The Latest Breaking News from Russia

PM: ‘All of Europe’ threatened by Putin’s shelling of nuclear power station

Boris Johnson is calling for an emergency UN Security Council meeting after Europe’s largest nuclear reactor was attacked.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Zelenskiy says ‘Europe must wake up’ after assault sparks nuclear plant fire

Ukraine and US embassy denounce attack on huge Zaporizhzhia power station as war crime

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

Biden imposes sanctions on more oligarchs as Russia intensifies attack on Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced new sanctions Thursday on more than a dozen Russian oligarchs and their families, as pressure continued to build on Capitol Hill for an even tougher response to Moscow a week after it invaded Ukraine, particularly banning imports of Russian oil and gas.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2022

As the Ukraine war drags on, how secure will Putin's hold on power remain?

There has been constant speculation for most of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 22 years in power as to what it would take to bring about his departure. Authoritarian leaders tend to depart according to two scenarios (beyond natural causes): forced out by the elite or by the street.

The Conversation · Mar 4, 2022

Palaces, superyachts, Swiss accounts. How rich is Putin and can sanctions hurt him?

WASHINGTON — On paper, the U.S. decision to freeze Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal assets looks like an empty gesture.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy asks Putin for direct talks

Ukraine’s president urges West to increase military aid, warns Russia may advance to rest of Europe.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2022

Taiwan is watching Russia's war in Ukraine warily, with fears China's Xi Jinping could learn from Vladimir Putin's strategy

Russia's war in Ukraine has put the spotlight on the tense relationship between China and Taiwan, and while leaders and some experts are playing down the comparisons, the invasion is stoking an undercurrent of fear among the people of Taiwan.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2022

How Putin's war in Ukraine could end

It could be the end of Ukraine, or the end of Putin.

Axios · Mar 4, 2022

International nuclear watchdog monitoring firefight at Ukraine nuclear plant amid warnings of ‘Chernobyl x 10’

Reactor was not operational at time of strike but fuel stored at facility

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

War in Ukraine: what we know on day nine of the Russian invasion

Fire reported at nuclear plant after Russian shelling, as France warns ‘worst is yet to come’ based on Macron call with Putin

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2022