Russia failed in a bid to return to the UN Human Rights Council more than a year after Putin s regime was kicked out following abuses carried out by the Russian forces in Ukraine.
Putin is ripping up the map of Russia s military districts in a bid to prepare the struggling Russian Armed Forces for a possible future conflict with NATO.
Russia is trying to drive a wedge between the West and Ukraine as the conflict that erupted between Hamas and Israel on the weekend continues, it has been claimed.