The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Journalist Ekaterina Barabash was under house arrest in Moscow for 'telling the truth about the war in Ukraine'. Rather than risk a decade in Putin's prisons she chose to flee, crossing the forests of Belarus alone. Having been in Paris for two months now, she spoke to RFI about leaving…

The US President has signified a hardening in his approach towards Moscow but it is unclear whether this will influence the course of the war

Russia pummelled Ukraine with its largest missile and drone attack in more than three years of war, claiming to have targeted an airfield in a region bordering EU and NATO member Poland.

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Judges also rule that Russia was behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 which killed 298 people.

Donald Trump bragged on the presidential campaign he was prepared to strike Russia and China

Earlier this week, Trump said the U.S. would be sending more weapons to Ukraine as his resentment swells towards Putin

In typically brash tones, the US leader announced the move while decrying the ‘bullsh-t thrown at us by Putin’.

Vatican statement said the pair ‘discussed the ongoing conflict and the urgent need for a just and lasting peace’

Trump voices increasing irritation with Russia’s leader and promises to send more weapons to Ukraine. Key US politics stories from 8 July 2025