The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

The climate crisis–Ukraine connection

Confronted with the sudden cessation of imported Russian fossil fuels, the West now faces two paths

Salon · Mar 25, 2022

Russia claims focus now on seizing eastern Ukraine, not Kyiv

Russia's advance has stalled across most of the country after four weeks of war.

Axios · Mar 25, 2022

Coinciding with Biden visit to Poland, Russia signals scaled-back goals in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As President Joe Biden visited Poland on Friday in a show of support for NATO’s eastern flank, Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s military chiefs signaled a streamlining of war aims in Ukraine — a potentially face-saving path for Moscow to exit what has become a lengthy, grinding and…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 25, 2022

As Putin's war in Ukraine rages, Russians fled their country through one of the only escape routes

Russians opposed to the war in Ukraine face a difficult decision — stay in their country or flee abroad. For those who decide to leave, a train to Finland offers one way out.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2022

Sell Stocks And Raise Cash: Can The Market Overcome Putin And Powell?

After two consecutive weeks of gains, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) has now erased its initial losses following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022

Ukraine Says 300 Died in Theater Attack, Hunger Grips Cities

About 300 people were killed in the Russian airstrike last week on a Mariupol theater that was being used as a shelter, Ukrainian authorities said Friday in what would make it the war's deadliest known attack on civilians yet. Meanwhile, Russian forces appear to have halted, at least for now,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022

Putin Says Russian Culture Being 'Cancelled'

President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of trying to cancel Russia's rich musical and literary culture, including composers Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninov, in the same way he said it had cancelled "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling. Speaking in a meeting with leading cultural figures broadcast on national…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022

Mariupol theatre bombing killed 300, Ukrainian officials say

First death toll for deadliest single attack since invasion began, as mass graves reported in besieged city

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

A key reason Putin’s bloody invasion is faltering? He’s no match for Zelenskiy’s iPhone

The leader’s messages to his people – and the west - have been central to the heroic fightback. But now more than ever, we must stay engaged, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Johnson confronts China’s Xi over support for Russia in Ukraine

Nato leaders have called on Beijing to ‘abstain’ from backing the Kremilin’s war effort.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022