The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Kyiv citizens warned not to return due to revenge airstrikes

After two weeks of relative calm in the city, sinking of Moskva warship leads to retaliatory missile attacks

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

Russians Flee Putin Regime to Join Ukraine Refugees in Israel

The moment Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, Russian filmmakers Anna Shishova-Bogolyubova and Dmitry Bogolyubov knew they had to leave Moscow. "We were the next on the list," the couple told AFP in their borrowed flat in Rehovot, a quiet Israeli city 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Tel Aviv. Once…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 17, 2022

Will rising prices sink Biden’s midterm hopes for Democrats?

Inflation hit 8.5% in March as a mix of post-pandemic demand, price gouging and the Ukraine war dragged down Biden’s ratings

The Guardian - US · Apr 17, 2022

Blasts rock Kyiv and Lviv as Ukraine braces for payback over sunken Russian flagship

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russia stepped up its attacks on numerous fronts in Ukraine on Saturday, moving deeper into the besieged southern port of Mariupol and striking a suburb of Kyiv as well as an area near the major western city of Lviv as Ukraine endured what many here believe is…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 16, 2022

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Mariupol fighters hold out

Ukraine news from April 17: Ukrainian fighters are holding out in the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol.

Al Jazeera · Apr 16, 2022

Russia 'co-ordinating support for Ukraine war across Europe' with demos on same day

A number of major European cities have hosted pro-Putin rallies, often on the same day, with experts claiming Russia is co-ordinating shows of support for the stuttering Ukraine war

Daily Mirror · Apr 16, 2022

Russia plans to launch 'deepfake' of Volodymr Zelensky bashing Ukrainian cities

Deepfakes have already been used in the war between Russia and Ukraine to falsely show warmonger Vladimir Putin declaring peace and Volodymr Zelensky telling soldiers to surrender their arms

Daily Mirror · Apr 16, 2022

Putin’s ruble standoff with Europe risks de facto gas embargo

The European Union and Russia are at risk of triggering a de facto embargo on Russian gas after the bloc’s lawyers drafted a preliminary finding that the mechanism President Vladimir Putin is demanding for payment in rubles would violate EU sanctions.

Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2022

'Boris Johnson must do all he can to bring home hero Brit fighters captured by Russia'

Today as a British freedom fighter remains in Russian captivity after being injured fighting for his wife’s native country, his brother brands Putin a liar for claiming he is a mercenary and a spy

Daily Mirror · Apr 16, 2022

Russian artist 'arrested and threatened' for sharing anti-war messages, pals claim

Alexandra Skochilenko, 31, faces up to 10 years behind bars for disseminating 'knowingly false information'. She was charged under draconian new laws passed by the Putin regime

Daily Mirror · Apr 16, 2022