The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Democrats and Republicans agree on plan to suspend trade relations with Russia and Belarus – as it happened

Lawmakers draft legislation aiming to ‘stop Russia’s unconscionable and unjust war on Ukraine and hold Belarus accountable for its involvement’

The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine invasion: how Belarus has become Russia's pawn

The political crisis that has gripped Belarus for the past 18 months has seen president Aliaksandr Lukashenka (the preferred Belarusian spelling; “Alexander Lukashenko” is the Russian transliteration) transition from a peacemaker to a pawn in Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.

The Conversation · Mar 7, 2022

Russia’s war in Ukraine: complete guide in maps, video and pictures

Where is fighting happening and how did we get here?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022

Why is Nato reluctant to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine?

Military alliance wary of provoking wider war with Vladimir Putin’s Russia by deploying peacekeeping planes to shield skies over Kyiv and block air strikes

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

New Russian cease-fire offer greeted with scorn as shelling continues

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia announced a new cease-fire Monday to allow civilians to escape four Ukrainian beleaguered cities amid deep distrust that its forces will honor the pledge as they hammer strategic centers across the country.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2022

Why has Z become a symbol of Russian aggression and what does it mean?

A Russian gymnast’s “shocking” decision to wear a “Z” linked to support for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine while on the podium has drawn global attention to the symbol.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2022

Boris Johnson denies overriding security concerns over Evgeny Lebedev peerage

Labour’s shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper wrote to Mr Johnson following a report in The Sunday Times

Wales Online · Mar 7, 2022

Russia says West arming Ukraine will cause 'global collapse' in chilling warning

Earlier today Vladimir Putin demanded Ukraine must distance itself from NATO, lay down its arms and recognise Russia's claims to Crimea, and to acknowledge that Donetsk and Lugansk are independent states before war can end

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

PM denies intervening to secure peerage for Evgeny Lebedev

Boris Johnson has been urged to tell a parliamentary committee everything he knows about the Russian-born media mogul’s elevation to the Lords.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine-Russia war: What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how might the crisis impact it?

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running to Germany under Baltic Sea blocked by chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022