Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that peace will be established in Donbass. “I am confident that we will definitely return peace to Donbass, will resolve the most difficult issues, build and rebuild roads and housing, schools and hospitals, health, educational and cultural institutions, industrial enterprises,” he said in his …
Read More »Putin says Russia ready for nuclear war
Russia remains in a state of combat readiness and is fully ready for a nuclear war, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Wednesday. Russia is prepared to use nuclear weapons if the existence of the Russian state is threatened, Putin said. Russia’s nuclear triad is more advanced …
Read More »BRICS is magnet that attracts many countries: Putin
The BRICS alliance has become a really powerful organization, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a talk with participants of the World Youth Festival (WYF). “Today it is an impressive, serious association, a magnet that attracts many countries of the world. Indeed, there are more and more of them,” Putin …
Read More »Putin confirms run for Russian presidency in 2024 election
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will run in the 2024 presidential election. Putin announced his decision to seek to extend his rule on Friday. If elected, the 71-year-old will extend his 24-year leadership of Russia, albeit with an eight-year stint spent formally as prime minister. His tenure …
Read More »Putin says NATO using all its potential against Russia
Russian President said that the NATO military alliance was using its full capabilities against Russia and urged the defense chiefs to use their experience gained in the past ten months in Ukraine and also in Syria. In a speech at the yearly meeting with his defense chiefs, Putin said Moscow …
Read More »Putin Tells Scholz Western Line on Ukraine ‘Destructive’
Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a phone call on Friday that the German and Western line on Ukraine was “destructive” and urged Berlin to rethink its approach, the Kremlin said. Its readout of the call served to highlight the gulf between Russia and Western governments …
Read More »President Putin Tells Security Conference: West Needs Conflicts to Retain Hegemony
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington’s efforts to maintain its global hegemony. Addressing a security conference attended by military officials from Africa, Asia and Latin America, Putin reaffirmed his long-held claim …
Read More »Tehran Summit: Putin, Erdogan Due Tuesday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran next week, the Kremlin said Tuesday. During a trip to Tehran next Tuesday, Putin will attend a trilateral meeting with the presidents of Iran and Turkey, the so-called Astana format of meetings for Syria-related talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The three countries …
Read More »Putin Urges Ukraine to End Fighting
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday his campaign in Ukraine was going according to plan and would not end until Kiev stopped fighting, as efforts to evacuate 200,000 people from the heavily bombarded city of Mariupol fell apart for a second day in a row. Most people trapped in …
Read More »Putin: Insulting Islam’s Prophet (PBUH) cannot be justified as freedom of expression
Russia’s president stressed that insulting the sanctities of others cannot be justified by freedom of expression. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Vladimir Putin said insulting feelings of believers in the name of freedom of creativity cannot be justified. In response to a question about the line between insulting …
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