The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

‘Things are still not safe’: Locals fear returning to scarred villages of Kharkiv despite Russian retreat

Though Russian forces have been pushed back from Kharkiv, families who fled their villages under threat of rape and death are yet to return, finds Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK · May 14, 2022

Moscow set to call referendum on Mariupol joining Russia, says Ukraine

Kremlin poised to hold referendum in ruined city in bid to secure grip on the region

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for saying GOP visit to Kyiv proves Ukraine isn’t dangerous

Georgia rep has voted down most Ukraine bills

The Independent UK · May 14, 2022

Vladimir Putin warns Finland joining NATO is a 'mistake' and will be 'security threat'

The two countries said their presidents spoke by phone two days after Finland declared its intention to join NATO with Sweden expected to follow quickly after

Daily Mirror · May 14, 2022

West must not lift sanctions on Maduro, says Venezuelan opposition

Helping president would hand victory to autocratic alliance led by Russia, warns deputy foreign minister

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022

Russia’s Black Sea blockade pushing millions towards famine, G7 says

Foreign ministers call for action to allow export of Ukrainian grain, as Kyiv claims Russian withdrawal from second-largest city

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022

Finland’s president tells Vladimir Putin: We will apply to join Nato

Mr Putin told his Finnish counterpart that ditching neutrality and joining Nato would be a ‘mistake’

Evening Standard · May 14, 2022

Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching neutrality and joining NATO would be a mistake that could damage relations between their two countries, the Kremlin said.

Reuters · May 14, 2022

Finland's president to Putin: we will apply to join NATO

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has informed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the militarily non-aligned Nordic country that shares a long border with Russia “will decide to apply for NATO membership in the coming days.”

The Independent UK · May 14, 2022

Russia threatens to use Satan-2 hypersonic nuclear missile to strike Britain

Aleksey Zhuravlyov's threats came as senior Russian officials appear frustrated at Vladimir Putin's lack of military progress in Ukraine and outraged at Western unity against them.

Daily Record · May 14, 2022