The world turns its back on putin

......... Vladimir Putin stripped of honorary presidency by International Judo Federation ..........

........... On Saturday, Western nations announced that some Russian banks would be removed from SWIFT, a global financial messaging system. ......

........... Maria Divid, 35, who has lived in the UK for 14 years but is originally from Moscow, told the PA news agency, that she and her fellow Russians are 'absolutely devastated and ashamed'.


She said: 'Me and all my Russian friends here are completely devastated and ashamed.

'We did not want this war.

'We are absolutely devastated about what our country is doing in the 21st Century.'

Ms David said hardly any of her friends support President Putin and she is proud of her 69-year-old mother back in Moscow who has not been 'zombified' by his propaganda machine.

'Putin is really the worst thing that has happened to Russia.

'With him, there is no future for Russia. We want him out,' she said. ..........

......... On Monday, the leaders of eight European Union countries in Central and Eastern Europe gave their support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s plea to quickly facilitate his country’s membership in the EU. .........