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Helen Kreft & Matthew Dresch

Brit landlady bars Putin from drinking at her pub - 'My punters would wreck him'

A British landlady has barred Vladimir Putin from her pub, warning her customers would "wreck him" if he shows up.

Sam Rice, who runs the Loaf and Cheese, said her punters were shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and talk about it every day.

She added that the President would get 'wrecked' if he popped in for a pint at her pub in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Live reports.

Ms Rice said: "What he (Putin) is doing is just wrong. It is all my customers are talking about at the moment," she said.

"They said if he came in they would wreck him. It is absolutely wrong what he is doing."

Ms Rice's sanctions are the latest to hit the President after US-based credit card giants Visa and Mastercard announced they would suspend their Russian business operations, the Daily Star reports.

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Sam Rice has banned Vladimir Putin from her pub (Staffordshire Live/BPM Media)

Russian vodka has also been taken down from most supermarkets, while the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix has been axed - and Russia has been kicked out of the World Cup and the Eurovision Song Contest.

Elsewhere in Burton, dozens of homes and businesses have opened their doors to collections for Ukrainian people fleeing their homes.

They have been greeted with floods of donations.

Punters at the Loaf and Cheese are fuming about Putin's invasion (Burton Mail)

Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February.

It is the largest conventional military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since the Second World War.

Putin recently placed his nuclear forces on higher alert, raising tensions between the West and Russia.

The invasion has caused a refugee crisis - Europe's largest since the Second World War.

Ms Rice said the Russian President would get 'wrecked' if he set foot in her boozer (Staffordshire Live/BPM Media)
Putin's invasion of Ukraine is not going to plan, with Russian forces suffering heavy losses (RIA NOVOSTI/AFP via Getty Images)

The UN said two million people have now fled Ukraine.

But Putin's forces have been "decimated" by the Ukrainian resistance and Russia could lose the war, according to a top UK admiral.

As the Russian President vows to press on with the invasion, Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said the invasion in Ukraine "is not going well" for the Kremlin.

He added Putin's forces are "in a mess" with eight Russian aircraft shot down in one day, losing 1,000 troops a day and a huge convoy of 15,000 soldiers and hundreds of vehicles at a standstill.

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Asked whether Russia taking over Ukraine was "inevitable", Sir Tony told the BBC : "No. I think we've seen a Russian invasion that is not going well.

"I think we're also seeing remarkable resistance by Ukraine, both its armed forces and its people and we're seeing the unity of the whole globe coming together, applying pressure to Russia.

"Russia is suffering, Russia is an isolated power. It is less powerful than it was ten days ago.

"Some of the lead elements of Russian forces have been decimated by the Ukrainian response.

"You've also seen basic failures in terms of maintenance and their kit failing.

"Russia hasn't operated at this scale since the Second World War and it is incredibly complex and difficult."

However, he said the key call of Kyiv - a no-fly zone - would not help those on the ground.

Ukrainian leaders have repeatedly called for a no-fly zone but Putin warned that imposing one would be considered "participation in the armed conflict".

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