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Articles with tag "Putin"

Putin Urges Investigators to Defend Traditional Values and Combat ‘Information Sabotage’

Putin also directed investigators to uncover financial crimes and fraud schemes, particularly those targeting elderly citizens and families of soldiers...

Fund Linked to Putin’s Daughter Invests in Tech Firm as Kremlin Targets Foreign Platforms

Katerina Tikhonova's fund invested in a company whose communications software is touted as a Russian substitute for Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
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Putin Meets Khamenei's Top Adviser Larijani for Nuclear Talks

The surprise meeting comes amid reports that Iran is preparing to hold fresh nuclear talks with European countries.
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Draft Law Would Grant Putin New Powers to Block Departed Foreign Companies From Returning

The updated draft law allows Putin to establish the conditions under which foreign firms can be barred from repurchasing their former businesses.
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‘We Don’t Care’: Russian Officials, Media React to Trump’s Ukraine War Ultimatum

Officials and state media appeared dismissive of Trump’s threat to impose major economic sanctions unless Moscow ends its war in Ukraine in 50 days.
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Russian State Media Turns on Trump After Putin Criticism

Trump has grown increasingly critical of the Russian leader as progress on ending the war in Ukraine has stalled.
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Putin Skips Memorial Service for Ex-Transportation Minister, Sends Wreath Instead

The Kremlin said that the Russian leader’s work schedule prevented him from attending the event on Thursday.
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opinion Andras Toth-Czifra

Starovoit’s Apparent Suicide Could Shock the Kremlin’s System

The Transportation Minister was the textbook official of Putin’s Kremlin. However he died, the position of Russia’s elite is less certain.
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Trump Accuses Putin of Talking 'Bulls***' on Ukraine

Asked about his interest in a bill proposed by the Senate for further sanctions on Russia, Trump said: "I'm looking at it very strongly."
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Who Was Roman Starovoit, the Sacked Transportation Minister Found Dead in Apparent Suicide?

Starovoit was reportedly set to face investigation over the alleged embezzlement of $12.8 million allocated for border defenses in the Kursk region.
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Ex-Transportation Minister Found Dead With Gunshot Wound After Being Sacked by Putin

Police investigators said that preliminary findings point to suicide as the likely cause of Roman Starovoit’s death.
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Trump Says He’s ‘Very Unhappy’ With Putin Call, Hints at New Sanctions

“He wants to go all the way, just keep killing people, it’s no good,” the U.S. President told reporters aboard Air Force One.
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Putin Congratulates Trump on U.S. Independence Day During Hourlong Call

But the American president later told reporters that his call with the Kremlin leader did not yield any progress on ending the war in Ukraine.
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Putin Signs Decree Seeking to Lure Foreign Investors Into Russian Stock Market

The decree creates a new type of investment account with better guarantees for foreign investors.
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Putin Praises Kyrgyzstan for ‘Special Status’ of Russian Language

While both Kyrgyz and Russian are official state languages in Kyrgyzstan, Russian continues to carry higher social prestige across much of Central Asia...
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Macron Urges Ukraine Ceasefire in First Call With Putin Since 2022

The call marks their first known conversation since September 2022, several months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Putin Says Russia and Ukraine Nowhere Close on Peace Terms

But the president said that, despite the “absolutely contradictory” peace proposals, direct talks could help bring each side’s positions closer.
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Losing $300Bln in Frozen Assets Is a Price Worth Paying to Break Western Grip on Global Finance, Putin Says

He argued that Western appropriation of Russian funds would trigger an “irreversible trend toward the regionalization of payment systems.”
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Putin to Skip BRICS Summit in Brazil Over ICC Arrest Warrant

The Kremlin said Putin would instead take part in the July 6-7 summit of BRICS heads of state in Rio de Janeiro via video link.
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Kremlin ‘Deeply Regrets’ U.S. Strikes on Iran as Putin Condemns ‘Unprovoked Aggression’

Moscow said its offer to mediate the conflict, along with its condemnation of the U.S. strikes, amounted to “a form of support” for Iran.
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