The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Ukraine may have to RETREAT as Vladimir Putin's forces advance despite performing poorly

Vlasdimir Putin's troops have gained ground in two areas collectively known as the Donbas but they will be 'unable' capture the Luhansk region says the city's governor

Daily Mirror · May 28, 2022

Putin says he's willing to discuss resuming Ukrainian grain shipments

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of France and Germany in a phone call on Saturday that Russia was willing to discuss ways to make it possible for Ukraine to resume shipments of grain from Black Sea ports, the Kremlin said.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle

Russia has claimed the capture of a key railway junction as its forces fight to seize all of eastern Ukraine's contested Donbas region

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

EU leaders hold talks with Putin as battle for eastern Ukraine intensifies

The German chancellor’s office said Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz “insisted on an immediate ceasefire”

Evening Standard · May 28, 2022

Ukraine aide says any Moscow deal not worth 'broken penny', Zelenskiy says Russia officials powerless

Ukrainian presidential adviser and peace talks negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said on Saturday that any agreement with Russia could not be trusted, adding the only way to stop Moscow's invasion was by force.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

Brave Ukrainian boy who fled before Russian invasion is finally reunited with hero dad

Dad Ruslan Gladkiy remained in Ukraine to help his country during the war, while his wife, son and daughter boarded a train to safety. The family has now been reunited

Daily Mirror · May 28, 2022

Sergei Baltacha reveals agony over Ukraine but St Johnstone hero hopes for unity at World Cup play off

Baltacha's hometown Mariupol has been destroyed by Vladimir Putin's Russian forces.

Daily Record · May 28, 2022

Ukraine may lose last pocket of resistance in Luhansk as Russia advances east

A Ukrainian official says forces may have to retreat from their last pocket in the Luhansk region to avoid being captured, as Russian troops press an advance in the east that has shifted the momentum of the three-month-old war.

ABC News · May 28, 2022

Russia claims capture of strategic town as fighting rages in east – as it happened

Russia’s defence ministry says town of Lyman is now under full control of its forces, after days of fighting

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022

Biden says Putin trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukrainian culture, as prospect of retreat looms in east

US president says Putin trying to eliminate people’s identity, as governor of Luhansk says retreat in Sievierodonetsk may be needed to avoid becoming surrounded.

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022