Vladimir Putin
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Putin’s ‘lover’ reappears with a ‘new look’ in Moscow
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rumoured lover has reappeared with a ‘new look’ in Moscow following rumours she was hiding in a private chalet in Switzerland or a Siberian nuclear bunker, media…
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Putin orders troops to block Azovstal plant in Mariupol
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a blockade of the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol instead of storming it, local media reported. The order was given…
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Ukraine’s Mariupol city captured: Russia
Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the country’s forces have fully captured Ukraine’s key Black Sea port-city of Mariupol, the media reported. However, more than…
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West’s ‘economic blitzkrieg’ against Russia fails: Putin
Moscow: Western countries’ “economic blitzkrieg” strategy against Russia has failed, President Vladimir Putin has said at a government meeting on economic issues. The main negative factor for the Russian economy in recent…
- Middle East
Russia’s Putin, Saudi Crown Prince discuss bilateral ties, oil
Riyadh: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Saturday, their second call since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Saudi Press Agency said the…
- World
Zelensky will only meet Putin after Ukraine’s victory in major battles
Kiev: A top Ukrainian official said that President Volodymyr Zelensky will only meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after the country’s victory in major battles, especially in the separatist eastern region of…
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Amid failure to capture Kyiv, Putin appoints new commander for Ukraine
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a new Army General Alexander Dvornikov, commander of Russia’s Southern Military District, to lead the war in Ukraine as Moscow’s military failed to capture Kyiv. Dvornikov…
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Slovak Minister says ready to pay for Russian gas supplies in rubles
Bratislava: Slovakia cannot give up Russian gas and will pay for supplies in rubles if needed, Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik said on Sunday. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a…
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Putin bathes in antler blood as part of treatment that boosts male potency
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin bathes in antler blood extracted by painfully hacking off a deer’s horns and is ‘constantly’ accompanied by a doctor specialising in thyroid cancer, reports claim, Daily Mail…
- India
Want to convey message to PM Modi personally from Putin: Russian FM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that he wishes to convey a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Lavrov arrived in New Delhi on Thursday…
- World
Russian pledge to scale back in Ukraine draws skepticism
Kyiv: Russia’s pledge to scale back some military operations in Ukraine drew skepticism even as the two nations planned to return Wednesday to talks that could produce a framework for ending the…
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Chechnya says leader Ramzan Kadyrov is in Mariupol
Kiev: Two top officials in Chechnya have claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has promoted Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to the rank of a Lieutenant General and he is currently in the…
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We can’t let Putin take over Ukraine: Elon Musk
San Francisco: As Moscow’s invasion of Kiev has entered its second month, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the world cannot let Russian President Vladimir Putin win in Ukraine because if…
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Putin may try to impose a ‘Korean’ scenario on Ukraine
Kiev: Russia will try to impose a “Korean” scenario on Ukraine and gather all the occupied territories into a single quasi-state entity, believes Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Chief Intelligence Directorate of…
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Could Vladimir Putin be ousted over his Ukraine invasion?
Victoria: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds on with no apparent solution through international diplomacy, some commentators are wondering if an end of the conflict could come from Vladimir Putin’s removal…
