The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russia fast-tracks citizenship to residents in southern Ukraine

Putin signs decree accelerating process for residents in southern regions to acquire Russian passports and citizenship.

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022

Analysis: UN's grain-for-fertiliser plan holds little appeal for Moscow

Russia has little to gain from agreeing to a U.N. proposal that it unblock Ukraine's grain exports via the Black Sea in exchange for the freeing of Russian and Belarusian fertiliser exports from Western sanctions, industry experts in Russia say.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Putin hikes Russian pensions, plays down Ukraine impact on economy

President Vladimir Putin ordered 10% rises on Wednesday in pensions and the minimum wage to cushion Russians from inflation, but denied the country's economic problems were all linked to the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Vladimir Putin 'will not die tomorrow' but 'confused' state taking toll on leadership

A Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov has confirmed rumours concerning Russian President Vladimir Putin's ill health and claimed he has cancer

Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022

Alleged Wagner Group fighters accused of murdering civilians in Ukraine

Belarusian pair are first international mercenaries to face war crimes charges since invasion began

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022

Ukraine won’t give up land for peace, says Zelensky

Russia must signal retreat before peace talks can resume, says Ukrainian president

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

To Ban, or Not to Ban, That Is the Question

After Putin invaded Ukraine, do sports sanctions make sense?

Sports Illustrated · May 25, 2022

Foreign companies exiting Russia echo the pressure campaign against South Africa's racist apartheid system

McDonald’s provided many Russians with their first taste of capitalism three decades ago. Now, the global fast-food giant is exiting the country. Starbucks is also on its way out.

The Conversation · May 25, 2022

Russia offers fast-track citizenship to residents of occupied Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday simplifying the process for residents of Ukraine's Russian-occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to acquire Russian citizenship and passports.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Judge who apologised for jailing Vladimir Putin rival dies in 'suspicious' circumstances

The judge, who privately apologised to Vladimir Putin rival and opposition leader Alexei Navalny for jailing him died in ‘suspicious’ circumstances, it has emerged, after she was originally thought to have died of Covid

Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022