The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

India must spotlight Kyiv’s faint offering of hope

New Delhi should note President Zelensky’s constructive rethink and also drop its silence on Ukraine’s suffering

The Hindu · Mar 18, 2022

Saudi executions are glossed over for oil

Brief letters: Improved human rights | A chant for Putin | Dame Caroline Haslett | Boycotting P&O

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s secret military site filled with bears, volcanos and missiles

Vladimir Putin carries out nuclear weapon tests at the Kura Missile Test Range on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east, where both brown bears and active volcanos can be found

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022

French president Macron told Putin he is "extremely concerned" about Mariupol

French President Macron on Friday told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that he is "extremely concerned" about the situation in Mariupol, which has been hit by constant shelling over recent days, according to the French presidential office.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2022

Putin tells Macron about Russia's approach to possible Ukraine deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Ukraine with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron by phone on Friday, telling him about Moscow's approach to a potential deal on ceasing hostilities, the Kremlin said.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2022

Rochdale Tories to give to Ukraine cause after accepting payment from millionaire linked to Russia and Putin ‘cronies’

Mohamed Amersi has been linked with the likes of Leonid Reiman - a ‘top crony’ of the Russian president

Manchester Evening News · Mar 18, 2022

Will Ofcom’s decision to ban RT stop Kremlin message reaching UK audiences?

Analysis: Social media ban will do more to stop state-backed channel – and Putin may curb BBC in response

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

War in Ukraine: Ukrainian presidential adviser says Zelensky is 'ready' to talk to Putin

Igor Zhovkva is the deputy head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and also his chief diplomatic adviser. In an interview with FRANCE 24, Zhovkva underlined Zelensky's willingness to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, but stressed that Russia…

France 24 · Mar 18, 2022

Why Putin's 'dogfood army' is NOT winning the war - lack of food and led by a paranoiac

John Sweeney reports from Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, where the killing is continuing. However, he says Vladimir Putin's army is not winning the war and is weakening its grip

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022

UK General warns Putin will deploy 'reckless firepower' in Ukraine 'war of attrition'

The Russian President, frustrated at the pace of the Ukraine-Russia war, now threatens a war of 'attrition' that will increase civilian deaths with 'reckless and indiscriminate use of firepower', said General Jim Hockenhull

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022