Vladimir Putin

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Benjamin Netanyahu pictured in London earlier this year, with Vladimir Putin, pictured at the G20 in Japan in 2019

Benjamin Netanyahu

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As Labour flirt with breaking international law, why is Scottish media so blase?

The strike risks escalating the conflict (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The strike risks escalating the conflict (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Nato and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia uses hypersonic missile

Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the conference (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the conference (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Vladimir Putin threatens UK with new ballistic missile as Ukraine war escalates

Fears for ‘target’ Trident as Vladimir Putin lowers threshold for nuclear weapons

Fears for ‘target’ Trident as Vladimir Putin lowers threshold for nuclear weapons

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)

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Fears for ‘target’ Trident as Vladimir Putin lowers threshold for nuclear weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a bi-lateral meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the United Nations in New York (Leon Neal/PA)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a bi-lateral meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the United Nations in New York (Leon Neal/PA)

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UK to ‘double down’ on support for Ukraine as US backs missile use in Russia

Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center

Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center

Benjamin Netanyahu

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David Pratt: Donald Trump and the rest of the world – what can we expect?

Already more than 66 million ballots have been cast in the US election

Already more than 66 million ballots have been cast in the US election

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David Pratt: US election will reverberate far and wide

The Kremlin must have been a very busy place these past weeks, writes David Pratt

The Kremlin must have been a very busy place these past weeks, writes David Pratt

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David Pratt: Putin is pulling out all the stops to widen Russia’s sphere of influence

As we stare into the abyss of all-out war in the Middle East, it’s a sobering thought that the carnage currently witnessed there is only one of three major flashpoints

As we stare into the abyss of all-out war in the Middle East, it’s a sobering thought that the carnage currently witnessed there is only one of three major flashpoints

Benjamin Netanyahu

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David Pratt: The ‘rules-based international order’ has a distinctly hollow ring

Vladimir Putin speaks to former US president Donald Trump

Vladimir Putin speaks to former US president Donald Trump

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David Pratt: Nothing is off limits in political 'weaponising' of US election

Poking the Russian Bear is not what this is about

Poking the Russian Bear is not what this is about

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Putin’s ambition is the same as Hitler’s was – domination

Vladimir Putin gestures during his speech at Zaryadye Hall, marking the City Day, September 7, 2024, in Moscow, Russia.

Vladimir Putin gestures during his speech at Zaryadye Hall, marking the City Day, September 7, 2024, in Moscow, Russia.

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David Pratt: The West plays a perilous game by calling Vladimir Putin’s bluff

Donald Trump is the Republican presidential nominee

Donald Trump is the Republican presidential nominee

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David Pratt: It's open season for outside meddling in the US

A family cries as they see their grandmother leaving on a train, to a safer part of Ukraine

A family cries as they see their grandmother leaving on a train, to a safer part of Ukraine

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David Pratt: Could fate of two cities be part of Ukraine’s endgame?

Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, speaks at a far-right rally in London

Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, speaks at a far-right rally in London

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MI5 will probe possible Russia links to Tommy Robinson, says former top spy

While previous Ukrainian incursions – largely in the Belgorod region – have been carried out by small units of pro-Kyiv Russian troops, this latest operation is different

While previous Ukrainian incursions – largely in the Belgorod region – have been carried out by small units of pro-Kyiv Russian troops, this latest operation is different

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David Pratt: The Battle of Kursk 2.0 as Ukraine continues to pile pressure on Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Yury Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Yury Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Protest launched against Scottish firm 'helping Russia finance Ukraine war'

Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Reform UK candidate Julian Malins

Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Reform UK candidate Julian Malins

General Election 2024

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Reform candidate doubles down on claim Vladimir Putin is 'good Russian president'

The comments made by Julian Malins were within walking distance of where the Salisbury Novichok poisonings happened in 2018

The comments made by Julian Malins were within walking distance of where the Salisbury Novichok poisonings happened in 2018

General Election 2024

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Reform UK candidate says Vladimir Putin 'seemed very good' after meeting him

Nigel Farage said the West had 'provoked' Russia to invade Ukraine

Nigel Farage said the West had 'provoked' Russia to invade Ukraine

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Nigel Farage a 'traitor to the interests of the people on these islands', says FM

Nigel Farage said the West had 'provoked' Russia into starting the war in Ukraine

Nigel Farage said the West had 'provoked' Russia into starting the war in Ukraine

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'An insult to all Ukrainians': SNP hit back at Nigel Farage Russia comments

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will have a close eye on three elections

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will have a close eye on three elections

David Pratt: Ukraine could still be biggest loser from three big Western elections

Such a deal appears a non-starter for Kyiv

Such a deal appears a non-starter for Kyiv

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Vladimir Putin pledges ceasefire in Ukraine but only if Kyiv withdraws troops

David Lammy delivers a speech to the Fabian Society conference in January

David Lammy delivers a speech to the Fabian Society conference in January

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)

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David Lammy says Ukraine invasion changed his mind on nuclear weapons

Local men cut a tree in front of a residential building which was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike in Lukiantsi in the Kharkiv region

Local men cut a tree in front of a residential building which was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike in Lukiantsi in the Kharkiv region

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I was just on Ukraine's front line. This is what I saw

David Cameron met with Donald Trump in Florida

David Cameron met with Donald Trump in Florida

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David Cameron jets to Florida for Ukraine talks with Donald Trump

A massive blaze is seen over the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow, Russia

A massive blaze is seen over the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow, Russia

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More than 100 killed in attack on Moscow concert hall, officials say

The Russian president faced three candidates from parties who have not criticised his rule nor his invasion of Ukraine (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Russian president faced three candidates from parties who have not criticised his rule nor his invasion of Ukraine (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Vladimir Putin declared winner of Russia’s presidential race in landslide

Women pay their respects to Alexei Navalny at a monument where the first camp of the Gulag political prison system was established

Women pay their respects to Alexei Navalny at a monument where the first camp of the Gulag political prison system was established

Vladimir Putin must be made to regret the killing of Alexei Navalny

Ukrainians this week marked what is known as Heavenly Hundred Heroes Day

Ukrainians this week marked what is known as Heavenly Hundred Heroes Day

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I'm back in Kyiv on second anniversary of invasion as Ukrainians battle on fiercely

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting as he visits the State Healthcare Institution "Tula Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary" in Tula, Russia, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Artyom Geodakyan, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP).

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting as he visits the State Healthcare Institution "Tula Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary" in Tula, Russia, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Artyom Geodakyan, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP).

David Pratt: Vladimir Putin gains in Ukraine as West looks on nervously

Tucker Carlson pictured in a New York Fox News studio

Tucker Carlson pictured in a New York Fox News studio

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Sanction Tucker Carlson for Vladimir Putin 'love in', says SNP MP

It may be that Russia would not be able to match Nato, but that doesn’t stop Vladimir Putin from trying

It may be that Russia would not be able to match Nato, but that doesn’t stop Vladimir Putin from trying

The era of the peace dividend has been over for several years

Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps, speaks to General Patrick Sanders during a visit to a military training camp in East Anglia

Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps, speaks to General Patrick Sanders during a visit to a military training camp in East Anglia

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Public will be called up to fight if UK goes to war, British Army chief warns

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a destroyed apartment building after a Russian attack in Kyiv

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a destroyed apartment building after a Russian attack in Kyiv

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I dispute claim that 'most people' believe Ukraine has lost the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists, in Oslo, Wednesday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists, in Oslo, Wednesday

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David Pratt: Ukraine in from the cold diplomatic winter before difficult days in 2024

Ukrainian soldiers of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade on duty as Russian attacks on the city of Vuhledar, where a 'tank duel' is taking place between the two armies, continue in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade on duty as Russian attacks on the city of Vuhledar, where a 'tank duel' is taking place between the two armies, continue in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

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David Pratt: Where the war in Ukraine is heading as fear of being forgotten grows

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has been compared to global dictators after she called for the laws to be ignored and people deported to Rwanda

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has been compared to global dictators after she called for the laws to be ignored and people deported to Rwanda

Conservative Party

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Senior Tory MP compares Suella Braverman to global dictators over Rwanda calls

Was Putin's invasion of Ukraine really a response to Nato’s eastward expansion?

Was Putin's invasion of Ukraine really a response to Nato’s eastward expansion?

Excuses for Russian aggression in Ukraine just do not stack up

A Ukrainian servicemen fires a machine gun towards Russian positions near Andriivka, Donetsk

A Ukrainian servicemen fires a machine gun towards Russian positions near Andriivka, Donetsk

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David Pratt: Ukraine's key battle lies in retaining support from allies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to wounded Ukrainian soldiers during a visit at Staten Island University Hospital, in New York, Monday, Sept. 18

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to wounded Ukrainian soldiers during a visit at Staten Island University Hospital, in New York, Monday, Sept. 18

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David Pratt: The West has to prioritise Ukraine in decisions about the war

Colin Fox highlighted that both Zelenskyy and Putin are backed by oligarchs and ultra-nationalists

Colin Fox highlighted that both Zelenskyy and Putin are backed by oligarchs and ultra-nationalists

Socialists have a duty to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands

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Independence focus should not be at the expense of ignoring rest of world

Former Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico gives a speech during a protest against Covid pandemic measures in 2021

Former Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico gives a speech during a protest against Covid pandemic measures in 2021

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David Pratt: Slovakia's elections show why 'nationalism' often gets a bad name

Yevgeny Prigozhin has been confirmed as being killed in a plane crash

Yevgeny Prigozhin has been confirmed as being killed in a plane crash

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Russia confirms Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin died in plane crash

A man lays flowers in memory of Yevgeny Prigozhin at a spontaneous memorial near the PMC Wagner Center

A man lays flowers in memory of Yevgeny Prigozhin at a spontaneous memorial near the PMC Wagner Center

David Pratt: Moscow’s mercenaries are about to have a makeover

A Russian flag hangs on the monument of the Russian instructors in Bangui, during a march in 2022 in support of Russia and China's presence in the Central African Republic

A Russian flag hangs on the monument of the Russian instructors in Bangui, during a march in 2022 in support of Russia and China's presence in the Central African Republic

National and International

Prigozhin death means new masters for Russia’s Africa aims for East-West geopolitics

Yevgeny Prigozhin has confirmed in a video that he and his troops have reached Rostov-on-Don (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

Yevgeny Prigozhin has confirmed in a video that he and his troops have reached Rostov-on-Don (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

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Plane carrying Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin crashes in Russia

Anatoly Chubais previously served as an aide to Vladimir Putin

Anatoly Chubais previously served as an aide to Vladimir Putin

Former aide to Vladimir Putin claims to be living in Scotland

The deal appeared to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power.

The deal appeared to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power.

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Wagner chief will move to Belarus under deal to end rebellion

The owner of the Kremlin-allied group escalated months of scathing criticism over Russia’s conduct in the war by calling for an armed uprising.

The owner of the Kremlin-allied group escalated months of scathing criticism over Russia’s conduct in the war by calling for an armed uprising.

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Who are the Wagner Group and leader Yevgeny Prigozhin?

In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin is taking the threat, security was heightened in Moscow

In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin is taking the threat, security was heightened in Moscow

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Putin promises to ‘defend the people’ as Wagner group launches armed rebellion

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Now isn’t the time to ease up on collective military defence

60 of Blake Resnick's drones are being used on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine.

60 of Blake Resnick's drones are being used on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine.

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The 23-year-old CEO providing drones for Ukraine’s spring offensive