Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a telephonic conversation on Friday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement. During the phone call, Putin stressed that “the systematic shelling by the Ukrainian military” of the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) creates the danger […]
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US blacklists Vladimir Putin’s rumoured girlfriend in latest round of sanctions
The United States has sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rumoured girlfriend Alina Maratovna Kabaeva in a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russian elites over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. According to the Treasury Department, the 39-year-old Kabaeva was in a “close relationship to Putin.” She is a former member of the State Duma and […]
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Sri Lankan President requests Vladimir Putin for credit to import fuel
As Sri Lanka continues to battle its worst financial crisis in seven decades, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sought urgent credit support to import fuel to the island nation in a telephonic conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (local time). The two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries […]
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Vladimir Putin warns of strikes if US supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States that Moscow would strike new targets if Washington started supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles, according to media reports. In a TV interview, Putin said that delivering new arms to Ukraine only aims to “drag out the armed conflict for as long as […]
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Vladimir Putin to undergo cancer treatment, handover power to loyalist Nikolai Patrushev: Reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin might undergo cancer surgery while temporarily handing over power to the secretary of the country’s Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, unverified media reports claimed. Putin has reportedly been told by doctors that he must undergo an operation, the New York Post reported citing a Telegram channel purportedly run by […]
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Vladimir Putin to hold meeting on Arctic development on Wednesday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting on the development of the Arctic on April 13, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. “On April 13, Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting via videoconference on the development of the Arctic zone of Russia,” the Kremlin said in a statement. The agenda […]
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Vladimir Putin can stop war in Ukraine by agreeing to diplomatic solution or stopping bombing: US
Russian President Vladimir Putin can stop the ongoing war in Ukraine right now by agreeing to a diplomatic solution or – at least – just stopping the bombing and the death and destruction he is causing, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Friday (local time). “All of this is […]
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Vladimir Putin puts Russia’s Nuclear Missiles on Alert
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to put its deterrence forces, which include nuclear weapons, on “special alert”. He told defence chiefs it was because of “aggressive statements” by the West, amid widespread condemnation of his invasion of Ukraine. The announcement does not mean Russia intends to use the weapons. […]
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Australia announces fresh sanctions against Russia, imposes travel ban on Vladimir Putin
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday announced fresh sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian Security Council. “We are holding Russian President Vladimir Putin to account for his egregious unjustified war against Ukraine. From midnight last night, Australian targeted financial sanctions and travel bans came into effect on the Russian President and remaining permanent […]
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Vladimir Putin announces ‘military operation’ to ‘demilitarize’ Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a special “military operation” to protect Donbas, the separatist-held region in eastern Ukraine, media reports said on Thursday. Delivering an emergency address, Putin said the operation has been launched to demilitarize the country. This comes hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine has […]
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Emmanuel Macron convinces Vladimir Putin to not ‘escalate’ Ukraine crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday said that he had managed to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin not to “escalate” the crisis around Ukraine. This is a key development as the US has already warned of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. “I obtained that there will be no degradation nor […]
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Xi Jinping hold talks with Vladimir Putin , exchange views on China-Russia relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics. In a warm and friendly atmosphere, the two Presidents had an in-depth and thorough exchange of views on China-Russia relations and a series of major issues that concern international strategic security and stability, […]
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China does not need to use force for Taiwan ‘reunification’:Vladimir Putin
Asserting that the military confrontation between China and Taiwan is unlikely, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Beijing does not need to use force in order to achieve the “reunification” of the self-ruled country. Speaking to CNBC at the Russian Energy Week conference in Moscow Wednesday, Putin said that China is capable of implementing the national objectives by increasing the economic […]
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Russia will not interfere in Afghanistan’s domestic affairs, says Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that Moscow will not interfere in Afghanistan’s domestic affairs after the Taliban took over the war-torn country last week. “Naturally, we will not interfere in Afghanistan’s domestic affairs, neither will our armed forces be drawn into this all-against-all conflict. I think this is what is going on there,” said Putin, reported Tass. […]
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PM Modi speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin over Afghanistan situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discussed the unfolding situation in Afghanistan. PM Modi spoke to Putin for over 45 minutes on the phone and had a detailed conversation over Afghanistan. Earlier on Monday, PM Modi held a telephonic conversation with his German counterpart Angela Merkel in which the […]