The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Novak Djokovic leads backlash at Wimbledon ban on Russian players over Ukraine invasion

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina says Russian and Belarusian players should only be allowed to compete at Wimbledon if they are prepared to denounce Vladimir Putin and the war in her country.

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2022

Russian gameshow host kicked off state TV after declaring 'this war must be stopped!'

Alexander Gurevich, who hosted the popular Rossiya 1 channel weekly gameshow Hundred to One, told his fans that the war in Ukraine 'must be stopped'

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

First Thing: Putin orders blockade of Mariupol steelworks

Russia changes tactics as US warns of risk of cyber-attacks on Ukraine’s allies. Plus, Trump campaign ordered to pay Omarosa Manigault Newman over $1.3m

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukrainian fighters were clinging to their last redoubt in Mariupol after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war, declaring the port city "liberated" following weeks of relentless bombardment.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022

Alex Dolgopolov: ‘The ATP’s stance is weak, Wimbledon is right to ban Russian players’

Exclusive interview: The Ukrainain tennis player, who returned to Kyiv shortly after the invasion began, discusses why it is important that Russian players are banned from competing at Wimbledon

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

KYIV, Ukraine: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

Bangkok Post · Apr 21, 2022

Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops to block Azovstal plant in Mariupol so 'not even a fly can escape'

Several thousand Ukrainian soldiers - and around 1,000 civilians - are said to be sheltering in the Ukrainian city's huge steel plant

Irish Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

Putin orders blockade of Mariupol steelworks ‘so a fly can’t get through’

Russian president tells forces that storming last Ukrainian stronghold in port city would be ‘impractical’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022

Ukraine news - live: Russia ‘attempts to storm’ Mariupol plant as mass graves found

Putin said he called off attack on Azovstal hours earlier

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

Putin hails 'liberation' of Mariupol, cancels plans to storm steel plant

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said he wanted it to continue to be hermetically blockaded instead.

Bangkok Post · Apr 21, 2022