Putin’s first trip to occupied Ukraine territory
KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise trip to Mariupol, the Kremlin said, his first visit to territory captured from Ukraine since the start of Moscow's invasion. The visit…
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Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine on 6 and 7 Jan
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, celebrated this week by both countries, according to the Kremlin.This is the first time…
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Erdogan defends ties with Russia during talks with Putin
ASTANA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday defended Ankara's booming trade ties with Moscow, during his fourth meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in three months. The United States…
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Putin vows more ‘severe’ attacks after Russian missiles batter Ukraine
KYIV: President Vladimir Putin threatened on Monday more "severe" attacks against Ukraine after Russian missiles rained down on the capital Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in what Washington branded "utter…
Russia vetoes UN bid against Ukraine annexations
MANHATTAN: Russia on Friday vetoed a Western bid at the UN Security Council to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory but found no support, with China and India abstaining. :Russia…
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Russia ‘not striving’ for return of Soviet Union
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was "not striving" to recreate the Soviet Union as he prepared to annex four Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions at a Kremlin ceremony.…
Ukraine ‘integrity’ within ‘recognized’ borders
MANHATTAN: The UN reaffirmed its commitment to Ukraine's "territorial integrity" on Tuesday (27th day of September, 2022), as pro-Moscow authorities in several parts of the war-torn nation claimed victory in…
Ukraine is ‘not Nazi’, Holocaust survivors tell Putin
KRYVYI: Roman Gerstein, an 83-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, has a blunt riposte for Kremlin justifications of its invasion: "There are no Nazis here." For supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
Putin’s man in Ukraine exchanged for prisoners
KYIV: Ukrainian tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk, one of 56 prisoners handed over to Russia on Wednesday in exchange for 215 imprisoned soldiers, was seen as President Vladimir Putin's top ally in…
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Iran hosts Putin, Erdogan
TEHRAN: Iran's president will host his Russian and Turkish counterparts on Tuesday for talks on the Syrian war in a three-way summit overshadowed by fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.…
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Putin, Erdogan to discuss Ukraine grain export
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet Tuesday in Tehran to discuss Ukraine grain export mechanisms, a Kremlin source said Monday. The two leaders…
Putin slams doping sanctions
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed sanctions against Russia over doping in sports ahead of a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing at the Winter Olympics. In an…
Ukraine: US will not deploy troops
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden, while talking to journalists here, has said that there was no intention of his administration or within NATO to send troops into Ukraine. Nevertheless, President…
Putin urges West to unfreeze Afghanistan’s financial assets
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed the key demand of the Taliban, asking the western countries to unfreeze the financial assets of Afghanistan to resolve socio-economic problems of the…
Putin gives cash to police, soldiers ahead of polls
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered law enforcement officers and army staff receive $200, as he seeks support for his unpopular United Russia party ahead of parliamentary elections next…
Putin orders reinforcements to fight Siberia wildfires
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials Tuesday to send in reinforcements to fight forest fires that continue to tear through Siberia. Wildfires have ripped through Siberia's forests with growing…
Biden, Putin handshake kicks off Geneva summit
GENEVA: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin kicked off their summit Wednesday with a handshake outside the Geneva villa where the two presidents plan to confront each other over the worst…
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Russian prosecutors back request to imprison Navalny
MOSCOW: Russian prosecutors on Monday backed a request to imprison opposition leader Alexei Navalny for several years on old charges, after police detained a record number of anti-Kremlin protesters across…
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After Trump bromance, Biden quickly shifts cold on Putin
WASHINGTON: After Donald Trump's four-year flirtation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden is setting a new, colder tone -- unhesitant criticism, despite openness on arms control. Biden in his first…
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Putin says if Russia had poisoned Navalny he would be dead
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected reports that Russia's security services were behind the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, saying that if they were, the opposition leader would not be…
Putin says Russia reducing dependence on oil and gas
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the Russian budget was becoming less dependent on oil and gas, key exports for one of the world's dominant petro-economies. Putin told reporters…
Putin says no plans for new lockdown despite record virus surge
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there were no plans for a new lockdown in Russia even as officials registered a record surge in coronavirus infections and several regions were…
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France, Germany seek Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning
BERLIN: Germany and France on Wednesday directly accused Russia of "involvement and responsibility" in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, announcing that they will seek EU sanctions over the…
Putin calls for ‘immediate’ Karabakh ceasefire: Kremlin
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire as fighting raged between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Kremlin said. Putin…