Page 70 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Risk of nuke 'Armageddon' highest since 1962 crisis, says Joe Biden
Biden said the prospect of defeat could make Putin desperate enough to use nuclear weapons, the biggest risk since US
 "Risk of nuke 'Armageddon' highest since 1962 crisis, says Joe Biden")
Kremlin tells state media to start admitting some failures in Ukraine war
After months of reporting virtually nothing but battlefield successes, state TV has lately been cataloging Russian retreats and defeats - without the usual positive spin from the Ministry of Defence
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Putin's nuke threat biggest risk of 'Armageddon' since Cuban crisis: Biden
Biden warned of the "assault" on American institutions and talked of the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons, at the New York home of James Murdoch
 "Putin's nuke threat biggest risk of 'Armageddon' since Cuban crisis: Biden")
LIVE: ED raids multiple locations in Delhi in connection with excise policy
LIVE news updates: Stay tuned for all the latest developments from across the globe
 "LIVE: ED raids multiple locations in Delhi in connection with excise policy")
Putin signs laws on annexation as Kyiv takes back dozens of towns
The documents finalizing the annexation, carried out in defiance of international laws, were published on a Russian government website on Wednesday morning
 "Putin signs laws on annexation as Kyiv takes back dozens of towns")
Kyiv dismisses Russia's annexation of Ukrainian regions as 'worthless'
Kyiv has dismissed as worthless the laws that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed formalising the annexation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia
 "Kyiv dismisses Russia's annexation of Ukrainian regions as 'worthless'")
Putin facing further isolation from international community: White House
Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing isolation from the international community, the White House said as it took note of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to Ukrainian President
 "Putin facing further isolation from international community: White House")
Estonian PM urges not to give in to Putin's nuclear threats
Estonia's prime minister said that the West must not give in to Moscow's nuclear threats or premature peace proposals but stand firmly in support of Ukraine
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Zelenskyy signs decree ruling out holding further negotiations with Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defence Council, which rules out negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Putin in a bunker outside Moscow mulling over nuclear decisions: Report
Russian President Vladimir Putin is 'preparing to make key decisions about launching a tactical nuclear strike from a bunker' a long way outside Moscow, the media reported.
 "Putin in a bunker outside Moscow mulling over nuclear decisions: Report")
What's Vladimir Putin thinking? Tough to know for nuclear analysts
For now, analysts cautiously suggest that the risk of Putin using the world's biggest nuclear arsenal still seems low. The CIA says it hasn't seen signs of an imminent Russian nuclear attack
 "What's Vladimir Putin thinking? Tough to know for nuclear analysts")
Best of BS Opinion: India's Ukraine destiny, U-turn in UK, and more
Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
Pope appeals to Vladimir Putin to end 'spiral of violence' in Ukraine
Pope Francis appealed to Russian President Putin, imploring him to stop this spiral of violence and death in Ukraine, and denounced what he called the absurd risk of nuclear war
 "Pope appeals to Vladimir Putin to end 'spiral of violence' in Ukraine")
LIVE updates: Avalanche near U'khand's Kedarnath Temple, no damage reported
Live news updates: The giant glacier behind Kedarnath broke for the second time since the last month and appeared like a watershed from a distance
 "LIVE updates: Avalanche near U'khand's Kedarnath Temple, no damage reported")
Raft of new US sanctions leave Putin's oil and gas revenue unscathed
The US sanctioned hundreds of Russian officials, lawmakers, family members and businesses in what Treasury Secretary Yellen called a "sweeping action," but, the measures won't have much impact in real
 "Raft of new US sanctions leave Putin's oil and gas revenue unscathed")
Putin calls out West's past, cites 'plundering of India', 'slave trading'
Vladimir Putin fulminated against the West's record, singling out the US use of nuclear weapons in the closing days of the Second World War, and then western nations' centuries of 'colonialism'
Putin declares captured regions part of Russia; Ukraine denies talks
Putin also urged Ukraine to sit down for peace talks but immediately insisted he won't discuss handing them back, opening a new escalatory phase of his seven-month invasion of the country.
 "Putin declares captured regions part of Russia; Ukraine denies talks")
European Union demands clampdown on issuing visas to Russian citizens
EU official urged the bloc's 27 nations to clamp down on issuing visas to Russian citizens amid heightened security concerns over Putin's nuclear threats and his annexation of parts of Ukraine
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Putin declares annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions in Kremlin ceremony
The ceremony comes three days after the completion of Kremlin-orchestrated referendums on joining Russia that were dismissed by Kyiv and the West as a bare-faced land grab, held at gunpoint and based
Russian President Putin recognises independence for 2 more Ukraine regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognised the independence of two more Ukrainian regions, a precursor to their annexation by Russia.