Australian councillor praises Vladimir Putin’s election win on Russian TV

Australian councillor praises Vladimir Putin’s election win on Russian TV

Adrian McRae,who was elected to the Port Hedland council in early March,was reportedly flown to Moscow to observe the presidential elections.

  • byRob Harris

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‘Banditry and theft’:The delicate plan to unlock a $350 billion Russian safe

‘Banditry and theft’:The delicate plan to unlock a $350 billion Russian safe

After intense debate,the West has taken a big step towards a move that will upset Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Vladimir Putin admits concert attackers were ‘radical Islamists’

Vladimir Putin admits concert attackers were ‘radical Islamists’

The Russian leader then said it was necessary to find out “why the terrorists after committing their crime tried to flee to Ukraine and who was waiting for them there”.

  • byDasha Litvinova
Moscow attack dents Putin’s tough image but may help him in Ukraine war

Moscow attack dents Putin’s tough image but may help him in Ukraine war

If the Russian president follows up by directly blaming Kyiv for staging the concert hall attack,he may use it as justification for even fiercer strikes.

Missile violates Polish airspace as Russia pounds Ukraine

Missile violates Polish airspace as Russia pounds Ukraine

Russia has violated Poland’s airspace for the third time since President Vladimir Putin launched his country’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • byAliaksandr Kudrytski andVanessa Gera
Suspects arrested,death toll soars to 133 in Moscow concert hall attack

Suspects arrested,death toll soars to 133 in Moscow concert hall attack

US agencies confirmed the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan branch was responsible for the attack,which was described by Russian president Vladimir Putin as “a bloody,barbaric terrorist act”.

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Putin parades his ‘rivals’ at Red Square victory concert

Putin parades his ‘rivals’ at Red Square victory concert

The Russian president said he supported an idea,discussed before Alexei Navalny’s death,of exchanging the opposition figure for Russians imprisoned in the West.

  • byDasha Litvinova andEmma Burrows
The exclusive – but growing – group no one wants to be part of

The exclusive – but growing – group no one wants to be part of

Three years after being jailed in Iran,I am calm and unflappable. But the anger is still there. I know because my relationship to anger has changed so dramatically.

  • byKylie Moore-Gilbert
Long-time nuclear nations shut down reactors as local debate rages

Long-time nuclear nations shut down reactors as local debate rages

The nuclear card gives unsuspecting voters a shiny new vision,where nothing needs to be done now about troublesome fossil fuel emissions.

‘He’s a killer,he’s a gangster’:What six more years of Putin means

‘He’s a killer,he’s a gangster’:What six more years of Putin means

The landslide victory underlined that the Russian leader would accept nothing less than full control of the country’s political system and its agenda.

Free food,threats and invisible ink:How the Kremlin made Russia vote for Putin

Free food,threats and invisible ink:How the Kremlin made Russia vote for Putin

To achieve the desired election result,analysts say the Kremlin used a ‘menu of manipulation’ that included candidate fixing,voter fixing and result fixing.

  • byJames Kilner