Page 7 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Ukraine: Russia now controls 80% of Luhansk region in Donbas
The Luhansk governor said Russian forces now control 80% of the region, which is one of two regions that make up the Donbas in eastern Ukraine.
 "Ukraine: Russia now controls 80% of Luhansk region in Donbas")
Ready for any prisoner swap format to free people from Mariupol: Ukraine
Currently, some 120,000 civilians remain in Mariupol, Zelensky said, noting that the humanitarian situation in the city is deteriorating, Xinhua news agency reported
 "Ready for any prisoner swap format to free people from Mariupol: Ukraine")
Russia successfully test-fires Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile
The missile was fired from a silo at 15:12 Moscow Time at the Plesetsk state test cosmodrome in northwest Russia's Arkhangelsk region, the country's Defense Ministry was quoted as saying by Xinhua new
 "Russia successfully test-fires Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile")
Zelensky urges people around the world to join 'Arm Ukraine Now' campaign
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for joining the millions of votes in the global campaign on social networks: #ArmUkraineNow
 "Zelensky urges people around the world to join 'Arm Ukraine Now' campaign")
'Those threatening us, think twice': Vladimir Putin at missile test
The Sarmat - dubbed Satan 2 by Western analysts - is among Russia's next-generation missiles that Putin has called "invincible," and which also include the Kinzhal and Avangard hypersonic missiles
 "'Those threatening us, think twice': Vladimir Putin at missile test")
Russia tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile that Putin says has no peer
Putin was shown on television being told by the military that the missile had been launched from Plesetsk in the country's northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east
 "Russia tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile that Putin says has no peer")
India doubles down on every major Russian oil variety as flows persist
India has a longstanding relationship with Russia that includes weapons buying, and purchasing of oil adds to the Kremlin's coffers while it tackles financial sanctions
 "India doubles down on every major Russian oil variety as flows persist")
Explained: How Russia's eastern push in Ukraine's Donbas may unfold
Some predict Russia also may try to use its forces north of Crimea to try to capture the industrial hubs of Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro on the Dnieper River, effectively cutting Ukraine in half
 "Explained: How Russia's eastern push in Ukraine's Donbas may unfold")
Russia hit over 1,200 Ukrainian targets with missiles, airstrikes in Donbas
Russian troops managed to take control of the eastern city of Kreminna after hours of relentless bombing, as gunfights between Putin's men and battling Ukrainian forces continue
 "Russia hit over 1,200 Ukrainian targets with missiles, airstrikes in Donbas")
West's 'economic blitzkrieg' against Russia fails: President Putin
Western countries' "economic blitzkrieg" strategy against Russia has failed, President Vladimir Putin has said at a government meeting on economic issues.
 "West's 'economic blitzkrieg' against Russia fails: President Putin")
Russia has launched assault to seize Ukraine's Donbas region: Zelensky
Ukraine's top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, said that Russia tried to break through Ukrainian front lines in the region
Covid LIVE: Centre writes to UP, Delhi, 3 other states over rising TPR
India recorded 1,247 new Covid infections on Monday; number of active cases rose to 11,860
 "Covid LIVE: Centre writes to UP, Delhi, 3 other states over rising TPR")
Sanctions on Russia can be revoked, if Moscow changes behaviour: US
Western sanctions on Moscow have contributed to the price pressures, which are hitting the poorest countries the hardest
 "Sanctions on Russia can be revoked, if Moscow changes behaviour: US")
Russian strikes kill at least 6 in Lviv, says Ukrainian governor
With missiles and rockets battering various parts of the country, Zelenskyy accused Russian soldiers of torture and kidnappings in areas they control
 "Russian strikes kill at least 6 in Lviv, says Ukrainian governor")
'Surrender… your lives will be spared,' Russia claims control over Mariupol
Zelenskyy says peace talks won't happen if all Ukraine troops 'eliminated' in the city
 "'Surrender… your lives will be spared,' Russia claims control over Mariupol")
Ukraine defiant as key port city Mariupol teeters on brink
After the humiliating loss of the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, Russia's military command on Friday vowed to step up missile strikes on the capital
 "Ukraine defiant as key port city Mariupol teeters on brink")
Russia demands Mariupol surrender, Pope Francis laments 'Easter of War'
Russia orders fighters in Mariupol steelworks to lay down arms while Ukraine president says killing soldiers would end peace efforts; Pope decries 'cruel and senseless' conflict
 "Russia demands Mariupol surrender, Pope Francis laments 'Easter of War'")
Russian forces bear down on Mariupol, strike other Ukraine cities
With the last Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol refusing to surrender, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was 'deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there'
 "Russian forces bear down on Mariupol, strike other Ukraine cities")
Russia's Putin, Saudi's bin Salman discuss bilateral ties and oil
The Saudi readout of the call said the crown prince affirmed support for efforts that would lead to a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine
 "Russia's Putin, Saudi's bin Salman discuss bilateral ties and oil")
Russia attacks Kyiv, Lviv after Black Sea Fleet flagship sunk
Ukraine's military said Russian warplanes that took off from Belarus had also fired missiles at the Lviv region near the Polish border, where 4 cruise missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defences
 "Russia attacks Kyiv, Lviv after Black Sea Fleet flagship sunk")
