The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Macron ‘in denial’ about Russian intentions ahead of Ukraine invasion, says Boris Johnson

Former PM also claims Germany wanted Ukraine to fall swiftly to avoid economic pain

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

How Putin is preparing children to ‘die for the motherland’

Putin is turbocharging his indoctrination of young people, says historian Ian Garner

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022

Commentary: Negotiations can’t end the Russia-Ukraine war until one side has lost

In recent days we see an increase in calls for a negotiated solution of the war in Ukraine. From the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, from progressive members of Congress and from leading international relations scholars, a growing number of voices urge the U.S. to invest in negotiations between Russia…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 23, 2022

David Tennant looks drastically different in first chilling trailer for ITVX’s Litvinenko

David Tennant looks unrecognisable in his latest TV role, as the Doctor Who actor portrays British-naturalised Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko in an upcoming ITVX drama about the former KGB officer's death

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

Vladimir Putin 'plans to brainwash Russian pupils with twisted version of Ukraine war'

The President’s propaganda blitz comes as millions face freezing to death this winter as a result of his strikes on vital energy infrastructure

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

Putin's Africa endgame: Macron accuses Russia of stoking anti-French sentiment

It was always a stretch. Emmanuel Macron kept the lines of communication open with Vladimir Putin while Russia's propaganda machine and the mercenaries of Wagner fuelled anti-French sentiment in Africa. But in an interview on the sidelines of a Francophone nations summit in Tunisia, it sounds like the gloves are…

France 24 · Nov 22, 2022

How two Australian soldiers became unwitting poster boys for Russian mercenary Wagner Group's Ukraine recruitment drive

On a spring day in 2013, two Australian soldiers had their photograph taken in Afghanistan. Now the photo has resurfaced in a scheme to recruit mercenaries for Russia's invasion of Ukraine — all without the soldiers' knowledge.

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Evoking Castro, Putin and Cuban leader pledge to deepen ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel unveiled a monument in a north Moscow square on Tuesday to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, pledging to deepen their friendship in the face of U.S. sanctions against both countries.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022

Buoyed by southern success, Ukraine revives long-shot dream of retaking Crimea

ODESA, Ukraine — Beneath a chill, low-lying fog, the Black Sea has gone winter-gray. The craggy coast of Crimea, illegally seized from Ukraine by Russia nearly nine years ago, lies far from this southern stretch of seashore — yet, to many here, the strategic peninsula suddenly seems tantalizingly close.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 22, 2022

Analysis-Surge in Russia's defence and security spending means cuts for schools and hospitals in 2023

Russia plans to spend nearly a third of next year's budget on defence and domestic security while slashing funding for schools, hospitals and roads as it diverts cash to support its military campaign in Ukraine.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022