The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin deploys 3,000 troops on nuclear drills after vowing to destroy West

Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems are reported to have a range of over 7,500 miles with multiple nuclear warheads and are capable of striking both Europe and the US

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023

Blinken compares Bosnia Serb leader to Putin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of separatist leader of the Serbs in Bosnia to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Russia launches new space rocket carrying highly classified and secret payload

The Ministry of Defence claimed to have launched the Soyuz-2.1v light carrier rocket from the Plesetsk spaceport on Wednesday March 29, and said to have a classified payload onboard

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023

Ukraine: Kremlin warning of 'forever war' reflects shifting Russian rhetoric about 'special military operation'

Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, warned Russians that they must prepare for a “forever war”. “Things will get much harder,” Peskov told a gathering of the country’s political elite. “This will take a very, very long time.”

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2023

China renews warnings as Taiwan's Tsai stops over in US

As Taiwan’s president began a stopover in the United States on her way to Central America, China said it is closely watching developments

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova placed on Russia’s most wanted list

Tolokonnikova has been a long-time activist and critic of Vladimir Putin and the Russian regime

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Russia to keep notifying US of ballistic missile launches

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that Moscow would continue to notify the United States of any intercontinental or submarine ballistic missile launches despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, the Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2023

4 bankers convicted over Swiss account of longtime Putin pal

Four former bankers with the Swiss affiliate of a key Russian bank have been found guilty of failing to properly check accounts opened in the name of a Russian cellist with longtime ties to President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

French foreign minister hopes Sweden, Finland join NATO soon

France’s top diplomat says that she hopes that the NATO applications of Sweden and Finland will be “ratified quickly."

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Trump defends Putin from DeSantis attacks, says he can end Russia-Ukraine war ‘within 24 hours’

DeSantis called Putin a ‘war criminal’

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023