Tag: Vladimir Putin
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Plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners crashes: Russia
Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram that the accident occurred in the Korochansky district, northeast of the region’s capital. “Now an investigation team and emergency services are working at the site. I have changed my working schedule and traveled to the district,” Gladkov said. Gladkov had previously declared a missile alert in the region,…
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China-Russia relations will strengthen in 2023: President Xi Jinping’s New Year wishes to Putin
“Under our joint leadership, political mutual trust between the two sides has deepened, strategic coordination has grown closer and mutually beneficial cooperation has continued to achieve new results,” the Chinese leader was quoted as saying. Xi said bilateral trade volume exceeded $200 billion ahead of schedule, and said Beijing looked forward to celebrating the 75th…
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Putin increases his grip on power and announces re-election in 2024
“I will not hide it, at different times I had different thoughts, but this is a time when a decision has to be taken,” Putin said at the ceremony. “I will run for president of the Russian Federation.” He was talking to Lieutenant Colonel Artyom Zoga, a Russian military officer who moments earlier had urged…
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Oil, geopolitics dominate Putin’s talks with Saudi Crown Prince
“We talked again about cooperation in OPEC+,” Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. “The parties agree that our countries bear a major responsibility for the negotiations to maintain the international energy market at a reasonable level, in a stable, predictable state,” Peskov said. Saudi Arabia and Russia are the world’s two…
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President Vladimir Putin aims to build Russian space station by 2027
Yuri Borisov, the head of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, supported Putin’s position as a means of maintaining the country’s capabilities in manned space flight. “The ISS is aging and will be retired around 2030,” Russian agencies told reporters. “If we do not start large-scale work on creating a Russian orbital station in 2024, it…
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Kremlin criticizes Biden’s comparison of Russia to Hamas – Joe Biden’s Oval Office address
Biden, addressing the nation from the Oval Office on Thursday, said the United States must stand behind Israel and Ukraine in the face of Russia and Hamas, which were trying to “completely destroy neighboring democracies.” He said, “We cannot and will not let terrorists like Hamas and dictators like Putin win. I refuse to let…
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Putin meets China’s Xi Jinping to demonstrate partnership without borders
The ICC, which accuses Putin of illegally deporting children from Ukraine, obliges the court’s 123 member states to arrest Putin and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he steps onto their territory. Neither Kyrgyzstan nor China are members of the ICC, established to prosecute war crimes. Xi last saw his “dear friend” in…
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia’s mission is to create a “new world” and blamed Western hegemony for Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine.
“We are essentially tasked with building a new world,” Putin said. He said that the West’s goal is to create global “hegemony”. He said, “The West always needs an enemy.” As Moscow becomes more isolated in the West and faces unprecedented sanctions over its Ukraine campaign, Putin accused the West of trying to create a…
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Rooppur plant symbol of strong bilateral ties: Putin
Putin congratulated Bangladesh on its graduation in nuclear energy, saying, “This project has interests of both countries and will make a huge contribution to the energy and economic security of Bangladesh.” Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the ceremony virtually from her official residence Ganabhavan. Describing Bangladesh as a tried and tested friend and development…
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Putin urges action on fuel price rise
After recovering from record highs last week, the market price of Russian gasoline rose again on Tuesday despite export restrictions. Analysts have pointed to a supply shortfall from the weak ruble, rising global oil prices and repair work at refineries. Local media outlets have reported that farmers in some areas are unable to harvest grain…
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North Korea’s Kim ends Russia visit with drone gift
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday after a rare six-day visit that appeared to strengthen his country’s ties with President Vladimir Putin — prompting Western fears that Pyongyang could arm Moscow for an attack on Ukraine. Can provide. Kim’s visit to Russia’s Far East region, which began on Tuesday, has focused…
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Putin will not be arrested at 2024 Brazil G20 meeting: Lula
“I believe that Putin can easily go to Brazil,” Lula said. “I can tell you that if I am the president of Brazil and he comes to Brazil, there is no way for him to be arrested. Not there.” The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March, charging him with war…
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G20 Summit: Who is coming to India, and who is not?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be among the leaders representing the EU. Fellow G7 members Britain, Canada, Japan and Italy will be represented by their respective Prime Ministers Rishi Sunak, Justin Trudeau, Fumio Kishida and Giorgia Meloni. From the Asia-Pacific region, Indonesian President…
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Meta title: Putin says he won’t renew grain deal unless West meets his demands
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday urged Moscow to return to the agreement, insisting that “Russia has no legal and political grounds for withdrawing from the agreement.” Monday’s talks took place against the backdrop of Ukraine’s recent retaliatory offensive against the Kremlin’s invading forces. In the latest development, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on…
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Putin signs decree forcing paramilitary fighters to take oath
The document was signed by President Vladimir Putin two months after Prigozhin led his fighters in a deadly uprising against Moscow’s top officials. Asked about Wagner’s future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that “legally the Wagner private military group does not exist.” Mercenary groups are technically illegal in Russia.