The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Blinken set to see Israelis, Arabs wary about Iran, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will try to use his three-nation tour of the Middle East and North Africa to reassure wary Israelis and Arabs that the Biden administration is committed to the region’s security at a time when Washington is confronting multiple foreign policy challenges

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

NATO deputy: Putin can't win his 'unprovoked, illogical' war

NATO's deputy general secretary has said in an interview with The Associated Press that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s month-old “barbaric war” against Ukraine is a war he cannot win

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Russia reasserts right to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Senior politician Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow’s nuclear doctrine does not require enemy state to use such weapons first

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022

Putin lays groundwork for possible scaling back of ambitions in Ukraine

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson confronted China’s President Xi Jinping as western allies tried to pressure Beijing away from offering support to Moscow

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Ukraine war: ‘Foolish’ to think western sanctions will sway Kremlin, says ex-Russian president

Dmitry Medvedev says it is ‘foolish’ to believe they will impact Kremlin

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Erdogan Calls on Putin to Make 'Honorable Exit' from Ukraine War

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will suggest Russian President Vladimir Putin to find an honorable exit from Ukraine and end the war. Speaking to reporters on a return flight from a NATO summit in Brussels, Erdogan said Turkey could not impose sanctions on Russia due to its…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 26, 2022

Biden Ending Europe Trip with Unity Message that Echoes Past

Twenty-five years ago, Joe Biden visited Warsaw, Poland, with a warning: Even though the Soviet Union had collapsed, some of NATO’s original members weren’t doing enough to ensure the alliance’s collective defense. “Now it is time for the people of Western Europe to invest in the security of their continent…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 26, 2022

Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins: ‘It’s the largest, cheapest, safest, cleanest way to address the crisis’

One of the leading advocates of energy conservation explains why this could be a turning point for climate economics

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022

Commentary: Faring poorly in Ukraine, Putin has little to lose by committing war crimes

Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine last month and the deliberate targeting of civilians by Russia’s military forces flagrantly violate both the laws of war that regulate a state’s right to engage in war and the use of armed force as well as the rules that regulate the conduct of…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 26, 2022

Commentary: How to lead with diplomacy, and not just in Ukraine

President Joe Biden and his top foreign policy advisers have demonstrated how effective diplomacy can be in a crisis. They have worked tirelessly to build a powerful, coordinated response to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Though this has not yet ended the war, it has greatly increased the cost to…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 26, 2022