The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Artillery Strikes Take Out Russian Military Equipment Site

A site holding Russian military equipment was reportedly rocked by a series of explosions following artillery strikes by Ukrainian forces.

Zenger · Jul 1, 2022

Vladimir Putin's terrifying debt to North Korea's Kim Jong-un after secret meetings

The affinity between Russia and North Korea's leaders is affirmed by their mutual belief in threatening to nuke their enemies and boasting of the power of their “nuclear forces”.

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2022

Putin orders Sakhalin-2 asset transfer to Russian company

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a presidential decree ordering the operator of an oil and gas development project in the Russian Far East -- known as the Sakhalin-2 project -- to hand over all of its assets to a newly established Russian firm without compensation.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 1, 2022

Russia-backed separatists to start using death penalty from 2025 - criminal code

Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine where two Britons and a Moroccan have been sentenced to death say the death penalty will start being used from 2025, according to an updated criminal code of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

Reuters · Jul 1, 2022

Trudy Rubin: NATO is united on Ukraine but still not doing what is necessary to deter Putin

When it comes to the NATO summit and President Joe Biden’s performance as global leader, there’s the good news and the bad news.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 1, 2022

Special Report-Dozens of Russian weapons tycoons have faced no Western sanctions

As Russia's military continues to pound Ukraine with missiles and other lethal weapons, Western nations have responded in part by targeting Russia's defense industry with sanctions. The latest round came on Tuesday, when the United States issued new sanctions on some arms makers and executives at the heart of what…

Reuters · Jul 1, 2022

Tory MP Chris Pincher loses whip over groping claims – as it happened

Latest updates: former deputy chief whip suspended from party

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022

Are sanctions actually hurting Russia's economy? Here's what you need to know

Russia's economy is weathering sanctions over the war in Ukraine, but tough times may be ahead, according to an assessment from experts.

WEKU · Jul 1, 2022

Vladimir Putin 'could fire Russian nuclear weapons from Belarus' as deployment agreed

Alexander Lukashenko claimed in a meeting with Putin’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov that he was against war with the West, and saw the expected deployment as a deterrent

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2022

Jacqui Smith calls Bernie Ecclestone 'an idiot' for saying he’d take a bullet for Putin

Bernie Ecclestone's car-crash interview on Thursday was discussed on the Good Morning Britain sofa on Friday morning, with guests Jacqui Smith and Ed Vaizy branding the ex F1 boss 'a moron' and 'an idiot'

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2022