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Articles with tag "Putin"

unbacked claim

Putin Blasts 'Neo-Nazis' in Ukraine on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday repeated a claim that neo-Nazis were committing crimes in Ukraine — an allegation Moscow has used to justify...
opinion Leonid Gozman

Europe's Freedom Depends on Ukraine Winning a Decisive Victory Over Russia

The biggest disappointment of the allied conference held at the U.S. military base in Ramstein, Germany on Friday was the failure of the negotiators to...
'unity and solidarity'

Putin Tells Factory Workers 'Victory Will Be Ours' in Ukraine Conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had "no doubt" Moscow would emerge victorious in Ukraine on Wednesday, despite military setbacks in the nearly...
new euphemism

Putin Hails a ‘Positive Dynamic’ for His Troops in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised his forces after their claimed capture of a Ukraine town and in the wake of a missile strike that killed...
fifth term

Kremlin Readies for Putin’s 2024 Re-Election Under Shadow of War – Kommersant

The Kremlin has started preparing for the 2024 presidential campaign under the assumption that it will go on as planned despite Russia’s grinding...
losing clout

Beijing Fears Russia Becoming 'Minor Power' Under 'Crazy' Putin – FT

Beijing is planning to reorient its foreign policy away from Moscow fearing a decline in Russia's economic and political clout as a direct result of its...
opinion Tatiana Stanovaya

Re-Election, Reshuffle and Warring Elites: Putin's Key Challenges in 2023

More than 10 months on from the invasion of Ukraine, the contrast between the scale of the external shocks faced by Russia and the relative inertia inside...
empty declaration

Strikes in East Ukraine Despite Putin's Ceasefire Order

Artillery exchanges pounded war-scarred cities in eastern Ukraine on Friday despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause...
'New territorial realities'

Putin Signals Readiness for Peace Talks if Kyiv Cedes Occupied Regions

President Vladimir Putin told Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan he was open to dialog with Ukraine if Kyiv accepts the territories occupied by Moscow...
opinion Leonid Gozman

Once Unthinkable, Capitulation Could Still Be Russia's Saving Grace

The war started by Vladimir Putin has no goals that can be achieved. It's not about trying to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO — that can&rsquo...
war movies

Putin Orders Screening of Ukraine Assault Documentaries

President Vladimir Putin ordered his government Tuesday to ensure by February the screening in cinemas of documentary films dedicated to the invasion of...
martial theme

Putin Visits Russian Troops, Claims 'Moral Rightness' in New Year Address

Updates with Zelensky's comments and color from Moscow and recasts throughout. MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said in his televized New Year's...
retaliation measure

Russia to Ban Oil Exports to Countries With Price Cap

Russia issued a decree Tuesday to ban oil sales to countries and companies that comply with a price cap agreed by Western countries in response to Moscow's...
'divide and conquer'

Putin Says West Aiming to 'Tear Russia Apart'

President Vladimir Putin has blasted the West for trying to "tear Russia apart" and said in a nationally broadcast interview on Sunday that his offensive...
Freudian slip

U.S. Asks Putin to Keep 'Acknowledging Reality' After 'War' Reference

The United States on Friday derisively called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to acknowledge reality and pull troops from Ukraine after he finally...
banned term

Lawmaker Attacks Putin for Ukraine 'War' Reference

A Russian lawmaker has called for legal action against President Vladimir Putin for calling the conflict in Ukraine a "war" instead of using an official...
raising questions

Putin Forms Mobilization Task Force Featuring Military Bloggers

President Vladimir Putin established a task force Tuesday to coordinate work between the government and pro-war military bloggers on Russia&rsquo...
'high demands'

Putin Orders Intensified Hunt for ‘Traitors, Spies, Saboteurs’

President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s counterintelligence services on Tuesday to step up their hunt for “traitors, spies and saboteurs&rdquo...
military cooperation

Putin Insists No Plan to Absorb Belarus on Visit in Ukraine Shadow

President Vladimir Putin denied plans to absorb Belarus as he paid a rare visit Monday to the country whose strongman assisted his invasion of neighboring...
off-limits service

Putin Bans Surrogacy for Foreigners

President Vladimir Putin signed legislation Monday banning foreigners from having children with the help of a surrogate in Russia. Only married Russian...
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