The former lawyer also described how people in Russia "continue to live as if nothing happened". She said: "Many people don't care about politics. It doesn't affect their everyday life.

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A Russian who won a string of acting and advertising roles as a Leonardo DiCaprio lookalike has survived his first six months as a soldier on the front line. He is fighting for dictator Vladimir ...

US President Donald Trump urged Putin to spare the lives of the Ukrainian troops as he said his envoy had held “productive” talks with Russia’s leader on a proposed 30-day ceasefire.