Tory donor in ‘cash for access’ row accused of taking $4million from firm controlled by Putin ally

The Tories are facing more questions over a ‘cash for access’ row today as a major donor was accused of receiving $4million from a firm he knew was controlled by one of Vladimir Putin‘s ministers. Telecoms tycoon Mohamed Amersi, who has given the Conservatives £750,000 in the past four years, received the seven-figure payment in … Read more

Putin orders two more ‘Doomsday’ planes that would allow him to control Russian forces

Vladimir Putin is to get two new ultramodern ‘Doomsday’ planes for use during a nuclear war. The adapted Ilyushin 96-400M’s allow the Russian leader to control troops and missiles during an atomic catastrophe. The first of the new airborne command and control planes is now under construction, said a source in the military-industrial sector. The … Read more

Putin orders two more ‘Doomsday’ planes that would allow him to control Russian forces

Vladimir Putin is to get two new ultramodern ‘Doomsday’ planes for use during a nuclear war. The adapted Ilyushin 96-400M’s allow the Russian leader to control troops and missiles during an atomic catastrophe. The first of the new airborne command and control planes is now under construction, said a source in the military-industrial sector. The … Read more

Russia successfully tests hypersonic Zircon missile that Putin boasted is ‘without equal’

Russia said on Monday it had successfully tested a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems without equal in the world. The defence ministry said in a statement that the missile had been fired from the Admiral Gorshkov, a warship located … Read more

Russia successfully tests hypersonic Zircon missile that Putin boasted is ‘without equal’

Russia said on Monday it had successfully tested a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems without equal in the world. The defence ministry said in a statement that the missile had been fired from the Admiral Gorshkov, a warship located … Read more