The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Scots goalkeeper clearing mines in war-torn Ukraine says junior football is 'more stressful'

Kieran McCulloch missed the end of last season with West of Scotland League side Threave Rovers because his day job as a logistics and procurement officer took him to the Kyiv area.

Daily Record · Aug 2, 2022

Alina Kabaeva: US sanctions Vladimir Putin’s alleged girlfriend

US officials said they had also sanctioned Russian owner of ‘second largest estate in London after Buckingham Palace’

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022

U.S. targets former Olympic gymnast, steel producer with fresh Russia sanctions

The United States on Tuesday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast the U.S. Treasury described as having a close relationship with President Vladimir Putin, and Russian companies as part of Washington's latest response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Aug 2, 2022

Ex-president deletes post claiming Vladimir Putin will invade Georgia and Kazakhstan

Dmitry Medvedev has continues to have a major influence in the Kremlin even after he stepped down as president. Russia's security council member said a post about reclaiming Georgia and Kazakhstan was a hack

Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022

Russia says United States is directly involved in Ukraine war

Russia on Tuesday said that the United States, the world's top military power, was directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine because U.S. spies were approving and coordinating Ukrainian missile strikes on Russian forces.

Reuters · Aug 2, 2022

Russia designates Ukraine’s Azov Regiment a ‘terrorist’ group

The Supreme Court ruling allows for lengthy prison terms for the members of the battalion.

Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2022

Russia’s ethnic minorities lament the war in Ukraine

Ethnic minority troops are said to be dying in greater numbers than their Slav compatriots in the so-called ‘special mil

Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2022

Piers Morgan jokes Russia wasn't on his vacation list after being blacklisted

The United Kingdom has been one of the Ukraine's biggest supporters, following Vladimir Putin's Russian invasion in February.

Chronicle Live · Aug 2, 2022

Kishida promotes 'Hiroshima Action Plan' for nuke-free world

NEW YORK -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday presented an action plan for a world without nuclear weapons during a speech at a Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 2, 2022

Russian state TV calls for Kremlin to unleash Satan-2 'unstoppable' hypersonic missiles

Russia continues to face widespread condemnation for its brutal attack on Ukraine. Some in the West are calling for the country to be branded a state-sponsor of terrorism, including US Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022