The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Putin 'has dementia and paranoia is driving him to insanity', ex-KGB agent says

The Russian leader's recent public appearances following his disastrous Ukraine invasion have sparked speculation about his health.

Daily Record · May 3, 2022

Putin cheerleader who warned UK of 'radioactive tidal wave' jets to plush Dubai hotel

Dmitry Kiselyov, 68, has not been sanctioned by the UAE and has been seen enjoying a holiday at the five-star Jumeirah Al Qasr hotel with his eighth wife Maria

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Russian strikes pound Ukraine on eve of new EU sanctions

Russian forces pounded targets in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, unleashing rockets on a steel plant that is Ukraine's last redoubt in the port city of Mariupol as the European Union prepared to slap oil sanctions on Moscow.

Reuters · May 3, 2022

Vladimir Putin to undergo cancer treatment, handover power to loyalist Nikolai Patrushev: Reports

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin might undergo cancer surgery while temporarily handing over power to the secretary of the country's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, media reports claimed.

The Times of India · May 3, 2022

EU says paying for Russian gas in rubles would breach sanctions, warns of 'full disruption'

The European Union warned member states to prepare for a breakdown in gas supplies from Russia as it insists Moscow's demand that imports be paid for in rubles would breach sanctions.

Radio France Internationale · May 3, 2022

‘I can’t see it getting any better’: could the UK be heading for a recession?

Small business owners are already being hit as consumers cut back on non-essentials

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022

‘There was an enormous amount of drugs being taken’: Graham Nash on groupies, feuds, divorce and ego

The Crosby, Stills and Nash singer on the wild early years, Joni Mitchell, his former bandmates and why his children no longer speak to him

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022

Around the world, journalists are resisting the regimes that would jail and kill them

From Russia to India, it has never been more dangerous to pursue the truth. But new tactics bring hope, says Mary Fitzgerald of Open Society Foundations

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022

Scores of civilians reach safety as Russia renews assault on Mariupol plant

Ukraine say Russian forces have launched a "powerful assault" on the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where more than 200 civilians are still holed up with Ukrainian fighters, according to the city's mayor. Humanitarian workers say around 100 civilians have successfully been evacuated from the plant and are now in…

France 24 · May 3, 2022

Pacific nations walk geopolitical tightrope over Ukraine war, as nuclear legacy looms

Pacific leaders have broadly lambasted the Russian assault, but some countries have resisted outright condemnation of the superpower

The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2022