Russia has intensified its crackdown on dissenting voices. President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that certain “ill-wishers” were stepping up efforts to destabilise Russia and urged members of his cabinet not to allow this “under any circumstances”. He said Russia’s Security Council would discuss ensuring security in the context of what he said were “extremely […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election. Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin once again congratulated Turkey’s leader on his re-election and said it opened up new “new avenues” for cooperation between Ankara and Moscow, the Kremlin said Monday. “The support expressed by the Turkish people for their leader opens new […]
The leaders last spoke by telephone in early December. Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin “in due course”, holding out the prospect of resuming contact after a near-total breakdown in relations since the Ukraine war. “My last telephone call was some time ago,” Scholz told the […]
“We will not waver, Putin will not break our resolve as he thought he could,” Joe Biden said. (File) Hiroshima, Japan: Ukraine’s backers “will not waver”, US President Joe Biden said Sunday after talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is in Hiroshima on a surprise visit to the G7 summit. Russia “will not break our […]
Rishi Sunak recently assured support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday said he wants to show Russian President Vladimir Putin that the G7 stands with Ukraine. He said the G7’s focus has always been to promote peace, global economic security. “The @G7 focus is and always has been […]
Erdogan has maintained good working relations with Putin throughout Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Istanbul, Turkey: President Recept Tayyip Erdogan on Friday defended Russia’s Vladimir Putin from allegations of meddling in Turkey’s crucial weekend election. Erdogan’s secular rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Thursday accused unnamed Russian actors of spreading “deep fakes” and other disinformation aimed at swaying […]
Moscow, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at Moscow’s Red Square Victory Day parade that the world was at a “turning point” and claimed a “war” had been unleashed against Russia. “Today civilisation is again at a decisive turning point,” Putin said at the parade, which included elderly veterans and soldiers from Russia’s […]
Vladimir Putin is unharmed in the drone attack that took place on Wedneday. The Kremlin said on Wednesday it shot down two drones launched by Ukraine and accused Kyiv of attempting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin. The alleged thwarted operation comes on the heels of a series of incidents – including trains sabotage – […]
File photo of Russia’s Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev. Russia President Vladimir Putin carried out a military shake-up removing several high-ranking officials, including Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, whose ruthless tactics in the Ukraine war earned him the nickname “Butcher of Mariupol”, according to a report in New York Post. The news about General Mizintsev’s ouster was […]
No cause has been given for Nikolay Bortsov’s death Two Russian officials serving as State Duma deputies with the ruling United Russia party died on Sunday, Newsweek reported. 77-year-old Nikolay Bortsov, who served as a State Duma deputy since 2003, and 57-year-old Dzhasharbek Uzdenov died on the same say, the report said. While Mr. Uzdenov died after a “serious and […]
