The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Johnson appeals to Russian people to reject Putin’s war in Ukraine

The Prime Minister urged Russians to go online to discover the truth about atrocities being committed in their name.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Boris Johnson speaks Russian as he urges citizens to find out truth about Ukraine ‘atrocities’

‘Your president knows that if you could see what was happening, you would not support his war,’ British PM tells Russian people

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Ukraine has one of the highest HIV rates in Europe. Russia’s war could set back fight against virus 20 years

Under shelling and missiles, medics risk their lives to treat the 250,000 people in Ukraine with HIV amid fears that the war could set their efforts back decades, reports Bel Trew from Odesa and Zaporizhzhia

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says scenes from Bucha shocked the world

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said the world was shocked by the scenes in Bucha.

Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2022

Florida’s pension fund is stuck holding $300 million in Russian investments

A $300 million slice of Florida’s nearly $200 billion public pension portfolio is invested in Russian companies, even as the pariah nation faces mounting accusations of genocide and other war crimes in Ukraine.

Orlando Sentinel · Apr 5, 2022

Tor Very Much: Russia Shows Off Its Tor Air Defence System

The Tor missile system was originally developed by the Soviet Union and current versions built by the Russian Federation.

Zenger · Apr 5, 2022

7up: Russian Rocket Ship Launches Flurry Of Kalibr Cruise Missiles

'Kalibr' is understood to belong to the 3M-54 Kalibr family of Russian cruise missiles.

Zenger · Apr 5, 2022

Chef José Andrés urges boycotts to “starve” Russia’s petroleum exports

Every company ... should, for once, put real profits on the side and put all the pressure they can on Putin."

Axios · Apr 5, 2022

Russia deploying soldiers ‘as old as 60 and giving conscripts 19th century rifles’

Moscow suffers significant losses after nearly six weeks of war

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Italy's Draghi says war crimes must be punished, Putin called to account

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Tuesday that "atrocities" carried out in Ukraine must be punished and called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the "massacre of civilians".

Reuters · Apr 5, 2022