The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russia's Belarus nuclear threat shows "empty promises" of China statement: Stoltenberg

Russia's announcement that it will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus shows that a Russia-China joint statement days earlier amounted to "empty promises", NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

Finland’s Nato membership poses ‘real dilemma’ for Putin, western officials warn

The latest addition to the military alliance will be able to make a ‘significant’ contribution to its armament, officials said.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Macron says China could play ‘major role’ in Ukraine peace as he arrives in Beijing

French president says it is not in China’s interests to arm Russia and cause a lasting war

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi taken into intensive care in hospital

The former Italian Prime Minister and outspoken leader of the country's Forza party was admitted to Milan's San Raffaele hospital again on Wednesday, sources said.

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023

Zelensky visits Poland in bid to step up support

President Volodymyr Zelensky was hoping to galvanise military and political support in Warsaw

Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2023

Russian defector sheds light on Putin paranoia and his secret train network

Former security officer tells of president’s strict quarantine and says he has ‘lost touch with the world’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Takeaways from AP's report on elite Russian defector

In October, an officer in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s elite personal security service defected while on a business trip in Kazakhstan

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Editorial: Evan Gershkovich is not a spy. He must be freed immediately.

The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich is a top-flight journalist, courageously reporting from Vladimir Putin’s Russia at a time when the Russian leader’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has the world’s attention intently trained on virtually every move Moscow makes.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 5, 2023

Proof that Putin’s Ukraine invasion has spectacularly backfired

Finland’s membership of Nato will benefit both the alliance and Helsinki, writes Jamie Shea

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

AP News Digest 3:30 am

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The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023