The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

French presidential hopefuls rethink rhetoric as Russian realpolitik takes hold

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the internationally condemned act of aggression turned the political platforms of France's presidential candidates on their respective heads. The invasion that triggered Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II saw parochial issues usurped by a conflict that has torn open France's Cold War…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 2, 2022

Russia vows to target British weapons as UK missile downs helicopter

Russia’s ambassador to the UK has warned that British weapons supplied to Ukraine are “legitimate targets” for the Russian army.

Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2022

Ex-ICC Prosecutor Urges Global Arrest Warrant for Putin

The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has called for an international arrest warrant to be issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Putin is a war criminal,” Carla Del Ponte told the Swiss newspaper Le Temps in an interview published Saturday. In interviews given to Swiss media to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 2, 2022

UK blocks another jet with links to Russian oligarchs over Ukraine invasion

Grant Shapps did not provide details of the aircraft, or its ownership, but said the move was taken on Saturday morning.

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022

Pope condemns Vladimir Putin's 'savage' war as he considers Kyiv visit

He said 'some potentate' had unleashed the threat of nuclear war on the world in an 'infantile and destructive aggression'

Wales Online · Apr 2, 2022

UK prevents use of private jet linked to Russian oligarchs

After recent seizures of aircraft and yacht, Grant Shapps grounds plane at Luton airport pending investigation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2022

Pope Francis indirectly criticises Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, amid renewed efforts to evacuate Mariupol residents

Russian missile strikes hit an oil refinery and three fuel storage facilities that were used by Ukraine to supply its troops.

ABC News · Apr 2, 2022

Pope Francis says visit to Kyiv ‘on the table’ and implicitly criticises Putin

Head of Catholic church invited to Ukrainian capital by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Mayor Vitali Klitschko

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2022

Ukraine: A new kind of warfare

So long, tanks, helicopters and armored personnel carriers. Putin's fiasco has consequences for the future of war

Salon · Apr 2, 2022

Pope condemns Putin over Russia's 'infantile' war in Ukraine

"We had thought that invasions of other countries, savage street fighting and atomic threats were grim memories of a distant past"

Manchester Evening News · Apr 2, 2022