladimir Putin must end his war on Ukraine - Lorna Slater

Ukraine postage stamps depicting a Banksy mural

Ukraine issues Banksy stamps showing Vladimir Putin in judo match
Ukraine has issued postage stamps showing the mural by UK graffiti artist Banksy depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin in a judo match - here’s where to buy them.

Ukrainian soldiers raise their national flag on an armoured car near Lyman, Donetsk region (Picture: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

As Putin signals fresh offensive, Ukrainians remain determined to resist

A Ukrainian soldier fires a French mortar towards Russian positions in Bakhmut on February 15 (Picture: Yasuyoshi/AFP via Getty Images)

We must defend European values from Putin's aggression – Angus Robertson

A Ukrainian soldier fires during a training exercise in the Rivne region, amid reports of a new Russian offensive (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

As Putin redoubles efforts to take Ukraine, we must not give in to war fatigue

A Chinese balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, shortly before it was shot down by a US fighter jet (Picture: Chad Fish via AP)

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A captured Russian tank is repaired by Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region (Picture: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Boosted by US, German and Russian tanks, Ukrainian morale is high

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Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with missiles

Fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle during the street party for Hogmanay New Year celebrations in Edinburgh. Picture : Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

All signs point to a continued Russian onslaught on civilian targets in Ukraine

An injured man stands on a street after Russian shells hit the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday. Five were killed and 20 injured in the attack (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Refugees ate Xmas dinner safe from Putin’s bombs, with a tear for those at home

Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (photo: Getty Images)

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Liz Truss arrives at Conservative headquarters in London after winning the party leadership election (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Was 2022 the worst year in recent times? There's plenty of compelling evidence

People sit in a café without power in Lviv, Ukraine. Once a safe haven for refugees, Russian attacks have plunged the city into darkness and cold (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

As winter chills hits Scotland, Ukrainians face 'unliveable' conditions

A child rests in a cot beside a window protected by sandbags in an intensive care unit for newborns at Okhmatdyt Hospital, Kyiv, yesterday (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ukrainian refugees who returned home are being forced to leave again

People in newly liberated Kherson crowd around volunteers to receive humanitarian food (Picture: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Ukrainians remain resolute in war against Putin and so must we – Steve Cardownie

People celebrate in the centre of Kherson, Ukraine, yesterday after it was retaken from Russian forces (Picture: Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Angus Robertson: Joy in Kherson shows why West must continue to support Ukraine

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a "huddle" press conference with political journalists on board a Government plane as he heads to Bali, in Indonesia to attend the G20 summit. Picture date: Sunday November 13, 2022.

Rishi Sunak confronts Russian counterparts at G20 Summit in Indonesia

Banksy has appeared to confirm that he is in Ukraine after unveiling his latest artwork on Instagram. Picture: Banksy/ PA

Banksy Ukraine art: Graffiti artist shares Borodyanka gymnast mural

Ukrainian firefighters work on a destroyed building after several drones hit Kyiv on Monday (Picture: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin's drone strikes on Ukrainian civilians may lead to fresh wave of refugees

A crater left by a Russian missile strike on a playground in Taras Shevchenko Park in Kyiv, Ukraine (Picture: Ed Ram/Getty Images)

Russia's attacks on civilian targets are a worrying escalation by Putin

Russian MP Vyacheslav Nikonov, left, is an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin, right. Getty Images

Putin ally stripped of Edinburgh University degree

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued veiled threats to use nuclear weapons (Picture: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin pool photograph via AP, file)

Vladimir Putin's megalomania could see him use nuclear weapons – Steve Cardownie

Ukrainian soldiers scavenge an abandoned Russian tank in Kyrylivka, in the recently retaken area near Kharkiv (Picture: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

Here's what Russia must do to enable peace to be restored – Angus Robertson MSP

A cyclist rides past a building partially destroyed by a missile strike in the centre of Kharkiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Picture: Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)

Angus Robertson: World leaders must work at UN to deliver peace in Ukraine

Ukrainian troops fire with howitzer words Russian lines (Picture: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine fightback shows megalomaniac Putin has made a big mistake

US linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky spoke at an event in Edinburgh this week. Picture: Getty Images

Ukrainian club considers complaints over ‘pro-Russian’ comments at book festival

Will sharks save the world from megalomaniac Vladimir Putin? (Picture: Mustafa Ozer/AFP via Getty Images)

Shark vs Putin, who wouldn't want to see that? – Susan Morrison

Ukrainian and Czech circus artists who star in the Festival Fringe show Boom perform outside Edinburgh's McEwan Hall (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Ukrainian circus stars who fled Putin's bombs win standing ovations at Fringe