The Kremlin has dismissed a report by The Washington Post alleging that former U.S. President and current president-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin last Thursday, urging him not to escalate the conflict in Ukraine. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs Rise Again As Deregulation Takes Effect Biden, Harris Set To Congratulate … Read more
Vladimir Putin is mulling what ‘further steps’ to take against Britain over Nord stream attack allegations. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia is considering what “further steps” to take against Britain after alleging that the UK was responsible for an attack on the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Our intelligence … Read more
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91 EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91. Gorbachev, who took over in 1985, is best known for opening up the USSR and for bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end, but he was unable to prevent his … Read more
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Peskov denied any suggestion that Russia’s troops were responsible for executions in the town of Bucha He baselessly claimed that images of civilians murdered in the town were staged EDITOR’S PICK Kaduna Train Attack Victim Dies From Gunshot Injury Insecurity: Nigerians Leave Their Homes Unsure Of Returning – Wole Soyinka ‘Our Policies, Programmes Aim At … Read more
Putin had announced on February 28 that he had put Russia’s strategic nuclear forces on high alert in a move that sparked global alarm It maintains the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear warheads EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has said it would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if … Read more
Vladimir Putin has revealed his reasons for invading Ukraine, described Western sanctions on Russia as being “equivalent to declaring a war”, While, insisting that his invasion of Ukraine was driven by a need to protect Russian speakers in the country. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the West was engaged in “economic banditry” against Russia and … Read more
President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, has confirmed he’s being treated for COVID-19, RIA Novosti reports. The development makes Peskov the latest of a number of senior Russian political figures to contract Covid-19, raising concerns about its spread throughout the Kremlin. News about Peskov’s condition and a spike in coronavirus cases comes one day … Read more