The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

US, Russia stop sharing nuke data under faltering New START

The United States and Russia have stopped sharing biannual nuclear weapons data under the faltering New START arms control treaty

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

U.S. has not seen signs Russia is closer to using tactical nuclear weapons -White House

The United States has not seen any indications that Vladimir Putin is getting closer to using tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine, just days after the Russian leader said he was moving such weapons into Belarus.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023

Muscovites unfazed by rising nuclear rhetoric

Electronic billboards in Moscow tell the public what to pack for a nuclear emergency, and President Vladimir Putin periodically warns darkly that Russia is ready to use its ultimate deterrent - but Muscovites seem to be taking it all in their stride.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023

Dad of Russian girl, 13, who drew ‘No to War’ art at school jailed for two years

Little Masha Moskalyova was isolated in a grim orphanage while the criminal case against her father was being conducted - which has now seen him sentenced to two years in a Russian penal colony

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023

Belarus to face more sanctions over nuclear arms plan, Poland says

Belarus will certainly face further European sanctions due to a Russian plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in the country, Poland's prime minister said on Tuesday, as tensions between Warsaw and Minsk hit new highs.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023

Critic of Vladimir Putin's regime poisoned after speaking out against war in Ukraine

Russian politician Elvira Vikhareva became ill in November last year with muscle spasms and severe stomach pains - it has since emerged that she had been poisoned after criticising the Kremlin

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023

Amnesty: West's 'double standards' fuel Mideast repression

A leading international rights group has decried what it said were double standards by Western countries that have rallied behind a “robust response” to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but remain “lukewarm” on issues of human rights violations in the Middle East

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Keir Starmer accused of ‘behaving like Putin’ as Corbyn officially blocked from standing for Labour

Margaret Hodge calls comments by Momentum founder ‘ridiculous’ – as blocking motion passed 22 votes to 12

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Who is sending tanks to Ukraine?

Kyiv says Western tanks are vital to it pushing back Russia’s invasion and reclaiming lost territory

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

'Extreme risk' of nuclear disaster surges as Russia's war with Ukraine escalates

Vladimir Putin's soldiers continue to launch artillery around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - which is the largest facility of its kind in Europe - and could infect the entire continent with radiation in the event of a disaster

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023