The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

'Slowed development of all regions': Putin says Middle East conflict could have Covid-like global impact

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the Middle East conflict's fallout could rival the Covid-19 pandemic, disrupting global logistics and supply chains. He noted significant pressure on key industries and highlighted Russia's surging energy revenues amid market turmoil. Moscow has publicly reaffirmed its support for Tehran, though the extent of…

The Times of India · Mar 26

Pentagon prepares for massive ‘final blow’ on Iran that could include ground troops and bombing campaign: report

The plans come as Trump warned Iran to make a deal to end the war ‘before it’s too late’

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy It aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women's sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games

The Independent UK · Mar 26

North Korea and Belarus sign ‘fundamental’ treaty as Lukashenko visits Kim in Pyongyang

Analysts say trip signals Pyongyang’s deepening alignment with Russia and Belarus

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Iran could hit London with a missile, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth suggests

It comes as US President Donald Trump blasted the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers as ‘toys’

Evening Standard · Mar 26

North Korea, Belarus leaders meet in Pyongyang, sign friendship treaty

Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have held talks in North Korea’s capital and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Despite sanctions: German company wants to build fuel elements with Putin's nuclear group

A factory in Lingen, Lower Saxony, is to produce fuel elements for Russian reactor types in future - in cooperation with Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear corporation. The project is politically and legally controversial.

Euronews · Mar 26

Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive

The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year and an emboldened Kremlin undertakes a spring offensive

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US has linked security guarantees to ceding of Donbas

Ukrainian president says peace deal proposed by US includes handing over land to Russia. What we know on day 1,492

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26

British forces will start seizing Russian shadow fleet ships, PM announces

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK would join allies in intercepting the sanction-breaking tankers, in a joint attempt to ‘go after’ them ‘even harder’.

Evening Standard · Mar 26