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Daily Tribune
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Tribune
Navalny widow launches TV channel to fight Russia ‘censorship'
TDT | Paris The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Reporters Without Borders yesterday praised the launch of a television channel that aims to bypass censorship in Russia and preserve the Kremlin critic's legacy. The channel, called Future of Russia, will be broadcast via a free-to-air satellite platform run by the press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation RSF. Navalny's team hopes to get greater exposure and better reach with the help of the satellite broadcasts, which will feature content that Navalny's team is producing for their YouTube channels in exile. 'I think it will be a long collaboration,' Yulia Navalnaya told reporters in a short statement in Paris.
Scottish Sun
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Zombie ‘General Blood' to lead Russia's ground forces as Putin fires chief days after he led Victory Day parade
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) RUTHLESS Vladimir Putin has appointed "General Blood" as his new military chief in a chilling warning to Ukraine that the war is far from over. Andrey Mordvichev, a man often described as Russia's "most bloodthirsty general", is now set lead Putin's troops in their gruelling ground offensive. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 7 Col-Gen Andrey Mordvichev - a man known as Putin's most bloodthirsty general - has been appointed as Russia's new military chief Credit: East2West 7 Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire at a plastic factory damaged by a Russian drone attack Credit: Getty 7 General Oleg Salyukov, 70, has been fired from his role of head of Russia's military land forces only days after he led the Victory Day parade through Moscow Credit: AFP The news comes as Russia sent out a "low-level" team of negotiators to Turkey for the latest round of Ukraine peace talks. The move is being viewed as a stark warning to the West that the Kremlin isn't planning on halting their frontlines assaults any time soon. The feared Russian will be replacing General Oleg Salyukov, 70, who was fired from his role of head of Russia's military land forces only days after he led the Victory Day parade through Moscow. Mordvichev is one of Putin's most notorious commanders who is known for allowing tens of thousands of his own men to be killed at war. Nicknamed "General Blood" for his ruthlessness, the colonel general led a deadly operation to capture the blitzed town of Avdiivka in Ukraine. Up to 17,000 Russian troops were killed and around 30,000 wounded from his cannon fodder advances as Ukraine recorded losses of between 5,000 and 7,000. His efforts did get Mordvichev the Hero of Russia, God Star. Another reason why the top Putin stooge is widely known across Moscow is due to him seemingly coming back to life in 2022. Russia announced his death in the very first month of the war. But he defied the obituaries and soon reemerged as one of the few generals to bring dictator Putin territorial gains on the frontline. Saltivka in Kharkiv is the Ukraine's most bombed housing estate. Locals are living through their very own blitz just like in war-time Britain 80 years ago During the war Mordvichev has led Russia's assault on Mariupol and Azovstal as well as working as commander of the Russian 8th army. The general's status as a fearless leader and his despicable disregard for death has made many fear why he has been appointed. Turkey has been trying to host peace talks for the past 48 hours between Ukraine and Russia with Putin initially tipped to be attending. But he quickly pulled out after Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to meet. Neither side has spoken as of yet with the talks constantly getting delayed. And the idea of peace has done little to slow down Vlad's fury on the battlefield. Overnight strikes saw Putin's forces hit Ukrainian capital Kyiv in a drone strike and troops in the southern Donetsk region. Some 50 shells were fired at Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk region, damaging a kindergarten, a school, a church, two private houses and cars. 7 Putin with Salyukov at the parade Credit: EPA 7 Mordvichev led a deadly operation to capture the blitzed town of Avdiivka in Ukraine Credit: East2West 7 Ukraine hit back by destroying a major ammunition store linked to Russia's 126th Coastal Defence Brigade of its Black Sea Fleet in Perevalnoye, Crimea Credit: East2West In response, Ukraine destroyed a major ammunition store linked to Russia's 126th Coastal Defence Brigade of its Black Sea Fleet in Perevalnoye, Crimea. With peace continuing to be hard to secure some have even speculated Vlad could manipulate a ceasefire for his own gains. Military experts have warned that Putin could launch a direct attack on Nato by 2027 if he is allowed to rebuild his army during a ceasefire. The International Institute for Strategic Studies said Putin may deploy his army onto a 'war footing' and try to test Nato by evoking Article 5. This may see the Kremlin decide to leave Ukraine alone as it continues to recover from Russia's three-and-a-half year onslaught. Instead, Putin could commit to an attack on Nato states in the Baltics.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Suspect in execution of Ukrainian POWs receives ministerial post in Russia's North Ossetia
Yuri "Buffalo" Abayev, 34, a former Russian army officer who has been identified by Ukraine's Defence Intelligence as one of those involved in the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), has been appointed as the Minister of Labour and Social Protection by the authorities in Russia's North Ossetia region. Source: Russian Telegram channel Astra; Sergei Menyailo, Head of North Ossetia; Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) on Telegram Quote from Menyailo: "Yuri Abayev... has been appointed Minister of Labour and Social Development of North Ossetia... As his mentor, I know what he is capable of. I'm sure he will cope." Abayev and Menyailo Photo: Menyailo on Telegram Details: Menyailo said that Abayev, a Hero of Russia and recipient of the Order of Courage, is "disciplined" and "clearly understands why he is here and what needs to be done". He has been appointed as part of Putin's Time of Heroes programme, which places participants of the war against Ukraine in government roles. Abayev fought against Ukraine Photo: Menyailo on Telegram Abayev previously served in the 70th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment and rose to the rank of deputy unit commander. In June 2024, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported that it had identified Russian soldiers involved in the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war in May 2024 near the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The perpetrators were members of an assault group from the 70th Motorised Rifle Regiment (military unit 71718), part of the 42nd Motorised Rifle Division of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. War criminals involved in executing Ukrainian POWs Photo: DIU on Telegram It was reported that at the time of the execution of Ukrainian POWs near Robotyne, the 70th Motorised Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces was commanded by 34-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Yuri "Buffalo" Abayev. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Telegraph
15-03-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Trump will not pull a magic peace rabbit out of the hat soon. Putin thinks he's winning
It should be clear to everyone that Putin has no interest in peace, something Sir Keir Starmer reiterated today at the ' Coalition of the Willing' summit where leaders discussed enforcing a ceasefire. The Prime Minister stated: ' If Putin is serious about peace, it's very simple, he must stop his barbaric attacks on Ukraine and agree to a ceasefire.' But neither outcome seems remotely likely. Putin claims he is winning, so why on earth would he stop now and admit failure after sacrificing a million lives? The Russian president's demands that we address what he calls the 'root causes' of the war are completely unacceptable. He wants Nato back to 1997 borders with the Baltic states, Finland and Sweden all to leave. He wants complete integration of captured land into Russia and international recognition of that. He insists that there should be no Nato troops in Ukraine, and let's not forget his reasons – which he told us for many years – for the illegal invasion. He demands the complete reintegration of the whole of Ukraine into Russia and a decoupling the US from Europe. Putin has pretty much achieved the last of these, and Western intelligence agencies assess that he thinks he can achieve his primary objective, most especially as he is making ground along most of the contact line. When I spoke to people near Pokrovsk yesterday facing a gas attack and forced to withdraw, it did not even hit the news channels – silenced by all the hot air coming out of Moscow, Washington and European capitals. Russian casualties have recently passed the one million mark and Putin knows he is in for one heck of an awakening with the ' Mothers of Russia ' once the dust settles on this war – he will want to push this moment as far as he possibly can. He is all too aware that it was the grieving mothers who forced the Kremlin into an ignominious defeat and withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1984 after the Russian army suffered 17,000 dead. He can spin this out whilst Russia is on a war footing, and the rank and file cannot travel the world to find the truth, but when they can, he's in trouble, big trouble. The UK and Europe, with or without Trump, must consider all options. Putin only reacts to strength. A no-fly zone over Ukraine or Nato boots on the ground could deter Russian advances westwards. Only when Putin knows we will fully commit to this fight will he seriously consider peace. Most in Europe who study Putin and Russia in any detail know that he will not stop at Ukraine if he takes Kyiv. In effect, he wants to rebuild the Soviet Union, and has said as much to anybody who has bothered to unpick his frequent diatribes over the years. President Trump's main interest in Ukraine seems to be making a quick buck from Kyiv's rare earth materials. However Putin has said he can have them anyway. Trump knows that as European nations hike defence spending, there is a chance for US defence companies to clean up, but the cancellation of some F-35 fighter jet orders this week is more likely to make him lean into Ukraine's defence than calls from Starmer and Macron for help. If this move to ditch US military equipment becomes mainstream, Trump will get a severe financial headache which he will want to stop, and fast. The 'root causes' of the conflict mentioned by Putin is simply Kremlin code for Nato expansion. Moscow cannot accept that other countries have agency, and that Nato expansion is driven by Russia's overbearing behaviour towards its neighbours rather than because Nato is intrinsically expansionist. Putin does not want peace; he is still aiming for total victory in Ukraine and believes he can achieve it. We, in Europe especially, need to understand the reality of Putin's position and plan accordingly. Trump will not be pulling a magic peace-rabbit out of the hat anytime soon.
