Tag: Putin

‘Read my lips, no.’ Vladimir Putin denies Russia’s interference in US...

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied any Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election on Thursday, claiming any allegations are politically motivated lies. "Read my...

Netanyahu to meet Putin, says Iran seeks permanent foothold in Syria

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice opposition to what the Israeli...

US president says ‘haters’ unfairly tie him to Russia

US President Donald Trump says it's no fair "the haters" tie him to Russian President Vladimir Putin when President Barack Obama was the one...

Trump praises Putin for holding back in US-Russia spy dispute

US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for refraining from retaliation in a dispute over spying and cyber attacks, in...

Putin refuses to expel US diplomats, looks to Trump

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he would not expel any Americans in response to Washington turfing out dozens of Russian diplomats over...

Putin, Rouhani welcome Aleppo ‘victory’

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin welcomed the "Syrian army's victory against the terrorists in Aleppo" during a late-night phone...

Murder of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey a ploy to wreck Syrian...

President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was a despicable provocation aimed at spoiling Russia-Turkey ties and...

FBI, CIA agree Russia hacks aimed to boost Trump: report

The CIA and FBI have both concluded that Russia intervened in the US presidential election aiming to help Donald Trump win, The Washington Post...

Putin himself involved in US election hack: report

US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in hacking during the American election campaign as part of a...

Putin expresses condolences to Pakistan leadership over passenger plane crash

Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the president and prime minister of Pakistan following a crash of a passenger plane in the...

BRICS summit: Indian PM’s agenda includes important meetings with Xi, Putin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will look to reinvigorate the BRICS group of emerging nations at a summit this weekend with India seen as a...

Putin shuns Paris visit after France offers talks only on Syria:...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not come to Paris next week after declining to meet President Francois Hollande only for talks on Syria, a...

Donald Trump says Russia’s Putin is a better leader than Obama

Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that Russia's Vladimir Putin had been a better leader than US President Barack Obama, as the Republican presidential nominee...

Putin says Russia will end sanctions on Turkey gradually

Russia will phase out sanctions against Turkey step-by-step but the priority is to bring bilateral ties between the two countries to their pre-crisis level,...

Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia on Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began...

Obama says Putin can’t be trusted on Syria

US President Barack Obama stated that he was “not confident” that Russia and President Vladimir Putin could be trusted as partners in trying to...

Putin slams discrimination as banned athletes join send-off

Russian President Vladimir Putin hit out at “discrimination” against the country's banned track and field athletes at a Kremlin send-off ceremony Wednesday for its...