Putin likely to address nation later today to change status of ‘military operation’, reports suggest

Russian President Vladimir Putin may address his nation later today, according to Russian media reports.

It’s important to note that this isn’t coming from Russian state media – rather from the independent outlet Readovka.

The website says Mr Putin could change the status of the “special military operation” – known to most of the world as its invasion of Ukraine.

In a previous address, Mr Putin accused the West of engaging in “nuclear blackmail” and said he wasn’t bluffing and would use “all the means available to us” if Russian territory was threatened.