The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Putin 'has West in his sights' as missiles land just six miles from Polish border

Forces hit Yavoriv military base, which sits near the border of NATO member Poland, with 30 cruise missiles at 5.45am yesterday.

Daily Record · Mar 14, 2022

Four arrested after protest at Oleg Deripaska’s London mansion

Group earlier said they had made peace with arrest after claiming property for Ukrainian refugees

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022

Russia keeps up pounding of Ukrainian cities amid ‘nightmare’ for civilians

Red Cross chief says ‘history is watching’ as UN confirms almost 3 million people have fled country

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022

US View of Putin: Angry, Frustrated, Likely to Escalate War

More than two weeks into a war he expected to dominate in two days, Vladimir Putin is projecting anger, frustration at his military’s failures, and a willingness to cause even more violence and destruction in Ukraine, in the assessment of US intelligence officials. Officials in recent days have publicly said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Old school Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022

Top Putin ally says Ukraine war has been slower than expected

One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies said Russia's military operation in Ukraine had not all gone as quickly as the Kremlin had wanted, the strongest public acknowledgement yet from Moscow that things were not going to plan.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? Everything you need to know

UK warns Vladimir Putin ‘bent on full-scale invasion’ of western neighbour

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022

Syrian Regime Rallies Support for Russia

Official media in Damascus is busy mobilizing public opinion to support Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war on Ukraine, amid news of Syrian fighters filling out registration requests to go to fight alongside Russian forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, confirmed that more than…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

Yes, Ukraine needs weapons. But what if supplying them could prove catastrophic?

Western training and weaponry have unquestionably helped Ukraine. Yet the risks of pouring more arms into Ukraine should be considered carefully

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2022

Squatters seize Russian oligarch's £25m London mansion and say it's 'liberated'

Oleg Deripaska, 54, was the founder of Basic Element, one of Russia's largest industrial groups and is reported to be worth $2.6 billion USD - now his London home has been taken over by squatters

Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2022