The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Venezuela's Maduro Slams Sanctions against Russia as 'Madness'

President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela criticized Wednesday the barrage of Western sanctions slapped on Russia, bucking the global chorus of condemnation of its invasion of Ukraine. "What they are doing against the Russian people is a crime, an economic war," Maduro said as he reiterated support for President Vladimir Putin…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2022

War crimes investigation into Russia will begin 'immediately' as a million flee Ukraine

The International Criminal Court is fast-tracking an investigation as Putin's savage invasion bombs apartment blocks and a million people flee the country - with huge explosions overnight

Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022

‘Kyiv will be Putin’s Stalingrad’: Dispatch from Ukraine’s capital on eighth day of war

Tens of thousands have managed to leave the city during the last week and many of the remainder are unsure whether to stay or run, writes Bohdan Nahaylo

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2022

UK politics: we must ensure Putin fails, UK foreign secretary says – as it happened

Latest updates: Liz Truss says Putin must lose in Ukraine as she praises courage of Baltic states

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022

Can we direct Putin to stop war, SC on plea to evacuate stranded students

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it sympathised with the students stuck in Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine but can't direct Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war.

Dynamite News · Mar 3, 2022

Russian oligarchs 'flee with superyachts' as Biden targets 'ill-begotten gains'

President Joe Biden assailed Vladimir Putin for his country's attack on Ukraine and put Russian oligarchs and other 'corrupt' government leaders on notice that the Justice Department would be coming for their assets

Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022

Cultural sanctions are third front in Ukrainian war – Dorries

The Culture Secretary said Vladimir Putin really cared about culture and sport.

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022

Editorial: Ron DeSantis blames Joe Biden for just about everything

The free world’s support of Ukraine in the immediate face of a Russian onslaught has been nothing short of inspiring and historic. In only days since Russia attacked, the West has authorized more than $850 million in military assistance to Ukraine. Poland and other border states have rushed to welcome…

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2022

Jackie Calmes: State of the Union gives Biden a fleeting taste of unity

For better and worse, President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address wasn't the speech he expected to deliver.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 3, 2022

Robin Abcarian: A deeply divided America finally has something it can agree on: Putin must be stopped

I did not expect, at this moment in my life, to be reading up on nuclear war. The bomb drills of my childhood are a hazy memory, and ridiculous in retrospect, as if ducking and covering could save us from an atomic blast.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 3, 2022