The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin may already be dead with body double being used, MI6 source says

They claim that a body double may have been used for the president's recent appearances, as Kremlin officials would be keen to cover up his death in a bid to cling onto power.

Daily Record · May 30, 2022

Rumours continue about Putin’s health – with little to back them up

Observers point to indicators of ill health from video footage, but others advise against wishful thinking

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022

Erdogan Discusses Turkey’s Syria Incursion Plans with Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed Ankara’s planned military operation in northern Syria and the war in Ukraine with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Erdogan’s office said Monday. In recent days Erdogan has said Turkey will launch a cross-border incursion against Kurdish militants in Syria to create a 30-kilometer (19-mile) deep…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 30, 2022

Russia's army could collapse amid massive losses, confidential UK report says

A secretive analysis of the invasion says Russian President Vladimir Putin believes losses of 30,350 troops so far are a “price worth paying” for a small victory in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022

‘No sane person’ thinks Putin is ill, says Russian foreign minister

‘I leave it to the conscience of those who spread such rumours,’ says Lavrov

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Russian soldiers dump corpses of Ukrainians in supermarkets and leave them to rot

Brutal images show decomposed Ukrainian bodies, which were washed out of graves and partially exhumed, in a supermarket in Mariupol as an 'attempt to restore water supply', Mariupol Mayor's Advisor has said

Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022

Kremlin eyes political prize in rubble of Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk

The capture of a sleepy Soviet-era factory town in Ukraine's industrial heartland has become the focus of Russia's invasion as President Vladimir Putin seeks to rebuild momentum after a failed attempt to take the capital Kyiv.

Reuters · May 30, 2022

Commander loyal to Vladimir Putin's Chechen warlord boasts he enjoys killing Ukrainians

Police colonel Zamid Chalaev, 40, has been awarded the Hero of Russia award by President Vladimir Putin despite multiple allegations of human rights abuses

Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022

The Standard View: Amid calls to cede territory, the West must not reward Vladimir Putin’s aggression

As Vladimir Putin’s forces continue to pound the Donbas at terrible human cost for the people of Ukraine, there are worrying signs of cracks in Western resolve.

Evening Standard · May 30, 2022

NATO looks to 'historic' Madrid summit, with Sweden, Finland

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that next month’s summit in Madrid will be a “historic” opportunity to strengthen the alliance facing Russian aggression against Ukraine on its eastern edge

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022