The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Biden Labels Putin a ‘Butcher’ after Meeting Ukrainian Refugees

US President Joe Biden spoke with top Ukrainian government officials in Warsaw on Saturday, and branded Russian President Vladimir Putin a "butcher" during a meeting with refugees who have fled the war in Ukraine to the Polish capital. On the second day of a visit to Poland, Biden dropped in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 26, 2022

Russian colonel dubbed the ‘Butcher of Mariupol’ demands to know why own soldier wasn't ‘mutilated’ for wearing incorrect uniform

In the call, Col Mikhail Mizintsev dubbed the "Butcher of Mariupol", appeared to ask why the soldier had not had his "face messed up" as a result of his rule breach

Irish Mirror · Mar 26, 2022

Thousands of Russians in Prague protest against war in Ukraine

Thousands of Russians marched through Prague on Saturday, waving the white-blue-white flag that has become a symbol of protests against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 26, 2022

Ukraine war: Roman Abramovich associate has private jets detained indefinitely by UK government

‘We want to see an end to the merciless, bloody war which Putin is pursuing,’ transport secretary Grant Shapps said

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Tens of thousands gather in London to show solidarity with Ukraine

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, says people of British capital stand ‘shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in its darkest hour’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022

The Russian generals who have died in Ukraine as one is reportedly killed by his own men

Lieutenant General Yakov Rezantsev is the latest high-ranking official understood to have died in the conflict

Wales Online · Mar 26, 2022

UK detains two private jets belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch

Jets of Eugene Shvidler, a business partner of Roman Abramovich, have been impounded under new laws

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022

Biden calls Putin ‘a butcher’ as he visits Ukrainian refugees in Poland

US president is on a trip to Europe to drum up support for Ukraine as it fights off Russian invasion

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Jiggery-wokery: the real obstacle to a united front on Ukraine

Concern about a placename’s associations with slavery – unlike cosying up to oligarchs – doesn’t put anyone on Russia’s side

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022

Russia scales back its military ambitions but the war in Ukraine is far from over

Friday’s announcement that Putin’s forces were limiting operations to the Donbas and their mission was nearly complete is merely a shift in emphasis

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022