The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

What is Nato and why was it formed?

Military alliance created in aftermath of Second World War in hope of bringing an end to bloody conflict between nations

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

What weapons does Ukraine have to fight Russia and does it have nuclear missiles?

Volodymyr Zelensky continues to urge Europe to send more military support

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin has placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’, prompting fears over what could happen next

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Bono and The Edge perform U2 gig in Kyiv bomb shelter

The Irish rock band members performed a Ukraine-focused version of the Ben E King song ‘Stand by Me’

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Russia forced to fire ‘ageing’ munitions in Ukraine after using up precision-guided weapons, says UK

Vladimir Putin’s May 9 display of military power was undermined on Monday by British defence chiefs who said his forces were having to fire “ageing” munitions in Ukraine after using up many of their precision-guided weapons.

Evening Standard · May 9, 2022

Russia Readies Victory Day Parade as Fight for East Ukraine Rages

Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany Monday with a show of military might as its army battles Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians. President Vladimir Putin is set to flaunt Russia's power…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 9, 2022

Putin’s regime ‘mirroring fascism and tyranny’ of Nazis and should share same fate, Ben Wallace says on Russia’s ‘Victory Day’

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s speech comes on the same day Vladimir Putin stages a military parade to mark the victory over Nazi Germany

Evening Standard · May 9, 2022

Vladimir Putin's regime 'mirroring Nazis' as Russia stages parade to mark Hitler defeat

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will use a major speech to say that Putin and his inner circle should share the same fate as the Nazis, who faced the Nuremberg trials

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2022

Live updates | Japan joins G-7 effort to quit Russian oil

 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan will slowly phase out Russian oil imports in unity with the Group of Seven’s effort against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Putin to mark Victory Day as Russia presses Ukraine assault

While fighting continues in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin is due to address a military parade in Red Square on Russia’s Victory Day holiday

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022