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…
Putin and Xi to speak by video link on Friday
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping via video link on Friday to discuss a host of bilateral and regional issues. “First of all, they…
Putin Says Russia Is At ‘War’ For The First Time As Moscow Touts Progress In Demilitarizing Ukraine
Putin Says Russia Is At ‘War’ For The First Time As Moscow Touts Progress In Demilitarizing Ukraine Micaela Burrow on December 23, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin ditched his euphemistic phrasing for…
Putin oversees launch of Siberian gas field feeding pipeline to China
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the launch of a major new Siberian gas field on Wednesday to help drive a planned surge in supply to China. The Kovykta gas…
Putin and Lukashenko dwell on cooperation, not Ukraine war, after summit
By Tom Balmforth (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart extolled ever-closer ties on Monday as Putin visited Minsk for the first time since 2019, hardly mentioning the war raging…
Putin Threatens To Slash Oil Production, Starve European Countries Of Fuel
Putin Threatens To Slash Oil Production, Starve European Countries Of Fuel Jack McEvoy on December 9, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his nation may cut crude oil production in…
Putin says loss of trust in West will make future Ukraine talks harder
By Kevin Liffey LONDON (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia’s near-total loss of trust in the West would make an eventual settlement over Ukraine much harder to reach,…
Putin: Russia may have to make Ukraine deal one day, but partners cheated in the past
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would likely have to reach agreements regarding Ukraine in the future, but felt betrayed by the breakdown of the Minsk agreements. Putin said Germany…
Putin says further prisoner exchanges with United States are possible
(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that further prisoner swaps between the United States and Russia were possible, and that contacts between the two countries’ intelligence services would continue. Putin…
Putin says West’s desire for global dominance increases conflict risks
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the West’s desire to maintain its dominance on the world stage was increasing the risks of conflict. “The potential for conflict in the…
Putin promises further efforts to unblock more Russian fertiliser exports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russian officials would work to unblock Russian fertilisers stuck in European ports and to resume ammonia exports via a pipeline through Ukraine. At…
Putin calls for price controls as Russian car sales crash to record low
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin urged the Russian government on Wednesday to control car prices, as one industry head said Western sanctions could send annual sales crashing to below 1 million…
Truss phone was hacked by suspected Putin agents when she was foreign minister – report
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s personal phone was hacked by suspected agents working for Russian President Vladimir Putin when she was foreign minister, the Daily Mail reported on…
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘dirty bomb’ plans, says risks of world conflict high
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was aware of Ukrainian plans to use a “dirty bomb”, echoing an unsubstantiated allegation repeatedly made by Moscow in recent…
House Democrats Urge Biden To Negotiate With Putin
“We urge you to make vigorous diplomatic efforts in support of a negotiated settlement and ceasefire, engage in direct talks with Russia, explore prospects for a new European security arrangement acceptable to…
Biden says Russia’s Putin has resorted to brutalizing Ukrainians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “in an incredibly difficult position” and is resorting to brutalizing Ukrainian citizens. “I think Vladimir Putin…
Italy’s Berlusconi says has exchanged “sweet letters” with Putin
ROME (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday he was back in touch with Russian President Vladimir Putin and had recently exchanged “sweet letters” with him, according to…
Turkey backs Putin gas plan as Nord Stream faces long outage
LONDON (Reuters) – Large sections of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines built to supply gas to Europe might need to be replaced, the head of Gazprom said, while Turkey on Friday backed…
NATO Can’t Keep Up With Ukraine’s Latest Weapons Demand After Putin Once Again Escalates Attacks: REPORT
NATO Can’t Keep Up With Ukraine’s Latest Weapons Demand After Putin Once Again Escalates Attacks: REPORT Micaela Burrow on October 12, 2022 Western countries worry they lack the production capacity to…
Putin Tops Media ‘Green’ List For Shutting Off Europe’s Gas
Putin Tops Media ‘Green’ List For Shutting Off Europe’s Gas Jack McEvoy on October 12, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin was ranked number one on Politico Europe’s “green” list Tuesday for…
With Putin under pressure, Belarus edges closer to joining war in Ukraine
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – A flurry of military activity in Belarus this week has caught the attention of Ukraine and the West as a potential sign that President Alexander Lukashenko…
Here’s What Elon Musk Allegedly Said About Putin
Here’s What Elon Musk Allegedly Said About Putin Micaela Burrow on October 12, 2022 Technology mogul Elon Musk allegedly spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin around two weeks ago regarding a…
Biden says he doesn’t think Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden told CNN during an interview broadcast on Tuesday that he did not think Russian President Vladimir Putin would use a tactical nuclear weapon in the…
‘He Saw What Happened In Afghanistan’: Mike Pompeo Claims Biden Emboldened Putin To Escalate Ukraine War
‘He Saw What Happened In Afghanistan’: Mike Pompeo Claims Biden Emboldened Putin To Escalate Ukraine War Harold Hutchison on October 10, 2022 Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a…
After bridge blast, Putin promises “harsh” response if Ukrainian attacks continue
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine had carried out “terrorist acts” against Russia and pledged to react forcefully if they continued. In televised remarks, Putin said Moscow…
Analysis-Defeats in Ukraine stoke crisis for Vladimir Putin
LONDON (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin is grappling with the gravest domestic crisis of his 23-year rule: an increasingly public quarrel inside the Russian elite over who is to blame for the…
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