The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Inside Vladimir Putin’s luxury armoured train – that has its own beauty salon

Putin has supposedly used the train more since 2021 as it cannot be tracked in the same way as planes

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Russia, says Belarus president Lukashenko

Prigozhin is meant to have fled the country following a deal in the wake of his short-lived mutiny

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia, says Belarus' Lukashenko

That's in contrast to the deal worked out after the failed uprising last month. The Kremlin had said the Wagner group leader would be exiled to neighboring Belarus but would not face charges.

WEKU · Jul 6, 2023

Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children is not unique – Putin and others have long used children as political pawns

Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian soldiers have forcibly taken an estimated 16,000 Ukrainian children to Russia. Over 300 children have since returned home, but it is not clear what happened to most of the rest.

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023

As envoy says G-20 summit is key event for Russia, Putin visit now a possibility

The G20 summit in India is one of the “most important” events for Moscow, said a senior Russian diplomat, indicating the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could attend the summit.

The Hindu · Jul 6, 2023

Shoigu: Who is the Russian defence chief, detested by Wagner?

The general was once seen as being President Putin’s successor. Now his credibility is in question, analysts say.

Al Jazeera · Jul 6, 2023

‘It is like a virus that spreads’: business as usual for Wagner group’s extensive Africa network

Despite Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion against the Kremlin, his military contracts are proving too profitable to lose

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023

After brief exile in Belarus, Wagner boss in Russia: Lukashenko

Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia less than two weeks after leading rebellion, according to the Belarusian president.

Al Jazeera · Jul 6, 2023

Nato’s new plans to defend Europe from Putin

Nato members are set to approve the most comprehensive shake-up of the alliance’s defence plans since the end of the Cold War.

The Week · Jul 6, 2023

Now is not the time for Ukraine to join Nato

The alliance must think about more than the narrow parameters of the battlefield and lay the foundations of a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine

The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2023