The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Probability of nuclear war is now the same as 'Russian roulette', says scientist

Leading scientist Professor Max Tegmark has worked out that the probability of an apocalyptic nuclear war over the Ukraine crisis now stands at just one in six or the same as Russian roulette

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022

Moscow still has not notified U.S. about expected nuclear drills, U.S. official says

Russia has not yet notified the United States about exercises of its nuclear forces that Washington expects Moscow to carry out soon, a senior U.S. military official said on Monday.

Reuters · Oct 17, 2022

Newcastle MP head debate for immediate general election as more than 634,000 people sign petition

Catherine McKinnell led a debate at Westminster Hall on Monday afternoon

Chronicle Live · Oct 17, 2022

Moscow mayor says draft complete, St Petersburg fires call-up chief

Moscow's mayor said on Monday that military mobilisation in the Russian capital was now complete while St Petersburg sacked the official in charge there, the latest sign of problems with the unpopular and chaotic draft for the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Oct 17, 2022

Russia says Biden’s exaggerating chances of Brittney Griner release to help in the midterms

The comments come ahead of an appeal hearing for the WNBA star in Moscow

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Putin aide says release of Brittney Griner is not a priority for Russia

The difficulties involved in freeing Brittney Griner from her imprisonment in Russia were brought into stark relief this weekend

The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2022

Russia faces turmoil, says former diplomat who resigned over war

President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has set Russia on a path towards turmoil that could unseat the Kremlin chief, trigger civil war or even break the country apart, said a Russian diplomat who resigned over the war.

Reuters · Oct 17, 2022

Analysis-What is Russia's policy on tactical nuclear weapons?

The United States has said the world faces the gravest nuclear danger since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis because of remarks by Russian leader Vladimir Putin during the Ukraine conflict, but Moscow says its position has been misinterpreted.

Reuters · Oct 17, 2022

Putin has lost more troops in Ukraine than US did in whole of Vietnam war – report

Ukraine says more than 65,000 Russian soldiers killed in war so far, around 7,000 more than US fatalities in Vietnam conflict spanning 20 years

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Biden plays chicken with apocalypse

“We will not fight a war with Russia in Ukraine," Biden told us in March. But that war has already started

Salon · Oct 17, 2022