The Latest Breaking News from Kremlin

Russia launches 7,674mph hypersonic missile which travels at 10 times the speed of sound

The Kremlin said the weapon – which can be carried by MiG-31 fighter jets or launched from warships – hit a munitions depot in Delyatun and caused a huge explosion

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2022

Vladimir Putin waves the flag in a polarised country where views are hard to shift

The west hopes that support for the invasion of Ukraine is wavering. But as Friday’s rally at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium showed, the protesters remain in a minority

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022

Vladimir Putin 'asks Kremlin staff to perform doomsday nuclear attack drill'

Vladimir Putin is said to be a 'depressed' loner and 'often pours his anger out on those close to him', a source had claimed

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2022

Africa mostly quiet amid widespread condemnation of Russia

Amid a worldwide chorus of condemnation against Russia’s war on Ukraine, Africa has remained mostly quiet — a reminder of the Kremlin’s considerable influence over the continent of 1.3 billion people

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022

Putin rallies behind troops while lethal fire rains down

Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally to lavish praise on his Russian forces

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022

Zelensky tells Putin 'its time to talk' or face losses that will last generations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Vladimir Putin to end the invasion and warned the leader that if he doesn't he faces losses that would take "generations to recover"

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2022

Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats, foreign ministry says

Bulgaria expelled 10 Russian diplomats in an unprecedented move that underscored strained relations with one of the Kremlin’s closest allies within the European Union.

Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2022

Putin will unleash ‘reckless firepower’ in Ukraine as invasion stalls, UK general warns

‘Russia is now pursuing a strategy of attrition’, UK’s chief of defence intelligence says

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has thrust him into the global spotlight. But his private life remains hidden in shadows

Over decades in public life, Russia's President crafted an image as a tough man. And the women in his life rarely feature in the Putin cult of personality.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2022

Joe Biden warns Xi Jinping of ‘consequences’ if China backs Russia

Leaders spoke for nearly two hours but Biden did not make any direct requests to Xi to persuade Putin to end the attack

The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2022