The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

A day after it was ‘annexed’, crucial city returned to Ukraine

On the day after Putin announced its incorporation into Russian Federation, Lyman is retaken by Ukrainian forces

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

Letters: the Russian people can’t throw off their tsarist yoke

Putin’s position may be weak but his citizens won’t push back against him as they have no democratic tradition

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

‘It feels inevitable’: Ukraine starts to believe it can win back Crimea

Even as Russia lays claim to more of the country, confidence is growing that the former territory can be retaken

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

Australia expands sanctions against Russians

Australia on Sunday imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on 28 Russian-appointed separatists, ministers and senior officials after President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of four regions of Ukraine.

Reuters · Oct 1, 2022

U.S. cheers Ukraine's "significant" battlefield success at Lyman

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday cheered Ukraine's capture of the key bastion of Lyman from Russia in eastern Ukraine, saying it was an encouraging battlefield success that would create new dilemmas for Russia's military.

Reuters · Oct 1, 2022

Humiliation for Vladimir Putin as Ukrainians liberate key city of Lyman

Military defeat in Donetsk comes hours after Moscow declared that the region was Russian territory ‘for ever’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022

Jewish Ukrainian father and son soldiers mark holy days under cloud of Russia's war

A father and son fighting for Ukraine against the Russian invasion say the war has heightened their Jewish identity.

WEKU · Oct 1, 2022

Freed British hostage delivers tragic final message from aid worker to his daughters

Dylan Healy and Paul Urey were ambushed while they undertook an aid mission in war-torn Ukraine. The nation is continuing to fight against Vladimir Putin's invasion

Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022

Could weakened Russian influence in Central Asia be an opportunity for China?

Ukraine's lightning offensive in Kharkiv may have damaged more than just Russia's depleted army — it's also tarnished Russia's status as a regional power in Central Asia.

ABC News · Oct 1, 2022

'Liz Truss has left Tory MPs so furious they are already plotting to oust her'

Liz Truss now has her eye on laying waste to public services and cutting benefits. The only ups in her premiership so far are prices, mortgages and the bank balances of millionaires

Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022