The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Nicholas Goldberg: Who are you calling a 'fascist' — and do you even know what it means?

Americans know little history and what little they know they forget. Ask college students who won the Civil War or ask adults when the U.S. Constitution was ratified or whom the U.S. fought in World War II and shocking numbers will have no idea.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 9, 2022

Commentary: Russian opposition leader exhibits bravery while Cruz and Hawley offer profiles in cowardice

The most courageous man in the world is locked up in a Moscow prison — his life in the balance.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 9, 2022

Russia puts Iranian satellite into orbit

Russia launched an Iranian satellite into orbit on Tuesday from southern Kazakhstan, just three weeks after President Vladimir Putin and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged to work together against the West.

Reuters · Aug 9, 2022

Germany Has Confronted Its Past. Now It Must Confront the Present.

Accepting—or rejecting—historical guilt for past evils doesn’t absolve nations of present-day responsibility.

Foreign Policy · Aug 8, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 8)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU · Aug 8, 2022

Ukraine: head of occupied Zaporizhzhia plans referendum on joining Russia

Pro-Russian head of administration signs decree to start preparations, as Moscow plans to annex seized territory

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022

Hard times ahead but Germany says it will stick by Ukraine

‘It is clear that we stand firmly on the side of Ukraine,’ says Berlin

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin gives 'orders to prepare for use of tactical nuclear weapons' in Ukraine

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is accused of preparing a response to a fake scenario involving an attack on a nuclear power plant. Ex-president Dimitry Medvedev has said the West is looking to "destroy Russia"

Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022

Scholz party rejects bid to expel German ex-leader Schroeder

Local officials with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party rejected a bid to expel former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his close ties to Russia, the news agency dpa reported Monday

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

Kremlin: No Basis for Meeting Between Putin, Zelenskiy

The Kremlin said on Monday there was no basis for a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents at the moment. In response to a question about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's offers to broker peace talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that Vladimir Putin and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 8, 2022