Putin's puppet

Ukrainian intelligence hacks Crimean occupation servers, uncovers lists of abducted children

Cyber specialists of Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) have once again gained full access to the computers and servers of the self-proclaimed occupation authorities in Crimea, sources in HUR cited by NV reported on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 01:09 PM

Sevastopol attack: Russia and occupation authorities provide differing drone tallies

Russian officials offered conflicting accounts of a Ukrainian combined attack on Sevastopol, with occupation head Mikhail Razvozhayev claiming on Telegram that the city was targeted by five drones and two missiles on Nov. 27.

27 November 2024, 03:27 PM

Future Indonesian President praises Russia as 'great friend' after meeting Putin

After meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow on July 31, Indonesia's newly elected President Prabowo Subianto stated his administration would maintain ties with "great friend" Russia, Reuters reported on Aug. 1.

1 August 2024, 03:44 PM

Montenegro parliament approves new government with pro-Russian members

Montenegro's Parliament approved the country's new government, including pro-Serbian and pro-Russian parties New Serbian Democracy, Democratic People's Party, and the pro-Western Bosniak Party, Balkan Observer reported on July 23.

24 July 2024, 02:30 PM

Orbán presents Budapest's 'Peace Plan' to EU leaders

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán briefed EU leaders on his recent "peacekeeping mission" outcomes and introduced Budapest's "peace plan", PM's Political Director Balazs Orbán said in an interview with Hungarian publication Magyar Nemzet on July 15.

15 July 2024, 02:21 PM

EU considers boycotting Hungary-hosted Foreign Affairs Summit - Politico

EU Foreign ministers may ignore the upcoming Foreign Affairs Summit in August, organized by Hungary, now holding the rotating EU Council presidency, Politico reported on July 15.

15 July 2024, 10:00 AM

Ukraine sentences Kremlin puppet Pasichnyk to 12 years in absentia

Leonid Pasichnyk, the Russian puppet leader of the so-called "Luhansk People’s Republic" (LPR), was sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison and confiscation of all his property, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on July 2.

2 July 2024, 07:12 PM

Ukraine blocks performance of pro-Putin ballerina in Slovenia

The performance of Russian prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova, originally from Ukraine, with the Modans project in Slovenia, has been canceled due to Ukraine's protest, the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry said on June 11.

13 June 2024, 12:59 PM

Putin retires top ‘hawk’ over unrealistic strategies

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin realized the war strategy against Ukraine proposed by the “Russian hawks” is unrealistic, according to Russian political scientist Abbas Gallamov in an interview with Radio NV on June 10.

12 June 2024, 06:31 PM

Putin appoints former bodyguard as Russian State Council Secretary

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin issued a decree appointing his bodyguard, Alexei Dyumin, as secretary of the State Council of Russia, a position previously held by presidential aide Igor Levitin, The Moscow Times reported on Telegram on May 29.

29 May 2024, 01:25 PM

Another Putin’s puppet to lead Russian Defense Ministry, says UK’s Grant Shapps

Russia’s new Defense Minister, Andrey Belousov, “another of Putin’s puppets,” British Defense Minister Grant Shapps said on X on May 12, commenting on the government reshuffle in Moscow.

13 May 2024, 11:35 AM

Putin's puppet