Tag: President Vladimir Putin

Oil, Iran top agenda as Putin visits Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday, where he is set to seal oil agreements as well as use his...

Putin signs bill suspending participation in nuclear treaty

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill suspending Russia’s participation in a pivotal nuclear arms treaty. Putin’s decree released on Wednesday formalizes Russia’s departure...

Erdogan says Russian defense missiles on track

OSAKA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he expects the scheduled delivery of Russian air defense missiles under a contract that has vexed the...

Putin uses G-20 to strengthen alliances, soothe tensions

OSAKA, Japan: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin used a series of talks with global leaders at the Group of 20 summit on Friday to strengthen...

Russian envoy appreciates Pakistan’s efforts for Afghan peace

ISLAMABAD: Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has appreciated Pakistan's role and efforts for Afghan peace and reconciliation. It has been reported...

Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they will...

Russian TV launches new Putin show to revive his ratings

Russian Kremlin-controlled television has launched a new weekly show dedicated to President Vladimir Putin in an apparent attempt to stem a major fall in...

Putin, Trump likely to hold talks thrice in 2018: Kremlin spokesman

MOSCOW: Kremlin said on Friday it did not rule out the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could hold talks with United States (US)...

Putin: The Tsar of Russia

Pakistan's increasing proximity with China and consequently Russia, everyone wants to know who Putin is. Let us introduce Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is the incumbent...

Russia’s Vladimir Putin wins by big margin: exit polls

Exit polls in Russia's presidential election predict the return of Vladimir Putin for another six-year term. A Russian state exit poll gave him 73.9% of...

US accuses Russia of breaching treaties with ‘invincible’ weapons

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday accused Moscow of openly breaching Cold War-era treaties by developing what Russian President Vladimir Putin called a new...

US Treasury ‘working’ on new Russian sanctions ‘in near future’

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he will, "in the near future," issue new sanctions against wealthy Russians in retaliation for Moscow's meddling...