The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Grateful Zelenskiy joins G7 leaders in Tokyo as US approves warplane transfer

Zelenskiy will attend the G7 Hiroshima summit, in part to express gratitude for a shift in US policy allowing the transfer of F-16 warplanes.

The New Daily · May 20, 2023

Zelenskyy hails Biden’s decision on F-16 jet training for Ukraine

Training Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16 fighters will ‘greatly enhance our army in the sky’, says Ukraine’s president.

Al Jazeera · May 20, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 451 of the invasion

US backs effort to train Ukrainian pilots in F-16 jets; Zelenskiy addresses Arab League; Kyiv says it has repelled Russian attacks in Bakhmut

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2023

The Guardian view on Zelenskiy’s shuttle diplomacy: the west must convince the rest

Editorial: Ukraine will be on the right side of history – but winning over neutral nations will take a G7 agenda they can follow

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

Saudis host Zelenskyy, Assad in new show of diplomatic force

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended an Arab summit in Saudi Arabia and addressed leaders including Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad, a pariah in the West and staunch ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023

Putin claims West is trying to break up Russia into different states

Putin also said the West wants to drive a wedge between different ethnic and national groups in Russia

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Diplomatic tour by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy highlights Putin’s stark isolation

While the world awaits Ukraine’s spring offensive, its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already launched a diplomatic one

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Russia adds ICC prosecutor who sought Putin's arrest to wanted list -media

Russia has issued an arrest warrant for the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor who in March prepared an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin on war crimes charges, Russian media reported on Friday.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

How Russia might rethink its alliance with China after Putin

For more than three decades, Moscow and Beijing have been incrementally strengthening their partnership. The growing number of potentially conflicting interests, for instance over investment and exploration in the Arctic, have not slowed down cooperation.

The Conversation · May 19, 2023

Russia-Georgia flights resume despite protests, strained ties

Direct flights have resumed between Russia and Georgia amid protests and sharp criticism from the South Caucasus nation's president

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023