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The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russia's 'second most powerful man' has £86m super yacht seized as he tries to flee

The Amore Vero, a luxury mega-yacht belonging to Vladimir Putin's long term ally and the boss of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, has been seized in the French port of La Ciotat

Daily Mirror

Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Old school Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

The Independent UK

Mobile phones are Putin’s ‘biggest weakness and will bring him down’ ex ambassador claims

‘The truth is going to get in and Putin can’t stop it’, he said

The Independent UK

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History demands the west deploy every legal and financial weapon against Putin

His regime and all those complicit in war crimes must be held accountable – starting now, says Mikhail Khodorkovsky, founder of the Open Russia movement

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s war is a watershed moment for the EU – the days of ‘never again’ are back

Suddenly, brutally, the invasion of Ukraine has taken member states back to the founding principle of the European project

The Guardian - UK

U.S. takes aim at Russian oligarchs in fresh sanctions

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against Russian oligarchs as it targeted Russia's super-rich and others close to President Vladimir Putin, further ratcheting up financial pressure over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Nicola Sturgeon seeks advice on taking action against Russians linked to Putin

The First Minister also said her Government and economic agencies will not support trade and investment activity with Russia

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The famous people who have vowed to bear arms and fight on the front line in Ukraine

Two footballers have already been killed since the invasion began in February

Wales Online

Bernie Ecclestone backs FIA decision not to ban Russian drivers after defending Vladimir Putin

Bernie Ecclestone, who agreed a deal with Vladimir Putin to secure the Russian Grand Prix in 2014, does not believe Russian drivers should be banned from racing.

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh University to 'review investments' amid £1m link to Russian bank

The capital's leading higher education institution has invested heavily in sanctioned Russian firm Sberbank and now faces calls to divest from the business amid Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Edinburgh Live

21 Russians and oligarchs UK failing to sanction as Boris Johnson branded 'poodle on roubles'

We list 21 individuals and firms sanctioned by the EU but not Britain over the Russia-Ukraine war. Just 15 Russians are under UK sanctions - and sources admit others could take 'months'

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin says violence 'will get worse' and plans to take over all of Ukraine

The Russian President made his comments to Emmanuel Macron, his French counterpart, during a phone call on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Putin's Ukraine invasion: Do declarations of war still exist?

When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in the early hours of Feb. 24, 2022, that Russia was beginning military action in Ukraine, he was echoing a tradition older than Russia itself. Throughout history, the practice of issuing statements announcing hostilities has marked the point where conventional politics ends and deadly…

The Conversation

How Ukrainians are bypassing Russian censorship to share news of the war

Sending push notifications through a face-swapping app, adding pictures of the devastation from the bombings in Ukraine to Google Maps, hacking electric chargers… These are some of the tricks that are being used by Ukrainians to bypass Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strict censorship, and to make sure that accurate information…

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Who sides with Russia against Ukraine as Putin's allies and fence-sitters are exposed

Many countries are walking a political tightrope over relations with Russia and Ukraine - with some supporting President Zelensky, others defending Putin's actions and those trying to stay neutral

Evening Standard

Macron tells Putin he is ‘lying to himself’ over Ukraine invasion - as death toll rises

Emmanuel Macron told Vladimir Putin on Thursday that “you are lying to yourself” over the invasion of Ukraine, with thousands of Russian soldiers and Ukrainians already feared dead.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh University has more than £1m invested in sanctioned Russian bank

As of January, the university has £1,109,251 worth of Sberbank shares, held via Edinburgh-based fund managers Baillie Gifford.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Putin's 'denazification' campaign hits Babyn Yar holocaust memorial to 33,000 murdered Jews

In late September 1941, tens of thousands of Jews from the city of Kyiv were rounded up by the Germans with the help of Ukrainian militia. They were taken to a place called Babyn Yar, meaning “old woman’s ravine” in Ukrainian. Here, they were forced to strip before being shot…

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Evening Standard

Watch: Captured Russian soldier bursts into tears as he speaks to his mother

One soldier calls his mother

The Independent UK

What’s happening in countries near Russia amid fears Putin won’t stop with Ukraine

Countries in Russia’s immediate vicinity have expressed concerns about the invasion of Ukraine

France 24

War in Ukraine: 'If civilians are directly targeted, that is a crime,' says ICC prosecutor

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court discussed the court's investigation into possible war crimes committed during Russia's war in Ukraine. Karim Khan expressed concern about civilians being targeted in Ukraine, warning that this constituted "a crime". Asked about possible ICC proceedings against…

Salon

How Russia went from Gorbachev to Putin

I was in Moscow when Gorbachev changed everything. But neoliberal "shock therapy" destroyed a historic opportunity

The Guardian - UK

Pacifists are being elbowed out of British politics just when we need them most

Being anti-war doesn’t mean being pro-Putin. Yet the peace movement has found itself being demonised, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Daily Record

Full list of UK sanctions placed on Russia as businesses begin to boycott the country

As well as UK Government sanctions, a number of large firms have also stepped in and cut ties with Russia.

The Guardian - US

White House announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and Putin’s ‘cronies’ – as it happened

‘We want him to feel the squeeze,’ says press secretary Jen Psaki

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