The Russian mother of a British boy who is thought to have 'kidnapped' him and taken him to Russia from Costa Del Sol in Spain has spoken out for the first time.

Relationship influencer Anastasiia Chikina, 32, took to Instagram with a cryptic post weeks after little Oliver Pugh, three, who is British born with a British father, disappeared on July 4.

Oliver is the subject of a major police operation and it is thought he was taken to Russia to put him out of reach from British and Spanish authorities.

The couple, now separated, had been living in Spain with Oliver, who is described as 2 ft 7in tall, with blonde hair and distinctive grey eyes.

Weeks after a missing persons appeal and abduction investigation were launched in Spain, Oliver's mother - who has disappeared along with Oliver's grandmother - took to Instagram on Friday.