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Articles with tag "Putin"

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.

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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Iranian Foreign Minister Arrives in Moscow for Talks With Putin After U.S. Strikes

Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that Araghchi would meet with the Kremlin leader and other senior Russian officials during the visit.
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Ukraine Says Received Russian Bodies in War Dead Exchanges

Zelensky says Russia sent 20 of its own soldiers' bodies to Kyiv, falsely labeled as Ukrainian.
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Saying 'All of Ukraine Is Ours,' Putin Does Not Rule Out Taking City of Sumy

"I consider Russians and Ukrainians to be one people. In that sense, all of Ukraine is ours," Putin said.
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At Flagship Forum, Putin Promotes BRICS Growth and Economic Restructuring

The president said Russia’s GDP growth had outpaced the global average in recent years despite what he called a “complex external environment.”
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Putin to Visit China for Regional Summit in Late August

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1.
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Putin Shrugs Off NATO Spending Plans, Says Russia’s Advance in Ukraine ‘Will Continue’

The president admitted that increased NATO spending could pose “specific” challenges but vowed Russia “will counter all threats that arise.”
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'Let's Mediate Russia First,' Trump Says to Putin's Offer to Broker Israel-Iran Peace

"He actually offered to help mediate, I said 'Do me a favor, mediate your own. Let's mediate Russia first, okay?'" Trump said.
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Putin Says Russia Is Ready to Mediate Israel-Iran Conflict During Call With UAE President

The two leaders "expressed deep concern over the continuing escalation of the Iranian-Israeli conflict," warning of "extremely negative consequences for...
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Erdoğan Tells Putin Israel Threatens Regional Security

The Kremlin said Putin and Erdoğan used the conversation to call for an "immediate" end to fighting between Israel and Iran.
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Putin, Trump Discuss Middle East, Ukraine in Call – Kremlin

"The dangerous escalation in the Middle East was of course at the center of the exchange," the Kremlin said.
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By Employing Putin’s Alleged Daughter, Paris Gallery Sparks Debate Over Collective Responsibility

The news raises questions over safety risks for Russian artists in exile and ethical risks for Ukrainian artists. But the gallery defends its choice.
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