Vladimir Putin
The Ukraine Safari
Peaceniks argue that Russia needs a victory or concession that will allow it to 'save face.'
17 October 2022, 13:00 PM
India’s long infatuation with Russia must end
Against the backdrop of China-Russia ties growing stronger, India must urgently review its geopolitical options.
19 September 2022, 14:00 PM
Russia staying with International Space Station until 2028
Russian space officials have told their U.S. counterparts that Moscow expects to remain a part of the International Space Station at least until their own outpost in orbit is built in 2028, a senior NASA official told Reuters recently.
27 July 2022, 23:13 PM
Russia to quit International Space Station
Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station “after 2024”, the newly-appointed chief of Moscow's space agency recently told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
26 July 2022, 16:31 PM
Putin to hold talks with Turkey, Iran leaders in Tehran
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran starting Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s challenge to the United States and Europe amid its grinding campaign in Ukraine.
19 July 2022, 06:57 AM
Russia now India’s 2nd biggest crude oil supplier, replacing Saudi Arabia
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the United States and its allies have leaned on countries to buy less Russian oil in a bid to punish Moscow for its aggression.
8 July 2022, 11:37 AM
China stands for peace and opposes war: Ambassador Jiming on Ukraine war
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has said the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine has broken hearts of many and that China stands for peace and opposes war.
20 April 2022, 16:15 PM
Russia wants gas payments in roubles from April 1
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned "unfriendly" countries, including all EU members, that they would be cut off from Russian gas unless they opened an account in roubles to pay for deliveries.
31 March 2022, 16:00 PM
Reminding the world of the importance of multilateralism
The 10th BRICS summit (July 25-27, 2018) has just concluded in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted China's President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Michel Temer.
30 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Obama warns of 'uncertain times'
Former US president Barack Obama yesterday used a tribute to Nelson Mandela to warn of "strange and uncertain times", a day after Donald Trump refused to challenge Vladimir Putin over interference in US elections.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Mueller probe shouldn't derail US-Russia ties: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday described the probe by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Moscow's election meddling as "political games" that should not be permitted to interfere with US-Russia relations.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Putin-Trump summit July 16
A long-awaited summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take place in Helsinki on July 16, the Kremlin and the White House says in simultaneous statements.
28 June 2018, 12:58 PM
Putin says will engage with West after record vote win
Vladimir Putin says he would address disputes with the West after an election that saw him return to the Kremlin with a record vote share, as Moscow faces increasing isolation.
20 March 2018, 06:32 AM
Putin says grandfather cooked for Lenin, Stalin
Vladimir Putin’s paternal grandfather worked as a cook for both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, the Russian president says in a film posted on the internet.
12 March 2018, 04:28 AM
Putin, Trump agree to defeat IS in Syria: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in a joint statement on Syria, agreed to continue joint efforts on fighting Islamic State until it is defeated, the Kremlin says.
11 November 2017, 07:26 AM
The Strongman returns
It should be no surprise to us that the political 'strongman' has resurged. The very word evokes images of a bare-bodied Vladimir...
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Russia ‘capable of more’ in Syria
Vladimir Putin has said Russia is using "far from everything we are capable of" in its military operations in Syria.
20 December 2015, 04:37 AM
Putin vows 'extremely tough' action on Syria threats
President Vladimir Putin orders the Russian military to take "extremely tough" action against any threat to its forces in Syria.
11 December 2015, 12:23 PM
The New Moscowteers
They are the great many who simply ignore what motivates Putin's armed diplomacy (and not just in Syria): the desire to exact revenge on those who, in his eyes, were responsible for the Soviet Union's downfall.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Assad in surprise visit to Moscow
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has visited Moscow on his first overseas trip since the civil war broke out in his country in 2011.
21 October 2015, 07:23 AM