The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russian invasion in Ukraine: Sanctions, protests and whether British troops likely to get involved

Protests have been held across the world as fresh explosions rocketed Ukraine this morning.

Daily Record · Feb 25, 2022

US military spending could rise in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, boosting Pentagon suppliers

The invasion of Ukraine launched by Russia’s Vladimir Putin could re-order U.S. military spending and ripple across Connecticut’s extensive network of Pentagon suppliers.

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2022

Nato to deploy extra troops to alliance nations in eastern Europe

Forces not being sent to Ukraine itself to avoid ‘existential’ war with Russia, say UK ministers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

Leo Varadkar says Vladimir Putin is a 'bad man' but didn't think he would be 'Hitler of the 21st century'

The Tanaiste said that it has been known for "a long time" that Putin is a "bad man"

Irish Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

How can Europe wean itself off Russian gas?

Whether tapping other suppliers or switching energy sources, there is no quick and easy option to loosen Putin’s economic grip

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

The Guardian view on Putin’s Ukraine war: promoting bloodshed, not ending it

Editorial: The Russian president is threatening the international system by taking what he wants, irrespective of the human cost

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

Boris Johnson sanctions Vladimir Putin as Russian forces target Ukraine President in Kyiv

The UK and the EU issued personal sanctions against the Russian President as western intelligence said Ukraine's 'strong resistance' to invasion left them targeting the Ukraine president to force a swift surrender.

Daily Record · Feb 25, 2022

Russia has spent years preparing for international sanctions

SINGAPORE — With no appetite for military confrontation, the U.S. and its allies are relying on sweeping economic sanctions to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to pull out of Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 25, 2022

Death toll of people killed in Ukraine on the rise as casualties begin to soar

Vladimir Putin's Russian war of aggression has already led to the deaths of scores of innocent people.

Daily Record · Feb 25, 2022

EU to freeze Putin, foreign minister assets over Ukraine attack

The EU foreign ministers approve sanctions described as the harshest ever imposed by the bloc.

Al Jazeera · Feb 25, 2022