The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

'If we stop communicating, Putin wins. Propaganda wins': how a Norwegian organisation is supporting Russian protest art

As an international student at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow in 2012, I remember studying Rekviem (requiem) by Russian poet Anna Ahkmatova, an elegy she penned in secret as a tribute to the countless victims of Stalin’s murderous purges.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022

Vladimir Putin could benefit if a row between Serbia and Kosovo over licence plates spills into another European conflict

A nearly 4,000-strong NATO force is on alert amid a row between Serbia and Kosovo over licence plates which threatens to re-open old wounds. Could this be Europe's next flashpoint?

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

Irish households could be in for major boost as EU plans to reduce energy prices

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday that European officials are considering an "emergency intervention" to tackle soaring energy costs before winter

Irish Mirror · Aug 29, 2022

Former US Ambassador to Russia says Putin won’t recover from Ukraine defeat

The US is sending an additional $3bn arms package to Kyiv as the war there enters its’ seventh month

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s police detain wealthy Russian drivers flaunting flashy cars in Moscow

Footage shows the crackdown against the wealthy drivers flaunting their foreign vehicles on Moscow’s streets, as huge numbers of Russian soldiers are dying in the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Aug 29, 2022

Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China, others

The Russian military says it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east that will involve forces from China

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

‘Were their owners’ lives turned upside down too?’ What this tower of chairs says about Putin’s war

Continuing our fortnightly series, we look at the enduring power of Doris Salcedo’s pile of 1,500 chairs, which seems only to gain in relevance with each new era and fresh conflict

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022

Revealed: Tony Blair spoke at events run by sanctioned Russian state-controlled bank

Exclusive: Former prime minister participated in series of events, including two after Salisbury nerve agent attack

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

'Clueless Liz Truss is becoming Boris Johnson without the Old Etonian boorish humour'

Liz Truss is untrustworthy and incompetent and has no plan for the country, she is shaping up to be Boris Johnson without the Old Etonian boorish humour, writes Kevin Maguire

Daily Mirror · Aug 28, 2022

Bitter blow to Vladimir Putin as Kremlin official expected to defect over Ukraine war

A Kremlin official is expected to defect to the US over Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine after a top-ranking Russian reportedly approached Western diplomats and intelligence chiefs in a bid to end the war

Daily Mirror · Aug 28, 2022