The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russian warship badly damaged after Kyiv claims missile strike while Putin’s troops regroup in eastern Ukraine

Losing the Moskva ship would be a military and symbolic blow for Russia as war enters its eighth week

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Boris Johnson asked for Evgeny Lebedev to skip City Hall security in 2015

Exclusive: Johnson made special request for Independent owner and a Russian dignitary to bypass ‘airport-style’ checks

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

Two Russian oligarchs ‘close to Roman Abramovich’ hit with sanctions up to 10bn, says Foreign Office

Eugene Tenenbaum, who is a director of Chelsea Football Club, and David Davidovich were hit with sanctions

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2022

Calling for PM to quit would have been ‘easiest’ course of action, says Ross

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross said removing the Prime Minister could destabilise the UK Government.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland eye the Nato option, but it's a security dilemma for the west

The Kremlin has issued an ominous warning to Nato about the consequences for the Baltic if it allows Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, as has been widely reported. Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, said:

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022

Russian warship Moskva on fire but afloat, Pentagon says

US defence officials say it is unclear what caused blast which Ukraine claims to be result of missile strikes

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

Vladimir Putin's coup paranoia spirals as he arrests close ally who ‘made him President’

As part of a criminal probe which has also arrested around 150 Russian security agents, former deputy prime minister Vladislav Surkov was detained and is now being held under house arrest

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022

Roman Abramovich has staggering £5.4bn assets frozen in Jersey in latest crackdown

The sanctioned Chelsea owner has been dealt another blow as Abramovich has had billions worth of his assets based in Jersey frozen due to his close ties with Vladimir Putin

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022

Russian flagship suffers ‘significant damage’ as Ukraine claims missile attack

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s flagship in the Black Sea has suffered “significant damage,” the Russian defense ministry acknowledged Thursday, as Ukraine said it attacked the vessel with a shore-to-ship missile.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 14, 2022

Trump, Putin and their kind: Going down

Old-guard autocrats like Trump, Putin and Erdogan can't control information — in the end, that will destroy them

Salon · Apr 14, 2022