REPORTS have emerged that the Russian dictator required paramedics at his bedside, as he suffered a "severe" health scare over the weekend.
According to the Telegram channel which claims to monitor the Russian leader's health, Vladimir Putin suffered a case of "severe nausea".
This occurred overnight on Friday into Saturday morning, as medical professionals reportedly rushed to his bedside.
The medical help stayed with the dictator for around three hours according to the General SVR channel.
It is thought he may even be replaced by a body double, or "deepfakes," forging his appearance while he recovers from the mystery illness.
This comes after Britain's MI6 director announced: "There is no evidence that Putin is suffering from serious illness," which Richard Moore told a security summit in America last week.
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- Lauren Lomas
Leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak hit by claims he ‘went slow’ on punishing Russia
Rishi Sunak was last night hit by claims he “went slow” on punishing Russia for invading Ukraine
The Sun can reveal Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss approached the Treasury in the second week of April to seek approval for a phase out of Russian gas imports to Britain by 2023.
But sources say the pair were rebuffed even after warnings Britain risked by “outflanked” by the EU on such a ban.
This newspaper can reveal Mr Sunak was approached directly on the subject ahead of a NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting held in Brussels on April 6.
But insiders say no approval to make the announcement was given then, despite Russian gas making up just 3 per cent of UK supply.
Mr Kwarteng is understood to have told the Treasury that the shortfall could easily be made up by the end of this year.
Ms Truss later announced the policy nearly three weeks later at her Mansion House Speech on April 29.
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- Lauren Lomas
Ukraine projects to recapture Kherson by September
The Ukrainian military forces aim to retake Kherson from Russian occupation.
It is hoped that this could be achieved by September with the help of western aid.
Aid sent from the west has has been a "turning point" for Ukrainian forces in defending their nation's sovereignty and people.
- Lauren Lomas
Search for the city to host Eurovision has begun
As the UK will host Eurovision for Ukraine next year, the UK must decide which city will host.
The BBC announced the process to find the host city shall commence shortly.
Boris Johnson posted on his Twitter account that the UK will "put on a fantastic contest on behalf of our Ukrainian friends."
- Lauren Lomas
US demands Russia be held accountable for Odesa attack
After seemingly positive talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey, the former has now launched a series of missiles at the Ukrainian port of Odesa.
The world has responded with shock, demanding Russia be held accountable.
“The Kremlin continues to weaponize food. Russia must be held to account,” US Ambassador Bridget Brink wrote on Twitter, according to Al-Jazeera.
- Lauren Lomas
The UK is to host Eurovision contest next year
2023's competition will be hosted by the UK on behalf of Ukraine.
Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won this year's competition, however organisers agreed it would not be safe to host the show in Ukraine next year.
The BBC said it will hold the "glorious Ukraine at it's heart."
- Joseph Gamp
Ukraine hopes first grain shipment under U.N-brokered deal will be this week
Ukraine said on Monday it hoped a U.N.-brokered deal aimed at easing global food shortages by resuming grain exports from the Black Sea region would start being implemented this week.
A senior government officials told a news conference he hoped the first grain shipment under the deal would be from the port of Chornomorsk on Wednesday.
- Joseph Gamp
Consultant uses artistic talent to raise medical funds for Ukraine
A hospital consultant who took up oil painting to relax during the pressures of the Covid pandemic is now selling her creations to raise funds for Ukraine.
Dr Jennifer Elder, a consultant respiratory physician at the Ulster Hospital, uses the scenery of the Co Down coast to inspire her pictures.
Dr Elder, together with other doctors from across the UK, have joined MAU (Medical Aid Ukraine) which raises funds to send essential health supplies to Ukraine.
Equipment and ambulances donated to the cause are now in active use in Ukrainian hospitals and fundraising by MAU totals almost £100,000.
Dr Elder, who was born in Scotland but has lived in Co Down for the last 19 years, said her artwork has been inspired by beauty spots such as Strangford Lough, Murlough and Tobermory.
She said: "I am a respiratory doctor first and foremost but one who now breathes art – there are many things that make us feel alive and, for me, painting is one of them.
"I started to paint during lockdown as a way of escaping, after long days working in a Covid-19 high dependency ward.
"All of us experience hundreds of different lights and moods in a day, which I hope I have captured in my paintings.
"It is one of the reasons why I started to paint."
- Joseph Gamp
Russia admits responsibility for Odessa attacks
Russia had previously denied committing the brutal bombing of one of Ukraine’s most important ports.
However, officials have now accepted responsibility, reports Al Jazeera.
“Kalibr missiles destroyed military infrastructure in the port of Odessa, with a high-precision strike,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Telegram
- Joseph Gamp
In pictures: Firefighters tackle burning residential building after shelling in Mykolaiv
This handout picture taken and released by Ukraine Emergency Service shows a firefighter facing a fire in front of a burning residential building after a shelling in Mykolaiv region.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its sixth month on July 24, 2022, a day after strikes on the port of Odessa threatened the implementation of the agreement on the resumption of grain exports blocked by the war.
Kyiv and Western intelligence have said Moscow is reinforcing its defences in the south to try to stave off any offensive and Russian forces have stepped up strikes on the nearby city of Mykolaiv in an apparent attempt to stall any Ukrainian push.
- Joseph Gamp
Critics says Rishi Sunak was 'too slow' on punishing Russia
RISHI Sunak has been hit by claims he "went slow" on punishing Russia for invading Ukraine.
Sources say Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss were rebuffed when they approached the Treasury in early April to try and phase out Russian gas imports to Britain by 2023.
Ms Truss announced the anti-Vladimir Putin policy nearly three weeks later at her Mansion House Speech on April 29.
Mr Sunak's allies insist he was supportive, just not of an immediate embargo on all Russian gas.
A source close to the former Chancellor said: "Rishi backed the policy and spearheaded the most severe of economic sanctions on Russia that forced the Ruble to crash and the Russian economy to falter."
- Joseph Gamp
Vladimir Putin will not attend Shinzo Abe's funeral, says Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the state funeral of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Kremlin said on Monday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia is yet to decide the country's presence at the funeral.
Japan's Sankei daily reported on Saturday that Tokyo was leaning toward not allowing Putin to attend the funeral, set for Sept. 27. Abe was gunned down at a campaign rally this month
- Joseph Gamp
Putin's invasion 'an act of war against European unity'
Russian President Vladimir Putin is waging against Ukraine is also "a war against the unity of Europe", German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday.
"We must not let ourselves be divided, we must not let the great work of a united Europe that we have begun so promisingly be destroyed," he said in a speech in the western German city of Paderborn.
"This war is not just about the territory of Ukraine, it is about the double shared foundation of our values and our order of peace," he said.
But defending these values also means being prepared to "accept significant disadvantages", he warned, without giving further details.
"Are we ready for that? We are all facing this question — today and in the days, weeks and months to come," he said.
"Russia is not only questioning the borders, it is not only occupying the territories of an independent and sovereign neighbouring state, it is even challenging the statehood of Ukraine," he added.
- Joseph Gamp
Popstar Ellie Goulding reveals she recently visited Ukraine
Ellie Goulding has revealed she recently visited Ukraine as a guest of President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska, describing the experience as "one of the greatest honours".
The 35-year-old singer-songwriter travelled to Kyiv to speak at the First Ladies Summit, which was held on Saturday and hosted by Ukraine's First Lady.
Writing on Instagram, Goulding shared her experience with her 14.1 million followers. She said: "This weekend I travelled as a guest of President Zelensky and the first lady, Olena Zelenska to Kyiv to speak at the First Ladies Summit (and sing a little, somehow while I was there I learnt a beautiful and powerful song in Ukrainian, 'Chervona Kalyna') It has been one of the greatest honours.
"I was determined to be there in person to pay tribute to the bravery and resilience of the Ukrainian People. I was inspired by a number of people, but particularly a young #fridaysforfuture climate activist @ilyess_ek who I met at the Nature and Climate talks in Stockholm a few weeks ago. Traumatised by the invasion of his country he nevertheless showed up at the UN talks determined to carry on his work.
"In fact every day as a @UNEP ambassador I am reminded of the immense contribution of Ukrianian climate scientists, renewable energy experts and environmentalists of all type. They are living through an horrific war bankrolled by fossil fuels. They somehow find the grit to keep going, working and campaigning for all of humanity.
"So I always knew that if I got the chance, I would try to show up too. On the night train to Kyiv I looked out of the window and could make out the endless fields… a reminder that the Ukraine is the breadbasket of the world, this bastion of culture, of science and humanity is also a cradle of resistance and courage and commitment.
"I can't tell you what an emotional journey this has been. There's too much to put into words right now but I stand in solidarity, awe and respect with the people of Ukraine."
- Joseph Gamp
Zelenskyy: Ukraine will inflict as much damage on Russia as possible
After five months of Russian attacks, Ukraine will continue to do all it can to inflict as much damage on its enemy as possible, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address on Sunday.
"Even the occupiers admit we will win," he said as he hailed the upcoming day of Ukrainian statehood, July 28, a new annual holiday that Zelenskiy announced in August last year. "We hear it in their conversations all the time. In what they are telling their relatives when they call them."
Like every day in the last months, Zelenskiy said that Ukraine was not letting up. "We do everything to inflict the highest possible damage on the enemy and to gather for Ukraine as much support as possible."
He said Ukraine had an important week ahead, with the holiday approaching in the midst of what he called a "cruel war."
"But we will celebrate against all odds. Because Ukrainians won't be cowed."
- Joseph Gamp
Russia says Odessa strikes hit Western arms
Russia said its missile barrage on a Ukrainian port central to a landmark grain export deal had destroyed Western-supplied weapons, after the attack sparked an outcry from Ukraine's allies.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was embarking on a tour of several countries in Africa and on his first stop in Egypt Sunday sought to reassure Cairo that Russian grain supplies would continue.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Saturday's strike on the Odessa port as "Russian barbarism" and said it amounted to desperation after the warring sides struck a deal to release exports from the facility.
"Even the occupiers admit that we will win. We hear it in their conversations — all the time, in what they tell their loved ones when they contact them," he said Sunday in his nightly address.
- henry moore
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- henry moore
US ‘seriously considering’ declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
According to the Kyiv Independent, the United States are on the verge of declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.
According to the report: “U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said on July 24 that Washington was looking into the decision, but it has to be ‘carefully analyzed in accordance with American law.’ ”
This comes just hours after the Russian government admitted to bombing the Ukrainian port of Odesa.
- henry moore
Russia admits responsibility for Odesa attacks
Russia had previously denied committing the brutal bombing of one of Ukraine’s most important ports.
However, officials have now accepted responsibility, reports Al Jazeera.
“Kalibr missiles destroyed military infrastructure in the port of Odessa, with a high-precision strike,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Telegram
- henry moore
HMS Portland’s fearsome arsenal
RAF fighter jets have been forced to intercept Russian warships close to the UK 136 times since 2005.
The HMS Portland has a crew of 180 and a top speed of 28 knots (32mph).
Among its fearsome arsenal are 32 Sea Ceptor anti-air missiles, eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine torpedoes, a 4.5in naval gun, two 30mm guns and two Miniguns.
The Severodvinsk and Vepr are both armed with Kalibr cruise missiles.
It follows reports that the Royal Navy is developing drones to hunt for Russian submarines to free up pilots for other missions.
- henry moore
Russia’s losses as of July 24
Russian losses are approaching 40,000, report the Kyiv Independent.
On top of this, the country has lost 221 planes and 1,708 tanks.
This comes after the world watched in shock as Russia attacked the port city of Odesa just days after the two nation’s held positive talks.
- henry moore
Ministry of Defence provides update on Russia’s invasion
According to the report, the latest comments from the Russian hierarchy, that pointed toward an expansion of the invasion, are false.
Instead, it is likely that controlling these areas was always the goal of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
- henry moore
Russian oligarchs’ citizenship bids scrutinised in Portugal
Portugal is exploring the citizenship applications of two Russian oligarchs – one of whom is under US sanctions, the Government has said.
Al-Jazeera reports that Russian-Israeli diamond oligarch Lev Leviev and Russian property developer God Nisanov are the latest high-profile Russians known to have applied for citizenship in Portugal.
The two men’s citizenship applications are “pending analysis”, Portugal’s Justice Ministry said in a statement, without giving further details.
- henry moore
Odesa official slams Russia for ‘lying’ after port bombing
Oleksiy Goncharenko, an official working in Odesa, has accused Russia of ‘lying’ after they denied launching missiles at the port of Odesa.
“They are lying all the time. Four missiles, the most powerful and the most precise of all Russian missiles, attacked Odesa,” Goncharenko told Al Jazeera from Washington, DC.
“It is clear who did it. Russia doesn’t want any grain deal. They want as much chaos as possible,” he said.
“They want people starving in North Africa and the Middle East and other regions. They want people to suffer and have social unrests and hunger riots. That’s why immediately after they signed the deal, they started to disrupt it,” he added.
- henry moore
Russian losses as of July 23
Russian losses are approaching 40,000, report the Kyiv Independent.
On top of this, the country has lost 221 planes and 1,708 tanks.
This comes after the world watched in shock as Russia attacked the port city of Odesa.
- henry moore
US demands Russia be held accountable for Odesa attack
After seemingly positive talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey, the former has now launched a series of missiles at the Ukrainian port of Odesa.
The world has responded with shock, demanding Russia be held accountable.
“The Kremlin continues to weaponize food. Russia must be held to account,” US Ambassador Bridget Brink wrote on Twitter, according to Al-Jazeera.
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