Putin not welcome at D-Day event due to Ukraine war, French organisers say
PARIS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited to the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in June, the French organisers said, although some Russian representatives would be…
Russian nationalist who wanted to run against Putin to stay in detention
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who had said he wanted to challenge Vladimir Putin in a presidential election in March, had his detention extended for six months…
Putin: Russia becoming ‘new global growth centre’ as West ‘rests on laurels’
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that economic isolation from the West was only helping Russia to become a new growth centre in a world entering a period of radical…
Putin greets kids, views ‘nuclear button’ as re-election bid nears
By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin was shown a simulation of the “nuclear button” but declined to press it on Monday as he toured a vast…
Russia’s Putin, shown alongside Orthodox icon image, warns West against meddling
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin, whose picture was shown between two giant images of an ancient Orthodox icon on Tuesday, warned the West ahead of elections in March…
Putin says we must think how to stop ‘the tragedy’ of war in Ukraine
By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) on Wednesday that it was necessary to think about how to…
Putin says suggestions of U.S. war against Russia and China are nonsense
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that suggestions the United States should prepare for a war against Russia and China were nonsense, and warned the West that…
Putin to visit China to deepen ‘no limits’ partnership with Xi
By Guy Faulconbridge and Laurie Chen MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United…
Rouble steadies, locking in gains made after Putin ordered capital controls
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble steadied near 97.5 to the dollar on Friday, locking in the hefty gains made in the previous session after President Vladimir Putin ordered the mandatory sale…
Joy Behar Brings Up Trump, Putin When Questioning Who Was Behind Hamas Attack On Israel
Joy Behar Brings Up Trump, Putin When Questioning Who Was Behind Hamas Attack On Israel Harold Hutchison on October 10, 2023 “The View” co-host Joy Behar mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
Putin to travel to Kyrgyzstan in first known trip abroad since ICC arrest warrant
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Vladimir Putin will visit Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, the presidential office of the Central Asian country said, in what would be the Russian leader’s first known trip abroad since the International…
Kremlin: Russia must hold 2024 presidential vote on schedule despite Putin ally comment
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin believes Russia’s presidential and parliamentary elections should be held on schedule irrespective of the “special military operation” in Ukraine, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted on Monday…
Putin ally suggests postponing March presidential election, or excluding rivals
(Reuters) – Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russia’s Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, proposed on Saturday that a presidential election due next March should either be postponed due to…
Factbox-What is the Burevestnik missile that Putin says Russia has tested?
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia has successfully tested its new Burevestnik missile. What is it and why does it matter? – The Burevestnik,…
Putin holds out possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held out the possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in more than three decades and might withdraw…
Putin says Russia has tested next-generation nuclear weapon
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had successfully tested a potent new strategic missile and declined to rule out the possibility it could carry out weapons tests involving…
Putin says Russia’s economy can cope with higher defence spending on war
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian economy can cope with higher military spending to fund the war in Ukraine now and in the coming years, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, shrugging off…
Putin says Russian-held regions in Ukraine endorse their choice to join Moscow
(Reuters) – Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said early on Saturday that residents of Moscow-held regions in Ukraine expressed their desire to be part of Russia in recent local elections, reaffirming referendums last…
Russia’s Putin signs decree on autumn military conscription
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine autumn conscription campaign, calling up 130,000 citizens for statutory military service, a document posted on the government website…
Putin meets Chechen leader Kadyrov after storm over prisoner beating comments
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Thursday, a state television reporter said, three days after Kadyrov said he was proud of his 15-year-son for beating up…
Hillary Clinton pokes Putin on NATO expansion: ‘Too bad, Vladimir’
By Arshad Mohammed and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton needled Russian President Vladimir Putin about NATO enlargement on Tuesday, saying: “Too bad, Vladimir. You brought…
Putin and North Korea’s Kim in their own words
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Russia’s most modern space launch facility on Wednesday. They exchanged opening greetings in front of the…
Putin and Kim meet at Russia’s most modern space rocket launch site
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Russia’s most modern space rocket launch site on Wednesday, TASS reported. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge)…
Putin hails Elon Musk as an ‘outstanding person’ and businessman
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hailed South African-born businessman Elon Musk as an “outstanding person” and businessman whose SpaceX company had become a major player in the…
Putin says Trump prosecution shows ‘rottenness’ of U.S. politics
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the prosecution of former U.S. President Donald Trump was politically motivated and demonstrated the “rottenness” of the U.S. political system.…
Analysis-With Putin summit, North Korea charts new course in fraught Russia relationship
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The coming meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could help reshape how the reclusive and distrustful North has dealt…
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