The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russia reportedly kidnap two British aid workers - one from Warrington - and accuse them of being spies

Paul Urey and Dylan Healy have been named and according to reports, haven't been heard of since 4am on Monday

Manchester Evening News · Apr 29, 2022

Vladimir Putin could declare new world war in days, says UK defence secretary

Ben Wallace says he 'would not be surprised' if Russia's leader sparked mass mobilisation

Nottingham Post · Apr 29, 2022

G20 host Indonesia urges Zelenskiy, Putin to 'forge peace'

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said on Friday he had turned down a request for arms from Ukraine's leader and urged him and his Russian counterpart to end the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

Trudy Rubin: Key to curbing Putin is shutting off his corrupt money and targeting oligarchs, Bill Browder says

As Western leaders struggle to curb Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, there may be no one with keener insight into the Russian leader’s mindset than Bill Browder.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 29, 2022

UK sends war crimes experts to investigate rapes, torture and deaths in Ukraine

Britain will send experts including on sexual violence to help Ukraine gather evidence which could be used to prosecute Vladimir Putin and his generals in the International Criminal Court

Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2022

Joe-kes galore: Biden could draw on past Correspondents' dinners to entertain the guests

WASHINGTON — Not since 2016 has a sitting president attended a White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in person, but in a sign that history repeats itself, President Joe Biden might be able to recycle some material from his predecessors.

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

Son of Putin war propagandist taunted after avoiding Russia draft to fight in Ukraine

When many Russian men turn 21, they are drafted up to the country's ongoing war against Ukraine, where countless young have died, however the sons of the elite have often dodged the draft using loopholes

Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2022

Russians 'kidnap' British humanitarian workers in Ukraine

They have not been heard from since the early hours of Monday, April 25

Liverpool Echo · Apr 29, 2022

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

As bombs rain down, ‘shocked’ Guterres says Kyiv should be spared

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Antonio Guterres says attack on Ukrainian capital during visit left him stunned.

Al Jazeera · Apr 29, 2022