The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

World Leaders Seek United Front for Ukraine as War Rages On

World leaders including US President Joe Biden will seek to close ranks at back-to-back summits from Sunday on offering emphatic support to help Ukraine repel Russian invaders as the relentless war puts international unity to the test. In the face-to-face talks, the allies will take stock of the effectiveness of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 24, 2022

JK Rowling falls victim to ‘distasteful’ prank by Russians impersonating Ukraine’s Zelensky

Russian duo have previously pranked Sir Elton John and former US president George W Bush

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

German economy minister warns of industry shutdown amid gas shortage -Spiegel

Germany is heading for a gas shortage if Russian gas supplies remain as low as they are now, and certain industries would have to be shut down if there is not enough come winter, Economy Minister Robert Habeck told Der Spiegel magazine.

Reuters · Jun 24, 2022

‘Cold War mentality’: China’s Xi denounces ‘abuse of sanctions’

At BRICS meeting, Chinese leader says world must move away from US-led hegemony and towards harmonious future.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2022

At BRICS summit, Putin and Xi take aim at West for sanctions and post-Ukraine economic crisis

PM Modi attends the meet, first of its kind since invasion of Ukraine, says BRICS countries share common views on economic governance, calls for post-pandemic cooperation

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022

Ukraine Recap: why a small Russian 'exclave' is suddenly so important

Well before Vladimir Putin sent his war machine over the border into Ukraine, the Russian president and his proxies were fulminating about Nato surrounding his country, establishing hostile military bases in its backyard and boxing it into a corner.

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2022

Putin critic Alexei Navalny held in new prison with culture of ‘beatings and torture’

He accused prison officials of fabricating violations against the prisoners they want to punish

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Fearless Ukrainian women determined to fight Russian invaders with machine guns

Ukrainian fighter experts have created a programme in Zaporizhzhia in the south east of the war ravaged country to teach civilian women how to use powerful automatic guns

Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022

The Fall and Fall of Dmitry Medvedev

How the former Russian president went from geeky technocrat to deranged war hawk.

Foreign Policy · Jun 23, 2022

Ukraine Russia expert Tim White to answer your questions in ‘Ask Me Anything’

Are sanctions (on Russia) working? Is Russia running out of weapons? What is Putin’s objective?

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022