The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Putin, Zelenskyy agree to meet with 'African leaders peace mission,' says South Africa president

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts have agreed to separate meetings with a delegation of African heads of state to discuss a possible plan to end the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Ursula von der Leyen steps up calls for tribunal for Russia’s ‘crime of aggression’

Speaking before Council of Europe summit, European Commission president says ‘accountability for Russia’ will be big topic

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

Putin and Zelensky 'agree to meet African leaders' to discuss plan to end war

The war in Ukraine has been going on for 15 months

Wales Online · May 16, 2023

Turning away from the West, Russia seeks to strengthen economic ties with the Muslim world

The Russia-Islamic World Forum will begin in Kazan, southwest Russia, on Thursday. The two-day event was first held in 2009 and aims to strengthen economic ties between Russia and Muslim countries. In the wake of a rupture between Russia and the West, these ties are now part of a shifting…

France 24 · May 16, 2023

Putin gave Orthodox Church famed icon because of its importance to believers: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to hand over the historic 15th-century Trinity icon from a museum to the Russian Orthodox Church because of its importance to believers, the Kremlin's spokesman said on Tuesday.The Church, whose conservatism Putin has espoused as part of his vision for Russia's national identity, is…

Reuters · May 16, 2023

Russia, Ukraine to receive African mission on potential peace plan, Pretoria says

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy had agreed to meet a group of African leaders to discuss a potential peace plan for the conflict.

Reuters · May 16, 2023

The EU should start planning now for Russia after Putin

Political destabilisation could lead to armed conflict within Russia itself, say Alexander Clarkson and Kirill Shamiev

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

Russia launches 'exceptional' missile attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv in bombardment

Moscow is enraged by the British supply of missiles but Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said it would “not affect” the course of the war "but will lead to retaliatory actions by the Russian Federation”

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023

Sunak must be firm. Ukraine’s fate will be decided by war and diplomacy – not by sanctions

The western response has been blighted by stupidity, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

S Africa army chief visits Moscow in wake of US weapons claim

Visit to Moscow follows US allegations that weapons were loaded on to a Russian ship in Cape Town in December.

Al Jazeera · May 16, 2023