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Putin, Trump to discuss 'complex' issues, including Syria

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are set to discuss a number of “very complex” issues, including the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said on Friday. “A rather detailed discussion on Syria is anticipated,” Xinhua quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying. He said “serious preparations” are being made for […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Putin becomes Russia's President for fourth time

Moscow: Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president for a fourth term today, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years at a time of high tension with his Western rivals. The 65-year-old, in power since 1999, is on course to become the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin after his victory in […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Putin submits documents for 2018 presidential candidacy

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday submitted his application for registration as an independent candidate in the 2018 Russian presidential election. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) accepted the documents, which included an application for registration of an initiative group of supporters, a statement of consent to running for President, confirmations of biographical data as […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Russia doesn't seek confrontation with other countries: Putin

Moscow: Russia does not and will not seek confrontation with any other country, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. “We will continue to pursue an open and honest foreign policy … We are ready to work with all countries — in the West and in the East — on the principles of trust and equality,” […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Putin signs decree to impose restrictions on Pyongyang

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree to impose a number of bans on North Korea in compliance with the UN Security Council Resolution 2321, a post on Russia’s legal document portal said on Monday. Russia will, most notably among other measures, suspend scientific and technical cooperation with individuals and institutions representing […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Putin expects mutual interests to improve Russian-US relations

Moscow: The fundamental mutual interests of Moscow and Washington, including fighting terrorism, will help to improve their relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Addressing a plenary session of the Russian Energy Week (REW), which kicked off in Moscow on October 3, Putin said the two countries share fundamental interests, including energy policies, fighting […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Russian opposition leader sentenced to 20 days in jail

Moscow: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced here on Monday to 20 days in jail for organising unauthorized protests against the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny, who has already spent 40 days behind bars this year after two previous convictions related to demonstrations in Moscow, was detained last Friday as he was preparing […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Saudi King to visit Russia over cooperation

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will visit Russia on Thursday at an invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. The two leaders will discuss bilateral relations and means to boost cooperation in various fields, in addition to reviewing regional as well as international issues of mutual […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Too early to respond to new US sanctions: Putin

Moscow: The president of Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it was too early to respond to the newest round of sanctions recently imposed on the country by the US. In an interview broadcast on Saturday, Putin told Rossiya 1 television channel that Russia first needed to see how the new restrictions would be implemented, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Lawyers outline Donald Trump's Russian income

Washington: Two tax attorneys for Donald Trump have claimed that the US President’s only income from Russian sources include fees for hosting the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013 and selling a Florida mansion to a Russian businessman, the media reported. The statements were contained in a letter from lawyers Sheri A. Dillon and […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Ukraine bans Steven Seagal as threat to national security

Los Angeles: Ukraine has banned American action movie star Steven Seagal as a part of national security threat, after the actor received Russian citizenship. The Ukrainian security service said it had forbidden Seagal entry to the country for five years, in a letter published by the news site Apostrophe. The service’s press secretary later confirmed […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Trump to speak with Putin on Tuesday

Washington: US President Donald Trump will on Tuesday speak over phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a White House official said. It will be the first call between the two leaders since Russia denounced a US military strike against a Syrian airbase in April and their third phone conversation since Trump took office on January […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Putin lauds Orthodox Church for its service to people

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin in his Easter Sunday message hailed the contribution made by the country’s Orthodox Church and other Christian denominations to the lives of his compatriots. Putin, himself an Orthodox Christian, attended a service led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour here, Efe […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Russia, Iran sign economic cooperation deals

Moscow: Russia and Iran signed on Tuesday a string of cooperation agreements in various fields including the energy sector as President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani for his official visit to Moscow. The two leaders discussed during the meeting prospects for expanding bilateral trade, economic and investment ties and agreed to deepen […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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'Putin, Trump will meet at G20 summit as planned'

Moscow: A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin will take place at this week’s G20 summit as planned, the Kremlin said Thursday, despite US threats to cancel over Moscow’s tensions with Ukraine. “Washington has confirmed the meeting,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. Peskov said the meeting in Argentina would start […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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