The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin to skip South Africa summit where he faced risk of arrest

Russian president to call into summit via video call, with South Africa obliged to enforce warrant over alleged war crimes

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

‘Their secrets will be safe with us’: MI6 spy boss in extraordinary call for Russian officials to turn on Putin

Sir Richard Moore: ‘Many Russians are wrestling with the same dilemmas and the same tugs of conscience as their predecessors did in 1968’

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Sanctions regime put to legal test in UK as oligarch seeks release of assets

Eugene Shvidler’s high court case could set precedent on delisting of sanctioned individuals

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023

‘Join hands with us’: Britain’s MI6 chief urges Russians to spy

Richard Moore’s invitation follows a similar call by the CIA and is certain to provoke anger at the Kremlin.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023

South Africa says Putin will skip a summit next month because of his ICC arrest warrant

South Africa says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS economic summit in Johannesburg next month

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Russian Company Presents 16-qubit Quantum Computer to Vladimir Putin

Rosatom at the Forum for Future Technologies in Moscow, Russia showcased what it says is a working, 16-qubit quantum computer based on trapped ions. It seems that Russia isn't as far behind the quantum times as some might have hoped.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 19, 2023

Analysis: Allies’ fear as Moscow holds off Ukraine’s great offensive

Five weeks in, Ukraine’s much-vaunted counter-offensive appears to be stalling.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

Our door is always open: MI6 chief appeals to Russians to defect to the West

The man known as ‘C’ wanted potential Russian defecters to hear that they would be looked after and protected

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

MI6 chief calls for Russians to spy for UK to help end war in Ukraine

Sir Richard Moore called on Russians to ‘join hands with us’, promising their secrets would be safe with MI6.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Editorial: Confiscate Russian assets? The West should resist

With the costs of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine already exceeding $500 billion, some Western governments are pushing to use frozen Russian assets to pay for an eventual reconstruction. The moral case for holding Putin accountable is clear. Unilaterally diverting Russian assets to Ukraine at this stage, however, would create…

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023