The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russia threatens more than just Ukraine, ambassador says, as Biden and Congress plot sanctions

US officials, lawmakers reiterate that peaceful solutions remain on the table

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022

Putin 'will not stop with Ukraine' and could follow in 'footsteps of Hitler'

The West has been warned Vladimir Putin "will not stop" in his war on democracy amid the Ukraine crisis, while history suggests he could be eyeing his neighbours' bountiful agricultural industry as Adolf Hitler did

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2022

US to pressure Russia at UN Security Council over Ukraine as Moscow says it wants 'respectful' ties

Washington continues to ramp up diplomatic and financial pressure on Russia over Ukraine, as United States politicians say they are nearing agreement on "the mother of all sanctions".

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022

Pentagon says Putin still adding Russian troops around Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Russia further boosted troop levels on the Ukrainian border this weekend, adding to President Vladimir Putin’s options should he decide on a military incursion, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2022

US Senate panel close to approving ‘mother of all sanctions’ against Russia

Negotiations for severe package of sanctions against Putin ‘on the one-yard line’, says Bob Menendez of foreign relations committee

The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2022

Nord Stream 2: Russia-Germany gas pipeline becomes a geopolitical lever

The crisis surrounding Ukraine has been a harsh reminder to Europeans of just how dependent they are on Russian energy supplies. While the European Union weighs its options for a united and robust response to Russia if Vladimir Putin decides to invade Ukraine, the bloc is feeling a new sense…

France 24 · Jan 30, 2022

Putin's not entirely wrong on Ukraine

Vladimir Putin is an amoral opportunist — but he's right that America and its allies double-crossed him on NATO

Salon · Jan 30, 2022

Ukrainians fear for their homeland as terrified women and children search for hiding places

Families of thousands of Ukranians living in Greater Manchester are preparing for a Russian invasion

Manchester Evening News · Jan 30, 2022

Waiting for Putin: Russia’s phoney war is playing out as surreal theatre

Is the man in the Kremlin’s pressure on Ukraine a masterstroke, or has it served only to rally the fractious west against him?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

Explainer: Why US Sanctions May Target Individual Russians

The White House and US officials have threatened Russia with financial sanctions carrying “severe consequences” if it invades Ukraine, but so far plenty of people have been prime targets for Western pain. Experts say it’s unlikely the US and its allies would agree to something as sweeping as a complete…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2022