The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Putin is ‘Hitler of the 21st century’, says Ireland’s Leo Varadkar

‘He’s putting himself into that space,’ says deputy premier

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Ukrainians protest outside Downing Street for second day running

Ukrainian flags and homemade placard condemning Vladimir Putin could be seen in the crowds

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2022

Bank sanctions are a sharper sword than cutting Russia off SWIFT, German minister says

The package of banking sanctions that the European Union is imposing will hit Russian President Vladimir Putin's government harder than excluding Russia from the SWIFT payments system, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Tens of thousands join online networks to offer help to Ukrainians fleeing war

Hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war in a pre-dawn Thursday televised address, social media users living in countries near Ukraine began setting up online networks to support refugees.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

U.S. sanctions Russia's Putin, top officials over Ukraine invasion

The U.S. government on Friday joined European countries in slapping sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as Western nations sought to increase pressure on Moscow to halt its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Putin and Russia are the good guys actually, says QAnon

If Papa Trump says it, then it must be so.

Input · Feb 25, 2022

Inflection point for the West-led global order

Its future will be defined by how it responds to the crisis in Ukraine, and in the shadow of growing Russia-China ties

The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022

Putin’s moves are hardly ‘chess thumping’

The Russian President’s actions this week may yield tactical gains but hardly pass the test for strategic victory

The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022

UK imposes asset freeze on Russia's Putin and Lavrov

Britain imposed sanctions to freeze the assets of Russia's President Vladimir Putin for launching an invasion of Ukraine, and of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who it said was a key decision maker in Russia's government, according to its UK sanctions list.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Mike Pompeo dodges questions on his praise for Putin as ‘talented’ and ‘savvy’

Former secretary of state scoots away on an orthopaedic scooter rather than answer questions from The Independent

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022