Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Council for Science and Education via a video conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Feb 8, 2023. (PHOTO / POOL / AP) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that it is necessary to revise the country's current strategy for scientific and technological development. […]
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Putin deploys new hypersonic cruise missiles to Atlantic
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to the report of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Commander of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate Igor Krokhmal before a ceremony to launch the Admiral Gorshkov frigate to a combat mission, via a video conference in Moscow, Russia, on January 4, 2023. (MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV / AFP) MOSCOW — President Vladimir […]
Putin: Russia to continue to strengthen armed forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with senior military officers in Moscow, Russia on Dec 21, 2022. (VADIM SAVITSKY / SPUTNIK / RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) MOSCOW/KYIV – The combat capability of the Russian armed forces is "increasing day by day" and Russia will certainly step up […]
UN chief sees no immediate peace talks over Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses a General Assembly meeting commemorating the 40th anniversary of the adoption and opening for signature of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec 8, 2022. (ESKINDER DEBEBE / UN PHOTO / HANDOUT VIA XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General […]
UN chief: Not expect immediate peace talks over Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses a General Assembly meeting commemorating the 40th anniversary of the adoption and opening for signature of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec 8, 2022. (ESKINDER DEBEBE / UN PHOTO / HANDOUT VIA XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General […]
Putin, Modi discuss Russia-India cooperation over phone
In this file photo taken on Dec 6, 2021, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (MONEY SHARMA / AFP) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed prospects for practical cooperation in mutual investment, […]
Putin: Russia will fight sanctions with shift in trade, energy flows
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government, via a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on Dec 14, 2022. (MIKHAIL METZEL / POOL / AFP) President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would expand trade cooperation with new partners, to combat Western sanctions. Putin promised Russians […]
Russian, UAE presidents discuss bilateral cooperation over phone
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pose for a photo prior to their talks in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct 11, 2022. (PAVEL BEDNYAKOV, SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab […]
Russia’s Putin will not attend G20 summit in Bali
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency in Moscow on Nov 9, 2022. (SERGEI BOBYLYOV / SPUTNIK / AFP) JAKARTA – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations on the resort island of Bali […]
Period of West-dominated world is ending, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the plenary session of the 19th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the historical period of boundless Western domination in world affairs is coming […]
Putin inspects training of newly mobilized forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Western Military District training ground in the Ryazan region on Oct 20, 2022. (KREMLIN PRESS RELEASE) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday inspected the training of the newly drafted personnel who will participate in the special military operation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement. On […]
Putin offers additional gas supply to Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses a plenary session of the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow on Oct 12, 2022. (ALEXEY MAISHEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) MOSCOW / PRAGUE – Russia is ready to deliver additional volumes of natural gas to the European Union in the autumn-winter period, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. One of […]
Putin denounces Crimean Bridge explosion as terrorist act
Photo taken on Sept 30, 2022 shows screens displaying Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a speech in Moscow, Russia. (CAO YANG / XINHUA) MOSCOW – The explosion on the Crimean Bridge was no doubt a terrorist act aimed at destroying Russia's critical civilian infrastructure, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday. Ukraine's special services were the […]
Putin bolsters forces with troop call-up
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during an event to mark the 1160th anniversary of Russia's statehood in Veliky Novgorod on Sept 21, 2022. (LLYA PITALEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) While warning West, Russian president orders partial military mobilization Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a partial military mobilization in the country during a delayed […]
Putin: West cannot isolate Russia and send it back in time
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and National Projects via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on July 18, 2022. (MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that it was impossible to cut Russia off […]
Putin: Peace negotiations with Ukraine to get more difficult
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to members of the State Duma and the Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on July 7, 2022. (ALEXEI NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP) MOSCOW – Russia is open to peace talks, and the negotiations with Ukraine will get more […]
Russian, Indonesian presidents discuss Ukraine, food supplies
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo shake hands after a joint news conference after their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on June 30, 2022. (ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO, POOL / AP PHOTO) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday discussed the current situation in […]
Russia takes full control of Severodonetsk
Smoke and dirt rise from the city of Severodonetsk in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 17, 2022. (ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) BEIJING – The Russian military on Saturday announced full control of Severodonetsk, the administrative center of the Ukraine-controlled part of the eastern Lugansk region. With the support of Russian troops, the […]
UN chief voices concern about Lithuania-Russia tension
Freight cars stand on the railroad tracks of the freight station in Kaliningrad, Russia on June 21, 2022. (PHOTO / AP) UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed grave concern about the current tension between Lithuania and Russia over Kaliningrad, said his spokesman. "We are, obviously, following these developments very closely in […]