#Russian diplomat to UN resigns over ‘needless’ Ukraine war

#Russian diplomat to UN resigns over ‘needless’ Ukraine war

“Russian diplomat to UN resigns over ‘needless’ Ukraine war” A veteran Russian diplomat to the UN Office in Geneva resigned Monday, writing in a bombshell letter that he felt “ashamed” to play a part in Russia’s “bloody, witless and absolutely needless” war in Ukraine. Boris Bondarev, 41, who identified himself on LinkedIn as a counselor…

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#Israel accepts Putin apology over Hitler comments

#Israel accepts Putin apology over Hitler comments

“Israel accepts Putin apology over Hitler comments” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday that he’d accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Kremlin’s contention that Adolf Hitler had had “Jewish origins.” Bennett’s office said the apology took place during a phone call Thursday, in which the two leaders also discussed the…

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#Ukraine recaptures Vladimir Putin’s ally Viktor Medvedchuk

#Ukraine recaptures Vladimir Putin’s ally Viktor Medvedchuk

“Ukraine recaptures Vladimir Putin’s ally Viktor Medvedchuk” Ukrainian authorities have recaptured Putin ally Viktor Medvedchuk months after he escaped house arrest in the early days of the Russian invasion. Medvedchuk — who claims that the Russian president is the godfather to his daughter — was placed under house arrest in Ukraine on treason charges last…

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#Megyn Kelly explains how Vladimir Putin manipulated her

#Megyn Kelly explains how Vladimir Putin manipulated her

“Megyn Kelly explains how Vladimir Putin manipulated her” Megyn Kelly said she immediately detected Vladimir Putin’s attempts at “obvious manipulation” of her when the television journalist interviewed the Russian president four years ago. Kelly made the remarks Wednesday during an episode of her SiriusXM podcast, “The Megyn Kelly Show,” which featured Russian chess champion and…

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#Don’t bet on the end of Vladimir Putin

#Don’t bet on the end of Vladimir Putin

“Don’t bet on the end of Vladimir Putin” Almost five decades ago I was sent on my first assignment to Moscow as a wet-behind-the-ears foreign correspondent for Reuters, and was told in farewell drinks at the pub just how lucky I was. Surely, said my fellow hacks, I would witness the end of Leonid Brezhnev,…

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