The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Editorial: The elections are over, but foreign election meddling isn't

A top Russian oligarch and ally of Vladimir Putin openly stated that his country has engaged in U.S. election meddling and would continue doing so in future elections. That’s not exactly news, even if it’s the first such admission by someone so close to Putin. But the methods of meddling…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Nov 28, 2022

Kremlin: We welcome Vatican offer to mediate but Ukraine's stance prevents it

The Kremlin said on Monday that it welcomed a Vatican offer to provide a negotiating platform to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but that Kyiv's position made this impossible.

Reuters · Nov 28, 2022

Angelina Jolie: World must bring Vladimir Putin’s war rapists to justice

Exclusive: Angelina Jolie calls for stronger campaign to stop sexual violence in conflict including in Ukraine

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022

Editorial: The war on Russia’s economy is working

Nine months into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, the damage done to the world’s 11th-largest economy is extensive. Leading Russian banks have been cut out of the global financial system, some $300 billion of central bank reserves are frozen, and hundreds of foreign companies have departed. Parts shortages…

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022

Hal Brands: Ukraine’s victories may become a problem for the US

Ukraine has notched another big victory in its war against Russian aggression: the liberation of the Kherson without a grueling urban battle. Yet that triumph was met with mixed messages from U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on a very sensitive subject: whether the Ukrainians should begin peace negotiations with Russia.

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022

Russian sleeper agents have infiltrated UK, warns ex-MI6 operative

The spies are reportedly primed to kill on the command of Russian President Vladimir Putin

Wales Online · Nov 28, 2022

Simon Schama’s History of Now review – this highly personal show is simplistic and outdated

The academic’s look at truth, democracy and art has its heart very much in the right place. But too often it’s fighting old battles rather than grasping the modern reality of untruths

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022

Alexei Navalny aide says his survival may depend on value to Vladimir Putin

Leonid Volkov warns Russian opposition leader’s health is at risk from indefinite solitary confinement

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022

Kremlin defends Russian-led security alliance after Armenia criticism

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Sunday said attempts to break up a Russian-led security alliance had always existed and would continue to do so, but insisted that the alliance remained in high demand following criticism this week from Armenia.

Reuters · Nov 27, 2022

Invasion by Luke Harding review – raw history from the Ukrainian frontline

The Guardian foreign correspondent’s account of the Ukraine war is elegantly written, deeply researched and essential reading

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022