The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Kremlin Declines to Comment on Reported Ukraine Talks with Biden Aide

The Kremlin declined to comment on Monday on a Wall Street Journal report that Washington had held undisclosed talks with top Russian officials about avoiding further escalation in the Ukraine war. According to the report, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held talks with aides to President Vladimir Putin in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 7, 2022

Ukraine war: Serbia is shifting closer to Russia – here's why

Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally, compared to only 11% who see the EU that way, despite the EU being Serbia’s major financial supporter, according to a recent poll.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2022

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Missile strikes on Ukraine kill one

Russia carried out its second major round of missile attacks on Ukraine in three days, Ukrainian officials said, with explosions reported throughout the country on New Year's Eve.

Reuters · Nov 7, 2022

The Ukraine war is deepening Russia’s ties with North Korea as well as Iran

Moscow’s growing need for armaments from Pyongyang is likely to lead to greater alignment of diplomatic and military interests

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022

Orthodox church of Ukraine allows worshippers to celebrate Christmas on 25 December

Move away from traditional date of 7 January directed against pro-Putin head of Russian Orthodox church

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022

Ukraine denies Western pressure to soften stance on talks with Russia

Ukraine denied on Tuesday that it was under Western pressure to negotiate with Russia, doubling down on its insistence that talks could be held only if Russia relinquishes all of the territory it has occupied since its invasion in February.

Reuters · Nov 7, 2022

Ukraine news – live: Putin ally admits Russian meddling in US elections

Wagner group founder has been accused of funding ‘troll farms’

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Boris Johnson to attack ‘corrosive cynicism’ on net zero at Cop27

Ex-PM to contrast optimism at Cop26 last year with failures of governments – including UK – to follow through

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

Putin tells Macron Hiroshima is proof ‘you don’t have to launch nuclear strike on major city to win war’

Two presidents discussed atomic weapons as speculation over Russian plan builds

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2022

As Europe's energy crisis intensifies amid Putin's war, what does it mean for Australia?

European countries are going to have to ration energy for the next few years as they try to wean themselves off Russian energy. But this shift is bringing Russia even closer to China … so what does this mean for Australia's energy exporters?

ABC News · Nov 6, 2022