The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russia launches new wave of attacks on Kyiv and Ukraine’s east as Biden seeks massive aid package

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ending days of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital, Russia on Thursday bombarded Kyiv — as the head of the United Nations visited and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — while also ramping up attacks along the besieged country’s eastern front, Ukrainian officials said.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 28, 2022

8,000 British troops will be deployed for exercises on Russia's borders as tensions rise

Around 8,000 soldiers will take part in European training missions alongside NATO and UK Joint Expeditionary Force allies this summer. Tensions are rising in countries sharing boundaries with Russia

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

A footy legend said 'heart issues and Bell's palsy has gone through the roof since the boosters'. Is he correct?

Despite what AFL legend Matthew Lloyd has claimed, there is no evidence to suggest heart issues "have gone through the roof" as a result of COVID-19 vaccines.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2022

Blasts hit Kyiv while UN chief visiting, Ukraine blames Russian missile attacks

Russia has fired two missiles into the Ukrainian capital Kyiv during a visit by the UN secretary-general, with one hitting the lower floor of a residential building and injuring at least three people, the city's mayor says.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2022

Russia launches fresh airstrikes on Kyiv during UN Secretary General's visit

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the blasts had hit a central part of the city and three people were taken to hospital

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

A midterm shellacking or more for the Democrats

Apart from seat losses, the remainder of the Biden presidency could see little to no movement on the legislative agenda

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2022

Democrats pitch boosting FTC to curb gas price gouging

Democratic leaders have announced an effort to give the Federal Trade Commission increased authority to crack down on oil and gas companies that engage in price gouging

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Ukraine names 10 Russian soldiers in alleged human rights abuses in Bucha

Prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova says ‘more than 8,000 cases’ of suspected war crimes identified

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022

Putin Gas Cutoff Shakes up Europe at Little Cost to Kremlin

Cutting off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria cost Russian President Vladimir Putin very little - but it is adding stress on European countries wrestling over how to reduce energy imports that are feeding the Kremlin's war chest and how to keep a united front on the war in Ukraine.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2022

East Ukraine under Heavy Fire in Advance of Russian Holiday

Moscow's offensive in eastern Ukraine gathered momentum as several areas came under heavy shelling Thursday, amid suspicions Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to score a major battlefield success in time for Victory Day, one of Russia's proudest holidays, on May 9. Ukrainian authorities reported intense Russian fire in the Donbas…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2022