A prominent critic of Putin's war in Ukraine has been found dead in Europe, according to reports. The Russian journalist and chef Alexei Zimin died at the age of 52, the Russian-language publication Afisha reported. The cause of death has not yet been ...

Mr Zimin was found dead inside a hotel room in Belgrade, according to reports in Russian media. Mr Zimin had arrived in Belgrade to present and promote his new book, Anglomania, about the UK, Moskvich Mag reported. Restaurateur Ivan Shishkin paid tribute to his Mr Zimin, saying he had helped Russian consumers pay more attention to what they ate.

A prominent Russian chef and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin's regime, who lost a TV competition for criticizing him, was found dead in a Serbian hotel room. Alexei Zimin's sudden death comes with a backdrop of growing threats and mysterious incidents involving exiled Russian dissidents,

For us, Alexei was not only a colleague, he was our friend, a close person with whom we were lucky to go through a lot - both good, kind and sad.'