Tag: Putin

Putin says accepts US is sole superpower, dilutes Trump praise

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he accepted the United States was probably still the world's sole superpower and he was ready to work...

Putin says Russia will respond to US missile shield in Europe

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin says he will respond to the defensive missile system the United States and its partners are building in Eastern Europe,...

Putin warns Russia will respond to NATO missile shield

President Vladimir Putin on Friday described the development of NATO's US-led missile defense programme as a threat to global security and vowed that Russia...

Russia actively pursuing ties with Pakistan, says Putin

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that his country is actively developing multifaceted relations with Pakistan, including in the fields of trade and...

Putin admits Panama Papers ‘accurate,’ blames US

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday acknowledged the accuracy of the Panama Papers revelations, but claimed funds had been spent on musical instruments as...

Putin says Panama Papers part of US plot to weaken Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any links to offshore accounts and described the Panama Papers document leaks scandal as part of a...

US govt, Soros funded Panama Papers to attack Putin: WikiLeaks

Washington is behind the recently released offshore revelations known as the Panama Papers, WikiLeaks has claimed, saying that the attack was “produced” to target...

Iceland PM resigns in Panama Papers scandal

Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is the biggest casualty of a worldwide media probe into 11.5 million leaked documents that purportedly reveal the offshore financial activities of 140 political figures, including 12 current or former heads of state

Russia can make powerful Syria military comeback in hours: Putin

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia could scale up its military presence in Syria again within hours and would still bomb terrorist...

Obama, Putin discuss Russia’s ‘partial withdrawal’ from Syria

The White House said presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed Russia's planned military drawdown in Syria on Monday, hours after a shock announcement...

Putin orders start of Russian forces’ withdrawal from Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was instructing his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria, over five months after he...

Putin says ‘foreign enemies’ seek to disrupt Russian elections

President Vladimir Putin warned Friday that foreign enemies were seeking to disrupt upcoming parliamentary elections and ordered Russia’s security service to be vigilant. In September,...

Putin expected to visit Islamabad soon to seal $2b LNG deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to arrive in Islamabad in the coming months to inaugurate the $2 billion liquefied national gas (LNG) pipeline...

Putin, Obama agree on cooperation to implement Syria agreement

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama agreed to intensify diplomatic and other cooperation to implement an agreement on Syria struck at...

Russia nabs ‘Islamic State group’ in the Urals

Russia has detained seven alleged members of the Islamic State group who wanted to stage terror attacks in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, authorities said...

Russia’s military says Turkey’s airspace violation claim a ‘provocation’

Turkey’s allegations that a Russian warplane violated its airspace are not backed by any factual data and are a premeditated provocation, Russia’s Defence Ministry...

Kremlin slams White House over Putin corruption claim

The Kremlin on Friday lashed out at the White House after it backed up an allegation from the US Treasury that President Vladimir Putin...