Tag: Putin
Putin boasts of new-generation ‘invincible’ weaponry
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin boasted Russia has developed a new generation of hypersonic missiles in his state of the nation address on Thursday, warning...
No programme, no debate but Putin cruising to poll win
Running with a lacklustre slogan, no programme and refusing to debate his opponents, it sometimes seems like Russian President Vladimir Putin is not campaigning...
Trump tells Putin more steps needed to scrap N Korea nuclear...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, who complained last month that Moscow was “not helping us at all with North Korea,” told Russian President Vladimir...
Putin discusses Mideast with Trump, hosts Abbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday at the start of talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas that he had discussed the Middle East conflict...
Putin and Erdogan discuss military coordination in Syria
MOSCOW/ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to strengthen coordination between the countries' military and security services in...
Putin to attend 75th anniversary of bloody ‘Battle of Stalingrad’
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend ceremonies in the city formerly known as Stalingrad as it marks the 75th anniversary of...
Kremlin critic Navalny: Putin seeks to be ’emperor for life’
MOSCOW: The Kremlin's top critic Alexei Navalny has slammed Russia's March presidential election, in which he is barred from running, as a sham meant...
Putin says Turkey not behind attack on Russian base in Syria
MOSCOW: The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) attack on the Russian base in Syria was a provocation aimed at destroying previous agreements, Russian President Vladimir...
Russia will help defend Syrian sovereignty, Putin tells Assad
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a new year’s greeting that Russia will continue supporting Syria’s efforts to...
Putin critic Navalny’s protest call to be investigated
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday that a call by opposition leader Alexei Navalny to hold nationwide protests to back a boycott of next...
Erdoğan, Putin discuss UN vote on Jerusalem, Syria crisis on phone
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday agreed in a telephonic conversation that Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs to be...
Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday for the CIA’s help in thwarting a planned attack in Saint Petersburg,...
Putin, Trump discuss North Korea’s nuclear programme on phone
WASHINGTON: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear program in a phone call Thursday, in which the US president...
Putin launches giant $27bn LNG project in the Arctic
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday launched a $27 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the snow-covered plains of the Arctic as Russia...
Putin to visit Egypt on December 11
CAIRO: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Egypt on December 11 to meet his counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian president's office said on...
Putin seeks new term as Russia president in March vote
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would seek a new six-year term in the country's March elections in a move that would...
Putin’s thirst for victory backfires with possible Olympic ban
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin has staked Russia’s prestige – and his own reputation – on sporting achievements but a possible ban from the Winter Olympics after...
