Hubert Seipel has written books portraying Putin in a favourable light. We now know he received 600,000 euros from a close ally of the Russian president.
The airport authorities have responded to repeated closures following Ukrainian drone attacks against Moscow and its associated infrastructure in the summer.
Russia has deployed Chinese-made off-road vehicles near Zaporizhzhia with Russian state media showing Putin’s inspection of them in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don prior to their move to Ukraine.