The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Supporters of jailed Russian dissident Navalny recreate his cell in Paris

The support team of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny have installed a small concrete box marked with the word SHIZO (meaning punishment cell in Russian) behind the Louvre Museum in Paris, to try and raise awareness over his dire conditions of detention.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 17, 2023

What is China’s peace proposal on how to end Ukraine war?

China has offered a 12-point proposal that has had a lukewarm reception from both Ukraine and Russia

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Putin enables the lifestyle of Russia’s elite – until they lose faith, there is little hope of peace

Better targeting of wealthy Russians’ ill-gotten gains abroad, combined with military defeats, might sway their loyalty, says academic Olga Chyzh

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023

Xi Heads to Russia Next Week After China Touts Ukraine Peace Plan

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Russia next week to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin, the two countries said on Friday, as Beijing touts a plan to end the grinding Ukraine war that has received a lukewarm welcome on both sides. Xi's March 20-22 trip comes after China…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2023

UK asks China’s President Xi Xinping to push for peace during talks with Vladimir Putin in Russia

The UK stepped up calls for China to use its influence with Vladimir Putin to push for peace in Ukraine after it was announced that the Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia for talks next week.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023

China leader Xi to visit Moscow in show of support for Putin

China says President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday in an apparent show of support for Vladimir Putin, the foreign ministry said Friday

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Trump Media executives worried over murky $8m loans, emails reveal

Exclusive: financing with suspected Russian ties came at a critical time as company was running out of cash after a planned merger

The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin’s ‘travel options extremely limited’ after international criminal court warrant – as it happened

Russian president accused of ‘unlawful deportation’ of children ‘from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2023

After Russian atrocities, a Ukrainian town wants justice. Why the UN might not offer much help

BUCHA, Ukraine — The shops are full again. Bullet holes have been plastered over, and roadbeds torn by tank treads repaired. The dead now rest in lovingly tended graves.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 17, 2023

DeSantis once said Russia was ‘violating Ukrainian sovereignty,’ threatening NATO allies

WASHINGTON — As a junior U.S. congressman from Florida in 2014, Ron DeSantis accused Moscow of “violating Ukrainian sovereignty,” accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of creating a “pretext” to invade its neighbor, and sought assurances from the Obama administration that the United States would stand by its NATO allies.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 17, 2023