The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump goes full pro-Putin, blames Ukraine for ‘starting’ the war, and mocks it for seeking missiles

In a resurfacing clip from April, Donald Trump casually rewrote the history of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He quite literally blamed Ukraine for being the aggressor, and sneered at President Zelenskyy for trying to defend his country. The talking points aren’t just wrong, they’re straight out of the Kremlin’s playbook.

The Mary Sue · Dec 16, 2025

Path to Ukraine peace not ‘straight line’, Starmer says after ‘productive’ talks

Progress is being made on security guarantees for Kyiv, the Prime Minister told his Cabinet.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

Ukraine war at ‘major moment’ but allies must keep pressure up on Putin – Healey

The Defence Secretary was speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

"Owning a balaclava, having our song on your computer, or liking one of our posts could lead to prison time": Pussy Riot declared extremist organisation in Russia

Russian art collective Pussy Riot have been officially classified as an extremist organisation by the Ministry of Justice in Moscow

Louder · Dec 15, 2025

Russia Signals Willingness to Give Ukraine Major Concession to Finally End War

U.S. officials have indicated that Putin is open to Ukraine joining the European Union, as well as other security guarantees to Ukraine.

International Business Times · Dec 15, 2025

How the West can still win

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Thanks to the growing Russian threat against Europe and Nato – at a time when AI is changing the very nature of warfare – the new head of MI6 is right to caution that ‘the front line is everywhere’. The appropriate response can be summed up…

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

MI6 chief says UK faces threat from Russia's desire to export chaos around the world

The speech is the latest in a series of warnings by Western defence and security authorities about the growing hybrid threat from states such as Russia, Iran and China.

Euronews · Dec 15, 2025

MI6 chief says UK between peace and war and warns of growing Russian threat

Blaise Metreweli focused on the threat posed by an ‘aggressive, expansionist and revisionist’ Russia during a speech.

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Any Russia-Ukraine deal is doomed without security guarantees, says Starmer

Prime minister reiterates support for Kyiv as it comes under mounting US pressure to sign up to Trump-backed plan

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

Where things stand in the talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine

The U.S. diplomatic push to end nearly four years of fighting following Russia's invasion of Ukraine has bogged down over sharply conflicting territorial demands by Moscow and Kyiv

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025