Tag: Putin

Putin denounces Soviet founder Lenin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday criticised Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, accusing him of placing a “time bomb” under the state, and sharply denouncing...

Putin ‘probably approved’ murder of Russian ex-spy: UK inquiry

Russian President Vladimir Putin “probably approved” the radiation poisoning of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London, a British judge said Thursday at the...

Putin hints that Russia could grant asylum to Assad

Russia could grant asylum to Bashar al-Assad if he is forced to leave Syria, Vladimir Putin suggested in an interview with the German tabloid...

Putin says he wants global cooperation against terrorism

Russia wants to fight terrorism jointly with the rest of the world, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Monday, while again...

Putin names US among threats in new Russian security strategy

A new appraisal names the United States as one of the threats to Russia's national security for the first time, a sign of how...

Russia’s Putin says Trump is ‘absolute leader’ in US presidential race

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday described US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump as "talented" and "outstanding," welcoming his stance on Russia. "He is a...

Putin says welcomes Trump’s calls for deeper ties with Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he welcomed comments by US presidential candidate Donald Trump that he wanted deeper relations with Russia. “He is...

Kerry seeks ‘real progress’ on Syria in Moscow talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry sought in a visit to Moscow on Tuesday to make progress in narrowing differences with Russian leader Vladimir...

Putin says Russia backs Free Syrian Army alongside Assad troops

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army, providing it with air support, arms and ammunition in joint operations...

Erdogan and Putin: ex-pals turned sworn foes who won’t back down

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, leaders with remarkable similarities who built a new era of cooperation between Turkey and Russia, have suffered a...

Allah punished Turkey by depriving them of intelligence, says Putin

Moscow announces halt to talks on a major gas pipeline project with Turkey Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Allah punished the Turkish leadership...

Putin says Turkey shot down Russian warplane to protect Islamic State...

Erdogan says would resign if Putin IS oil trade claims proven Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane...

Obama, Putin discuss Syrian crisis, Russian jet’s downing dispute

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama held talks for around 30 minutes on the sidelines of a summit in Paris on...

France says Russian strikes in Syria must only target Islamic State

Russian air strikes in Syria must clearly target only Islamic State, France's foreign ministry said on Monday in response to questions over recent raids...

Russia says won’t go to war with Turkey over jet downing

Russian FM Lavrov says attack on fighter jet appeared to be ‘planned provocation, Moscow would ‘seriously reevaluate’ ties with Ankara

Putin says wants global anti-terrorism fight after 19 killed in Mali...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday global cooperation was needed to confront terrorism in the wake of a militant attack targeting foreigners in...

Putin, Merkel edge Obama to new low in Forbes power ranking

Putin claimed the first spot for the third year in a row and was then followed by Merkel and Barack Obama who was pushed down to third place this year