The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Boris Johnson condemns Russia's 'war crime' attack on train station as death toll hits 50

The Prime Minister blasted the 'unconscionable' attack on a packed station in Kramatorsk as the death toll rose to 50. Western officials believe a Russian rocket was fired indiscriminately into the town centre

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin spotted with 'Russian nuclear briefcase' as fears of World War escalate

A man in a suit was also seen close to Putin evidently carrying the Russian nuclear briefcase.

Irish Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin daughter's new love is ex Kremlin foe who complained about police torture

Vladimir Putin's daughter is married to Yevgeny Nagorny as pictures show the loved-up pair at the wedding of doctor friends they attended near Salerno, Italy in 2019.

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

Russia can only afford its war in Ukraine because Britain helped raise the cash

To undermine Putin in the long term, government ministers have to get serious about closing tax breaks and loopholes, says Oliver Bullough, author of Butler to the World

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022

Putin's approval rating soars since he sent troops into Ukraine- state pollster

The proportion of Russians who trust President Vladimir Putin has risen to 81.6% from 67.2% before he ordered troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to a survey by the state-run pollster VTsIOM published on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 8, 2022

Race on to rearm eastern front that may decide Ukraine war

As Russia refocuses its invasion of Ukraine on the east, recognition is growing in Kyiv and allied capitals that the window to prevent the nation’s partition and a long war of attrition may be narrow.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022

Putin attends funeral as guard holds suspected nuclear briefcase amid assassination fears

Mourners at the Cathedral in Moscow were cleared out as Vladimir Putin paid his respects - while a man close to him was seen in a suit carrying what appeared to be the Russian nuclear briefcase

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

Russian neo-Nazi mercenaries who collect enemies’ ears 'to be deployed in Ukraine'

Militia group Rusich was founded by sadistic neo-Nazi paratrooper Aleksei Milchakov, and has sent out propaganda encouraging mercenaries to "spill litres of blood from vile Russophobes"

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

Get ready for a scary fortnight in French politics: a Le Pen presidency really is possible

The race for the Elysée could end up as a horror story for anyone who cares about the wellbeing of France or Europe, says journalist John Lichfield

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022

Dozens of civilians killed in Russian attack on train station, Ukraine says

KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of civilians were killed in a Russian attack on a train station Friday, Ukrainian officials said, even as the Kremlin acknowledged “significant losses” of its troops in a ferocious war that has ground into a seventh week.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2022