The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

U.S. defends decision to wait on Russia sanctions despite Zelenskiy plea

The Biden administration on Sunday refused to unleash sanctions on Russia ahead of a widely anticipated Russian invasion of Ukraine despite mounting criticism from Kyiv and domestic rivals.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2022

Russia launches ‘Operation Z’ as tanks and trucks marked with symbol head to Ukrainian border

The entourage of military transport travelled towards Ukaraine's border giving another signal of imminent war with a 'Z' marked on all the military and supply vehicles

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2022

Macron, Putin agree to work for eastern Ukraine ceasefire

Both leaders push for implementation of ‘Minsk protocol’

The Hindu · Feb 20, 2022

As it happened: Macron pushes for diplomacy, US warns Russian invasion of Ukraine imminent

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday agreed to work for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Macron's office said. The two leaders also agreed on "the need to favour a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis and to do everything to achieve one", the Élysée said,…

France 24 · Feb 20, 2022

Putin, Macron agree to 'intensify' diplomatic efforts on Ukraine

Following separate Sunday telephone conversations with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukranian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, French leader Emmanuel Macron has said all parties are prepared to work towards a ceasefire in east Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 20, 2022

Putin and Macron discuss need to step up Ukraine diplomacy -Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the need to step up the search for diplomatic solutions to the escalating crisis in eastern Ukraine in a phone call on Sunday, the Kremlin said in a statement.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2022

Biden, Putin agree to summit, France says, after US officials warn of imminent Ukraine invasion

An estimated 30,000 Russian troops are in Belarus, north of Ukraine, as the US embassy in Moscow warns shopping centres and train stations in Moscow and St Petersburg have been threatened with attacks.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine is ‘very, very highly likely and very, very imminent’, UK government says

Boris Johnson says conflict could be ‘biggest war in Europe’ since 1945

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022

Meet Natalya Sindeyeva – has she got news for Vladimir Putin

A new documentary reveals how the director of Russia’s only independent TV channel refused to be cowed by the Kremlin and struggled to bring the truth to her audience

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022

Harris acknowledges `real possibility of war' in Europe

Vice President Kamala Harris is acknowledging “the real possibility of war” as she wraps up a weekend of outreach to European allies with a push to bolster the West’s resolve in confronting Moscow with crippling sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022