Vladimir Putin
President Putin warns Finland joining Nato would be a 'mistake'
The exchange came during a phone call made by the Finnish president, ahead of a formal request which Finland is expected to announce very soon. Sweden has also indicated its intention to join the Western alliance, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the BBC reported. Finland shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia. Until now, it has stayed out of Nato to avoid antagonising its eastern neighbour.
Coup to oust Putin is already underway: Ukraine's spy chief
Major General Kyrylo Budanov said he believed a turning point in the conflict will come later this summer and will eventually see Putin ousted from office, the Daily Mail reported. "The breaking point will be in the second part of August," General Budanov told Sky News.
Putin preparing for a long war in Ukraine: US intel
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a US Senate committee hearing on Tuesday that Putin was still intending "to achieve goals beyond the Donbas", but that he "faces a mismatch between his ambitions and Russia's current conventional military capabilities", the BBC reported.
Kim sends 'Victory Day' message to Putin
In the message sent the previous day, Kim congratulated Putin on the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, the North's official newspaper Rodong Sinmun and the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Russia celebrated the 77th anniversary of the holiday on Monday.
Alina Kabaeva: Putin's alleged girlfriend and mother to some of his children
The sanctions imposed by the EU and others are designed to punish those closest to Putin -- the oligarchs, politicians and other officials said to have benefited from their proximity to the President, said the BBC report. Last month, the US and UK imposed sanctions on Putin's daughters Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova. They are his children with former wife Lyudmila.
Putin apologised over Lavrov's 'Hitler had Jewish blood' remarks: Israel PM's office
Israeli PM's office claimed that President Putin made the apology on a call with PM Naftali Bennett. However Russia's summary of the Bennett-Putin call, mentioned that the leaders discussed the 'horrific memory' of Jewish holocaust but issued no claim of apology.
Putin urges West to stop arming Ukraine in conversation with Macron
Putin told Macron about Russia's efforts in the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement by the Kremlin. The Russian president urged Western countries to stop arming Kiev, saying Russia is open to dialogue. Putin noted that Western sanctions against Russia are worsening global food insecurity, in response to Macron's concerns over this issue.
'Putin set for cancer surgery, will hand over temporary power to ex-KGB chief'
Patrushev, the 70-year-old incumbent Secretary of Russia's Security Council, is seen as a key architect of the war strategy so far, and the man who convinced Putin that Kiev is awash with neo-Nazis, said a Daily Mail report.
President Putin, Zelensky both invited to G20: Indonesian Prez
The G20, President Widodo said, plays a catalyst role in the recovery of the world economy, adding that he had telephone conversations with both leaders of Russia and Ukraine this week. "Indonesia wants to unite the G20. Do not let there be a split. Peace and stability are the keys to the world economic development."
Putin agrees to involvement of UN, ICRC in civilian evacuation from Azovstal: UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a tete-a-tete in Moscow with Putin, said Stephane Dujarric, Guterres' spokesman, in a release of the meeting, on Tuesday. Guterres reiterated the position of the UN on Ukraine, and they discussed the proposals for humanitarian assistance and evacuation of civilians in relation to the situation in Mariupol, said the release.
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