The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russians turn to homegrown social media amid crackdown over Ukraine

RuTube was downloaded about 1.4 million times on Russia’s App Store and Google Play in the 40 days after Russia invaded Ukraine

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Ukrainian troops celebrate as they shoot down Russian drone and flip the bird as it falls from sky

Armed forces officials say a British Starstreak missile struck down the Russian Orion drone

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Feeding a city under siege: Meet the volunteers who saved Chernihiv civilians from starvation

From bringing in supplies through secret routes to delivering sandwiches amid Russian shelling, citizens in Ukraine’s northern city of Chernihiv tell Bel Trew how they risked their lives every day to provide food to thousands of people battling hunger and thirst

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Europe moves to arm Ukraine as sanctions fail to sway Putin

Ukraine’s allies in Europe are moving beyond their usual emphasis on diplomacy and sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a new focus on urgently arming Kyiv as the best chance at changing Vladimir Putin’s decision-making.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2022

Macron zeroes in on Le Pen’s Putin link as campaign steps up

French President Emmanuel Macron ramped up his campaign for a second term, with his allies zeroing in on rival candidate Marine Le Pen’s links to Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2022

Italy seizes properties belonging to Russian racer Mazepin-police sources

Italy has seized properties worth some 105 million euros ($114.45 million) owned by Russian former Formula One driver Nikita Dmitrievich Mazepin and his oligarch father, two police sources told Reuters on Monday.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2022

Even greater peril to civilians seen as Russia readies eastern Ukraine onslaught

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy telling compatriots to brace for a fateful week, Western military officials warned Monday that Russian forces will likely resort to even more brutal tactics against civilians in a looming offensive in the country’s south and east.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2022

Russian 'spy' Maria Butina - friendship with Putin, jail in US and gun obsession

Maria Butina, a 33-year-old Russian MP, is considered one of Vladimir Putin's most loyal supporters - but before she went into Russian politics she studied in the US, where she was eventually jailed for being a "spy"

Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2022

Sportswashing Is Everywhere, but It’s Not New

Regimes have been using sports to burnish their images or distract from their problematic behavior for centuries.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 11, 2022

Rheinmetall ready to supply up to 50 tanks to Ukraine - newspaper

Military equipment maker Rheinmetall is preparing to supply up to 50 used Leopard 1 battle tanks to Ukraine, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Monday, citing the group's CEO.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2022