The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Four Corners spoke to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk in Ukraine's heavily fortified HQ. Here's what she says

In an Australian exclusive, ABC's Four Corners interviews Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister inside President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's heavily fortified compound in Kyiv.

ABC News · Mar 20, 2022

Russia uses hypersonic weapons as war enters bloodier phase

Russia’s use of hypersonic missiles against Ukraine appears to mark a shift in strategy in response to its losses on the battlefield, one that may signal a new phase of the war while serving to show the world its abundant firepower.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2022

Zelenskyy evokes Holocaust as he appeals to Israel for aid

Ukraine’s president has called on Israel to take a stronger stand against Russia in an emotional appeal that compared Russia’s invasion of his country to the actions of Nazi Germany

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022

Russian naval commander, 51, ‘shot dead near Mariupol’

Ukraine has claimed that its forces have shot dead the deputy commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in another significant blow to Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2022

Crying Russian prisoners say 'liar' Putin is having troops thrown into mass graves

A group of Russian soldiers captured during the war in Ukraine have spoken out against the Kremlin, with one saying that the Ukrainian military would never be overrun

Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2022

The Tories’ bellicose posturing on Ukraine is dangerous – and unfair to us

Tough talk from Putin seems to trigger a misplaced machismo from those who should know better, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2022

'Do the right thing': How US, allies united to punish Putin

President Joe Biden quietly dispatched a team of financial experts to NATO headquarters in Belgium just days before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022

Vladimir Putin ‘asks Kremlin staff to perform doomsday nuclear attack drill’

It has also been claimed that the death toll of Russian soldiers is significantly higher than Kyiv’s estimates with over 17,000 casualties in 23 days of fighting.

Daily Record · Mar 20, 2022

Vladimir Putin agrees to face-to-face peace talks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky

Russian leader bows to pressure from his top diplomats

Wales Online · Mar 20, 2022

Russia is carrying out genocide in Ukraine, deputy Prime Minister declares

Olha Stefanishyna said she 'absolutely believes' Russia is carrying out genocide in her country of Ukraine, after Ukrainian MPs alleged women were being raped and hanged

Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2022