The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

With echoes of Trump, GOP splinters over $40B for Ukraine

Signs of Republican resistance are mounting over a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Finland and Sweden ‘optimistic’ Turkey will agree Nato application bid

Sauli Niinisto, Finnish president, says Helsinki will have ‘contructive discussions’ with Ankara

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Ukraine is ‘winning’the war against Russia and will’ survive’, says top UK military officer

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin spoke as Putin’s forces have been pushed back but shelling has brought more civilian casualties

Evening Standard · May 16, 2022

Turkey threatens to derail Sweden and Finland plans to join Nato

Sweden and Finland’s joint bid to join NATO could be derailed by opposition from Turkey, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Evening Standard · May 16, 2022

Why Emmanuel Macron's peace efforts with Vladimir Putin are probably pointless

On Victory Day — the May 9 commemoration of the former Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War — Russian President Vladimir Putin was expected to officially declare war on Ukraine.

The Conversation · May 16, 2022

Fiddling with the energy price cap is the tip of the iceberg. More needs to be done

Ofgem’s more important ideas include ringfencing customers’ deposits – it’s time the regulator got a move on

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022

Vladimir Putin's troops REPELLED all the way back to border by Ukraine, NATO says

Defending troops are driving Russian forces back in a new counter-offensive as it emerged that Moscow has lost a third of its ground forces in just 82 days since the invasion started

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022

‘When will it all end?’: Kharkiv counts the cost as Russians pull back

The battle for Ukraine’s second city is near its end, but suburbs are still under attack as Putin’s forces make a fighting withdrawal

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022

British govt yet to OK Chelsea sale by sanctioned Abramovich

The British government has yet to approve the sale of Premier League club Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Vladimir Putin WILL PAY unacceptable cost if Russia attacks NATO country, expert claims

Finland and Sweden joining NATO will likely provoke Russia further, as defence expert Dr Martin Smith says the UK is a "pivotal player" during this time with Putin being forced to pay the cost should the war spill cross-border

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022