The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Turkey leads pack of countries vying to mediate between Ukraine and Russia

The Nato member that arms Ukraine and will not impose sanctions on Russia seems respected enough by both sides to host talks

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

UK spy chief says Russian soldiers disobey orders in Ukraine

 A U.K. intelligence chief says demoralized Russian soldiers in the Ukraine are refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and accidentally shot down their own aircraft

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

Australia to send money for more military aid to Ukraine after Zelenskyy request

The $25 million is for "defensive military assistance" including radar systems, as well as food and medical supplies.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2022

Europe's Russian gas in jeopardy, Ukraine girds for new attacks

President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency, his strongest economic riposte so far to crushing Western sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2022

Amid new Russian attacks near Kyiv, White House says Putin misled by aides

LVIV, Ukraine — A day after Russia said it would “drastically” reduce attacks on strategic northern cities in its war against Ukraine, those regions came under fresh bombardment Wednesday, deepening Ukrainian and Western officials’ skepticism over any easing of the offensive.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022

US intelligence thinks Putin feels misled by his own military after repeated failures during Ukraine invasion

‘We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing ... because his senior advisers are too afraid to tell him the truth’

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

UK sends warning to China over Russia relationship

Sir Jeremy Fleming will warn of risks for Beijing in becoming too closely aligned with a Russia that ignores international norms

Wales Online · Mar 30, 2022

Russian soldiers refusing to carry out orders and accidentally shot down own aircraft, claims UK spy chief

Putin advisers ‘afraid to tell him the truth’ about war, head of GCHQ says

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Russian banking oligarch moans that sanctions mean he 'can’t even pay in a restaurant'

Mikhail Fridman, who reportedly lives alone in Athlone House and has a net wealth of £11.9 billion, was sanctioned by the UK government on March 15

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s advisers scared to tell him the truth, says British spy chief

The head of Britain’s GCHQ spy agency said Russian troops were short of weapons and low on morale.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022