The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

What is the difference between a populist and a dictator? The ancient Greeks have answers

Giorgia Meloni is Italy’s new prime minister. Her party, Fratelli d’Italia, received 26% of the vote and, as part of a far-right coalition, now controls a majority in both chambers of the legislature.

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2022

Putin accuses West of fuelling war he started in quest for ‘global domination’ OLD

He accused Western nations of initiating a ‘dangerous and bloody’ game of domination

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Amal Clooney says five-year-old son drew a picture of prison and said ‘Putin should be here’

The lawyer opened up about how her twins have noticed her advocacy work while speaking at an event on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Russian journalist and Putin’s rumoured goddaughter flees to Lithuania

Ksenia Sobchak, media personality and daughter of Vladimir Putin’s one-time boss, was subject of arrest order

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022

Factbox-Has Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons?

The West says Russia has made repeated threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, but what has President Vladimir Putin actually said on the possible use of nuclear weapons?

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why is she detained in Russia?

The basketball star has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Rishi Sunak is helping Britain eclipse its colonial past around the world

It is hard to understand how far Britain’s reputation has fallen if you live in England. The six years and four different leaders the country has cycled through since it voted to leave the European Union have not just damaged the UK’s reputation with our nearest neighbours. They have soured…

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022

The Ukraine conflict is a war of narratives – and Putin's is crumbling

People understand the world – that is, where we came from, how we got here and where we are likely to go – through the stories we tell about ourselves and others. Indeed, the political and social environments in which we are embedded are rooted in these stories, these narratives.

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2022

‘Life can end suddenly here’: Inside Bakhmut, the city being bombed to ruins by Russia’s forces

The ferocity of the assault, and the destruction it has wrought, is due to a fevered Russian attempt to secure a strategic and symbolic victory after retreating in other battlefields, Kim Sengupta reports

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

China shows off robot dog armed with machine gun dropped by drone into battle

In a video shared on China's Weibo social media, the "Kestrel Defense Blood-Wing" account showed a drone dropping off the killer robot on the roof of a building

Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022