The Scheherazade has been seized by Italian authorities. Federico Scoppa/Getty Images Funds for the Scheherazade were a Christmas gift to Putin from Russian oligarchs, per Dossier Center. The $ 700 million superyacht is said to have been used by his lover Alina Kabaeva, per the report. The vessel features two helipads as well as a […]
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Vladimir Putin Is Basically Tywin Lannister
The title of chess champion Garry Kasparov’s book ‘Winter Is Coming’ is no accident. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b6b6c18fb5fd052de31741d/master/pass/TywinLannister.jpg
Expos great Vladimir Guerrero inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
During his 16-year career, Vladimir Guerrero rarely left fans wanting more, although his speech on Sunday as he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame may have been an exception. Guerrero was always a man of few words, and he held true to that reputation on Sunday in Cooperstown, NY, in a brief speech […]
Trump could be even more vulnerable in a summit with Vladimir Putin than he was with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Current and former US officials have sounded the alarm about President Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. US officials expressed concern over how quickly Trump was willing to meet with Putin. Over a dozen officials indicated “that there is no historical precedent for such a meeting. Current and former US officials sounded […]
Over half of all Russians want Vladimir Putin to remain president after 2024, poll shows
Over half of respondents in a Russian poll said that they would prefer Vladimir Putin to remain in power after his current term expires in 2024, regardless of the direct constitutional ban on such move. According to the research, conducted by the independent public opinion think tank Levada, the share of Russians who say that […]
Vladimir Putin net worth: Is Russian president really the richest man in the world?
Vladimir Putin, 65, is the President of the Russian Federation, and is currently in his third term in this office. He was first President from 2000 to 2008, held the position of Prime Minister between 2008 and 2012, and was re-elected for his third term as President in 2012. Putin has been named the most […]
Vladimir Putin was confronted by a British journalist over the poisoning of a former spy — and his reply was brutal
BBC BBC journalist Steve Rosenberg asked Vladimir Putin about the poisoning of Sergei Skripal. The Russian president said: “Get to the bottom of things there first, then we’ll talk about this.” A BBC journalist confronted Vladimir Putin about the poisoning of Sergei Skripal — and he received a brutal response from the Russian president. Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg collared […]
Your guide to the 2018 Russian presidential election candidates: 2. Vladimir Putin (Independent)
Russians will vote for a new president on March 18, with seven challengers facing Vladimir Putin. RT is previewing the election this month, and the second featured candidate is the incumbent himself. Who? – Vladimir Putin Party? – None this time around. Instead, he’s running as an Independent. However, he has the tacit support of […]
Vladimir Putin made an absurd argument for why he can’t respond to accusations of Russian election interference
AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an interview with NBC’s Megyn Kelly that he would not be able to respond to the US’s accusations of Russian election interference if the underlying conduct did not violate Russian law. The US intelligence community concluded last year that Russia-linked actors interfered in the 2016 US […]
New details are coming out about the mysterious death of a former top Vladimir Putin aide in a DC hotel
REUTERS/Vladimir Suvorov A police report about the death of former Russian press minister, Mikhail Lesin, who died from blunt force injuries in a DC hotel in 2015, was just made public. Although his death was ruled accidental, many have speculated that Lesin was assassinated. The heavily redacted document said that Lesin was drunk, and that security […]