The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Erdogan seeks to bolster Turkey’s clout in visit to Ukraine’s Zelensky

While the West remains nervous about Turkey’s efforts to position itself as mediator, Kyiv may appreciate its role

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin earlier this year placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Scientists reveal two best places to survive nuclear apocalypse 'when 5billion would die'

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has brought the threat of nuclear war closer and computer simulations have been created over what would happen in the event of nukes being used

Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022

Our politicians are ducking the hard truths of this energy crisis

Whatever you think of the various proposals to deal with the energy crisis, one fact stands out beyond all others. As a nation, we are worse off. Natural gas prices are eight times higher than they were at the beginning of 2021. Much of the increase occurred before Vladimir Putin…

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022

Russian commanders likely ‘increasingly concerned’ over explosions in Crimea, says UK intelligence

Russia acknowledges explosions in Crimea as “act of sabotage”

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Editorial: Europe’s next Ukraine mission is on the home front

Six months into Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, the democratic world has come together to support Ukraine’s self-defense and impose punishments on Vladimir Putin and his enablers. Yet it hasn’t stopped the bloodshed — and Putin is betting that Western unity will crumble as winter sets in and Europeans find…

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

Putin bizarrely claims US is the one prolonging Ukraine war because it ‘needs conflicts to retain hegemony’

‘Era of the unipolar world order is nearing its end,’ Russian president says

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Donetsk self-proclaimed leader pledges ‘bilateral cooperation’ with North Korea

Russian-backed self-appointed leader writes Kim Jong-un a letter, shortly after Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Pyongyang would expand relations

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2022

Liz Truss would leave scared families to watch as household budgets haemorrhage money

Labour leader Keir Starmer’s energy bill freeze draws a popular, deep red line showing Truss is on the wrong side of the argument

Daily Mirror · Aug 16, 2022

Estonian visa cancellation has ordinary Russians worried

Estonia this week will close its border to more than 50,000 Russians with previously issued visas, the first country in the European Union to do so, making it harder for ordinary Russians to enter EU.

Reuters · Aug 16, 2022