The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Moment man 'stops Russian tank with bare hands' as unarmed Ukrainians confront soldiers

Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its sixth day today, with Vladimir Putin's soldiers taking control of southern city Kherson

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2022

MP claims "terrified" Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is selling London property

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich issued a statement over the weekend pledging to hand over "stewardship and care" of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation.

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2022

Paris wax museum banishes Putin statue

The Paris Grevin Museum on Tuesday removed the wax figure of Russian President Vladimir Putin in protest against his invasion of Ukraine and after it was damaged by visitors over the weekend.

Reuters · Mar 1, 2022

Vladimir Putin Accused Of War Crimes

“Imagine taking a deep breath then submerging yourself in water. Then imagine having all of the oxygen forced instantaneously from your body. Try to inhale again. But instead of cold water filling your lungs, toxic, flammable particles start killing you from the inside out.”

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022

Ex-Liverpool man Andriy Voronin makes gun vow in war with "son of a b****" Vladimir Putin

The former Reds and Ukraine forward has been forced to leave his role as assistant boss of Dynamo Moscow amid the ongoing advancement into his native country from Putin's forces

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2022

Why Western sanctions aren't hitting Russia where it would hurt the most: oil and gas

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is preparing to hammer Russia in his State of the Union address Tuesday, but he's likely to stop short of employing perhaps the most powerful economic weapon in the American and Western arsenal: a full-on embargo of Russian oil and gas.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2022

Putin committing war crimes in ‘unprovoked and unjustifiable war’ – Taoiseach

Micheal Martin also branded Vladimir Putin a “bully and a thug”.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

Economic sanctions will hurt Russians long before they stop Putin's war in Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with myriad sanctions imposed by many western nations. Imposing economic sanctions is often seen as an alternative to military intervention. The idea is that sanctions cause economic damage and coerce the target to change its objectionable course of action.

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2022

How Vladimir Putin's security obsession has eroded Russian living standards

Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov famously advised young playwrights that “if in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired.”

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2022

Georgian soldier in Ukraine says he has never seen such ‘brutality and barbaric acts’ in 30 years

Mamuka Mamulashvili speaks to The Independent from the frontline of Kyiv where he is battling alongside Ukrainian troops against ‘evil empire’ Russia

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022