Tag: Putin
Putin meets Assad ahead of Syria talks with Turkey and Iran
SOCHI: President Vladimir Putin said the Russian army had "saved Syria as a state" after meeting with leader Bashar al-Assad, as the Syrian government...
Former intelligence officials fear Trump is being manipulated by Putin
WASHINGTON: Two former top US intelligence officials said on Sunday they fear President Donald Trump is being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after...
Trump takes U-turn from remarks about Putin’s on election meddling
HANOI: US President Donald Trump on Sunday attempted to clear up confusion over whether he accepts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denials of meddling in...
Putin, Trump ‘agree to defeat IS in Syria’
US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to defeat so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria, the Kremlin said.
It said a...
Confusion still reigns over Trump-Putin meet up in Vietnam
VIETNAM: Russia and the United States gave mixed messages on Friday about whether their leaders will meet on the sidelines of a regional summit in...
Putin visits Tehran for talks on Syria, nuclear deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran's leadership on Wednesday in Tehran as the two Damascus allies push a Syria peace plan and the Kremlin...
Freed Russia opposition leader Navalny walks free after 20-day jail term
Moscow: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walked free on Sunday after a 20-day jail term for organising protests against President Vladimir Putin.
Navalny, who has...
Putin dials up anti-US rhetoric, keeps mum on re-election
SOCHI/MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin launched one of his most stinging critiques of US foreign policy on Thursday, listing what he called some of the...
Washington ‘trying to squeeze Russian gas out of Europe’: Putin
SOCHI, Russia: President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of trying to squeeze Russia out of European energy markets, saying the latest...
Putin gets a puppy from Turkmenistan for his birthday
SOCHI, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, received a top breed puppy as a belated birthday gift on Wednesday from Turkmenistan’s president...
Saudi king arrives in Russia for first visit
King Salman, President Putin likely to discuss extending oil production cuts ahead of OPEC oil cartel meeting
MOSCOW: Saudi King Salman arrived in Moscow...
Saudi king set for first ever visit to Russia
MOSCOW: King Salman of Saudi Arabia will arrive in Russia this week to conduct the first official visit to the country by a Saudi king,...
Putin critic Navalny detained by police before pre-election rally
MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained by police as he left his Moscow home on Friday to attend a pre-election rally in...
Putin heads to Turkey for talks on weapons deal, Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday meets his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Syria and a key weapons deal, hoping to...
Russia reserves right to cut further US diplomatic mission: Putin
Speaking after US officials ordered Russia to vacate diplomatic premises in several American cities, Putin said he would order the Russian foreign ministry to take legal action over alleged violations of Russia’s property rights.
Putin says tougher North Korea sanctions will be global ‘catastrophe’
Putin, speaking after a BRICs summit in China, also warned against further ramping up military hysteria around North Korea, saying that could lead to “global catastrophe.”
Putin’s office confirms Trump lawyer emailed Kremlin during campaign
Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that the Trump Organization's chief counsel at the time, Michael Cohen, sent a message to a publicly available Kremlin press-service email address asking for support for a never-realised project to build a Trump Tower in the Moscow City business district.