The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Defence Secretary: Vladimir Putin is now in a cage of his own making

‘President Putin is not the force he used to be,’ Ben Wallace has said.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

Russians leave Chernobyl; Ukraine braces for renewed attacks

Russian troops have left the heavily contaminated Chernobyl nuclear site

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

What war in Ukraine means for the age of the autocrat

The world’s strongmen are watching Vladimir Putin’s gamble play out in Ukraine — and the consequences of his success or failure will be global

Financial Times · Apr 1, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 37 of the Russian invasion

US says invasion has been ‘strategic disaster’ for Moscow and Putin is isolated as peace talks due to resume

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022

Ukraine braces for all-out Russian assault in the east as war enters sixth week

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his nation Thursday of a buildup of Russian troops in the east and of more bloodshed to come as he and Western officials continued to cast doubt on Moscow’s pronouncements of a partial military pullback around Kyiv, the capital.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2022

Exclusive-Photos show Russian attacks on Ukraine grain storage -U.S. official

U.S. government images seen by Reuters showed what a U.S. official said was damage to grain storage facilities in eastern Ukraine and was indicative of the severity of Russian attacks that are impacting the global food supply.

Reuters · Apr 1, 2022

Ukraine braces for all-out Russian assault in the east as war enters sixth week

LVIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his compatriots Thursday of a buildup of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine and of more bloodshed to come as he and Western officials continued to cast doubt on Moscow’s pronouncements of a partial military pullback around the capital of Kyiv.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2022

Russian soldiers leave Chernobyl after suffering ‘significant doses’ of radiation, Ukraine says

Russian troops reportedly treated for radiation poisoning after digging trenches in exclusion zone

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

Luxury life of Chechen warlord claiming to be leading Putin’s bid to seize Mariupol

Ramzan Kadyrov has built palaces in Chechnya’s capital Grozny - one as his seat of power, another for his first wife, and a third for a woman assumed to be his polygamous junior spouse

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022

Biden orders huge oil release, prods drillers to step up output

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said his plan to release a million barrels of oil a day from U.S. reserves for six months would lay a foundation for the country to achieve independence from foreign energy suppliers.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022