Tag: Vladimir Putin
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Russia will suspend INF Treaty, says Putin
Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced that Russia will suspend its participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in a mirror response to the US’ decision. “We will proceed as follows. We will come up with a tit-for-tat response. American partners have announced the suspension of their participation in…
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Russia to strengthen coordination with China for common interests: Putin
Sochi (Russia) : Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country is ready to further strengthen coordination and cooperation with China to safeguard and promote common interests and global peace and development. Russia applauds the high level of comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, said Putin when meeting Yang Jiechi, a member of…
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Russia completes delivery of S-300 missile systems to Syria
Moscow : Russia has delivered to Syria S-300 air defence systems to improve safety of its military personnel deployed in the country, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said. “We have completed the delivery of S-300 systems. This includes 49 pieces of equipment: lighting locators, basic detection systems, control vehicles and four launchers,” Shoigu said…
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Putin invites Kim for urgent summit: Report
Seoul : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a summit to discuss urgent issues, the media reported. Putin expressed his readiness to hold a summit with Kim at an “early date” in a message sent on the occasion of North Korea’s liberation, coinciding with the 73rd anniversary of…
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Meeting Putin was better than NATO summit: Trump
Washington : US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his controversial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was even better than the annual NATO summit in Brussels, at which he demanded a greater contribution to defense funding by America’s allies. “While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I…
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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…
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Putin orders cabinet to draft guidelines for Russia’s development plans
Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin tasked the newly formed government to develop an efficient mechanism to implement the decree on Russia’s goals of strategic development until 2024 signed earlier this month, the Kremlin said on Saturday. “The government must promptly draft and approve the main guidelines for its activities and key projects in accordance…
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Russia-China partnership at best level in history: Putin
Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination is developing at the best level in history and the prospect is very good. “There is no need to re-define Russian-Chinese relations. In fact, Russia and China have established a fairly good strategic partnership,” said Putin in response to a…
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UK turns blind eye to dirty Russian money: British MPs
London : The UK has been accused of turning a “blind eye” to Russia’s “dirty money”, putting national security at risk. A British parliamentarian body said London is being used to hide Russian President Vladimir Putin’s illegal assets, media reports said. The Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said it was “business as usual” for the UK…
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US, allies strike Syria, draw condemnation from Assad, Putin
Washington/Damascus/Moscow/London : The US, Britain and France launched coordinated strikes against Syria’s research, storage and military targets to “punish” the Bashar al-Assad regime for an apparent chemical attack in Douma that killed over 70 people. The military action was denounced by Damascus and its ally Moscow as a “failure” and “an act of aggression”. Western…