The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Putin ‘recruiting prisoners from Russian jails to fight on frontline in Ukraine’

Russian assault slowed by ‘incredibly high’ casualties among troops, West believes

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

Western officials say 20,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine war as death toll mounts

Intelligence assessments show more than 50,000 Russian troops are thought to have been wounded since Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded Ukraine in February

Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022

Vladimir Putin's 'she-wolf' killed by missile as his first female colonel dies in war

Russia's warmonger President Vladimir Putin granted Colonel Olga 'Kursa' Kachura, 52, the posthumous Hero of Russia honour, the Kremlin’s highest military award

Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022

Zelenskyy urges China’s Xi to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukraine president calls for talks with Xi, says he has been asking for a conversation since the Russian invasion began.

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv calls Amnesty report that says Ukrainian forces are putting civilians at risk a ‘perversion’ – as it happened

Kyiv hits back after charity says Russia’s attacks ‘unjustifiable’ but Ukraine’s tactics are endangering civilians. This live blog is closed

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022

On NATO, McConnell nudges GOP away from Trump-era approach

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell played a pivotal role in the Senate ratifying NATO membership for Sweden and Finland

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

U.S. Senate approves Finland and Sweden for membership into NATO

Wednesday's vote for the candidacy of two Western European nations took a crucial step toward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

WEKU · Aug 4, 2022

American-Russian Pro Basketball Coach Becky Hammon Appeals To Putin To 'Do The Right Thing' And Free Brittney Griner

Becky Hammon, an American-Russian professional basketball coach and a six-time WNBA all-star player who represented Russia at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, made a plea to President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release Brittney Griner.

Benzinga · Aug 4, 2022

Ukraine under pressure in east as NATO chief says Russia must not win

Ukraine said on Thursday it had been forced to cede some territory in the east of the country in the face of a Russian offensive, and the head of the NATO military alliance said Moscow must not be allowed to win the war.

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 162 of the invasion

UN to conduct fact-finding mission into deaths of Ukrainian PoWs; US Senate ratifies Sweden and Finland’s accession to Nato

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022