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A highly placed Kremlin official has secretly approached the West to help end the Ukraine invasion, it was claimed last night. The secret member of Vladimir Putin ’s elite is said to have revealed the Kremlin is in panic and desperate for the bloody war to end. Astonishing claims about the move were made in a report circulated to Western intelligence agencies. It is believed senior officers and officials close to Putin are alarmed by biting Western sanctions and the failing economy caused by war. Some Kremlin figures are also concerned about the increasingly alarming risks being taken such as fighting at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The approach is likely to have been made to CIA contacts or Western diplomats, behind Putin’s back. The mood in the Kremlin is said to be 'panic' as continuing sanctions invoke fear for Russia's future ( Image: REUTERS) The Daily Mirror understands the leaked “situation report” is being taken seriously by … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin’s ‘panic-stricken’ officials in secret bid to end bloody war in Ukraine

Expert scientists have revealed the devastating impact of nuclear war between Russia and the US in bombshell new research. Predictions say that a global famine would be caused and around five billion people would be killed . Lead author Professor Lili Xia, of Rutgers University in New Jersey, studied the disastrous consequences by using simulations. He said: "The data tell us one thing. We must prevent a nuclear war from ever happening." The prospect of nuclear war remains unlikely, but continued muscle-flexing from Russia and the likes of China and North Korea sets alarm bells ringing. Russia is now set to give out to the likes of North Korea and Iran "the most modern types of weapons, from small arms to armoured vehicles and artillery to combat aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles," according to Vladimir Putin . The planet would see global crop failure as the soot from huge firestorms block the sun ( Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Nuclear weapons … [Read more...] about Nuclear war between Russia and US would cause a global famine – killing five billion

The director-general of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, accused heads of state on Wednesday of racism for failing to address the ongoing “manmade” humanitarian disaster in his native Ethiopia, saying the Russian invasion of Ukraine is getting more attention due to the skin color of Ethiopians. Ethiopia descended into civil war in November 2020 between the ruling government – led by ethnic Oromo Abiy Ahmed, a Nobel Peace Prize winner – and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a Marxist former ruling party that Abiy designated a terrorist organization last year. Tedros, an ethnic Tigray, served in multiple roles in TPLF governments before being elected to run the W.H.O., including health minister and foreign minister. As part of that war, the Abiy government has blockaded the northern Tigray region, affecting not only TPLF militia members but the general civilian population of the region. The blockade has resulted in mass starvation and … [Read more...] about W.H.O. Chief Tedros: World Ignoring Ethiopian Civil War Disaster Due to Racism

Claims made by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States is intentionally prolonging the Russia-Ukraine conflict may not be as implausible as described, says one U.S. military veteran and journalist. In a speech this week, Putin called out "Western globalist elites" who he said are "provoking chaos, inciting old and new conflicts," and attempting "to preserve the hegemony and power that is slipping out of their hands." He added that the situation in Ukraine shows the U.S. is "trying to prolong the conflict." Sean Spoonts , a U.S. Navy veteran and editor-in-chief of Special Operations Forces Report (SOFREP), told Newsweek that President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seem to have separate policy goals in mind. "It seems like while Ukraine would like to end the war quickly and decisively defeat Russian forces and drive them out of their country, U.S. policy almost seems designed to prolong the conflict hoping to bring about the … [Read more...] about Putin claim U.S. is dragging out war isn’t crazy, military expert says

There is up to six months delay in the delivery of the two Krivak or Talwar-class stealth frigates under construction for the Indian Navy in Russia due to the war in Ukraine. The first frigate is now expected to be delivered by November 2023 and the second one by April 2024, according to Alexey Rakhmanov, Director-General of United Shipbuilding Corporation of Russia Earlier, there was about nine-month delay in the schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first frigate, Tushil, was launched into water in October 2021. “We see no more than six-month delay basically due to the fact that some equipment which we have ordered has fallen under sanctions... We do not see any sort of manufacturing issues... We don’t expect any further issues. Some catch of the schedule is also expected because we really value our relationship with our customer and we try to shrink the delay due to the obvious force majeure situation starting February this year,” Mr. Rakhmanov told the visiting media at … [Read more...] about Six-month delay in delivery of two stealth frigates by Russia due to war in Ukraine

Click here to read the full article. It’s all too easy to understand the appeal of a show like “ Echoes ” to a streaming service like Netflix. From creator Vanessa Gazy and showrunners Quentin Peeples and Brian Yorkey (“13 Reasons Why”), “Echoes” feels like “Firefly Lane” and “Behind Her Eyes” collided to create a melodrama as deeply strange as it is quickly ingestible. Its seven episodes fly by fast enough to distract from the fact that they only barely make sense. It’s twisty, but repetitive, making sure every plot point gets several scenes to marinate. All the while, Michelle Monaghan throws herself into the challenge of portraying twins with the delirious freedom that the show’s hyperbolic framework allows. Once, “Echoes” might have been a made-for-TV movie; now, it’s a limited series built to set up camp in Netflix’s Top 10 until another version of the same (maybe Emily Deschanel’s upcoming “Devil in Ohio”?) knocks it out. Leaning into uneasy thriller vibes with an … [Read more...] about ‘Echoes,’ Starring Michelle Monaghan as Warring Twins, Is a Soap Tailor-Made for Netflix Binging: TV Review

Vladimir Putin is offering a tidy sum to any mum in Russia who can give birth to 10 children. Suffering a steep population decline , the president is hoping the £13,000 sum will encourage more Russian women to have huge families to address the country's population decline . The new decree was signed by Putin on Monday, August 15. It is a revival of the Soviet-era title of ‘Mother Heroine' brought in by dictator Joseph Stalin following the massive casualties Russia suffered in World War 2. Stalin also introduced the Order of Maternal Glory in third, second and first class. The first class went to mothers who had nine children, while third class went to those who had seven. Putin signed a decree giving mums of 10 children £13,000 ( Image: Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images) The mums will receive the payment when their 10th child reaches the age of one and they will only receive the cash if all of their children are still alive. Some exemptions apply if a child … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin offers £13,000 to Russian mums who give birth to 10 children

In the April *Atlantic Monthly* I raised doubts as to certain aspects of the then uncompleted Nuremberg trial. Since that time I have had a chance to profit from comments of Mr. Justice Jackson, Professor Sheldon Glueck, Professor Max Radin, Professor Lon Fuller, an anonymous contributor to the July, 1946, *Law Quarterly Review*, and other writers; I have also read reports of the trial and have studied a summary of the judgment. This further investigation has led me to resolve some of my earlier doubts, and I hope that if I state my own change of views I may contribute to the thinking of others who are concerned about the great questions raised by this trial. The doubt which seemed to critics of the Nuremberg trial most fundamental was whether the defendants could properly be held to answer a charge that they had engaged in "the crime of aggressive war." Was there any such substantive offense? Many who replied affirmatively contended that "the crime of aggressive war" was no … [Read more...] about Nuremberg in Retrospect

Almost two-thirds of the world's population would be wiped out by a nuclear war , new research has shown. Scientists say more than five billion people would die of hunger after a full-scale conflict. Vladimir Putin 's invasion of Ukraine has brought the threat of nuclear war and computer simulations have been created over what would happen in the event of nukes being used. Lead author Professor Lili Xia, of Rutgers University, New Jersey, said: "The data tell us one thing. We must prevent a nuclear war from ever happening." Models showed firestorms would release soot into the upper atmosphere that would block out the Sun resulting in global crop failure. Australia is one of the locations scientists predict would survive a nuclear war ( Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) They shed fresh light on the exact impact if 'Mad Vlad' reaches for the button. Nine nations, including the UK, currently control more than 13,000 nuclear weapons. Even a clash between … [Read more...] about Scientists reveal two best places to survive nuclear apocalypse ‘when 5billion would die’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Ukraine Thursday as the most likely peacemaker in a war that has pitted NATO and the European Union firmly against Russia. Erdogan and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the western city of Lviv, with the nascent UN-Turkish-facilitated Black Sea grain export deal likely top of the agenda. The Turkish president may also be carrying a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin , who he met in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi earlier this month. Erdogan—now needed by both Ukraine and Russia—may yet play a key role in any eventual ceasefire, though for now an end to the fighting looks unlikely. In the meantime Erdogan—ambitious, opportunistic, and pragmatic—will deal with both sides, seeking to stabilize its region, its beleaguered economy, and grow its international influence. "Turkey is trying to find a middle road," said Fatih Ceylan, … [Read more...] about Turkey’s Erdogan jostles to be Putin’s partner, Ukraine peacemaker