Tag: Vladimir Putin
Putin warns of foreign meddling in Russia
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has warned against foreign meddling in Russian politics and criticised opposition politicians of being in the pay of foreign interests....
Russian President Putin’s work ‘not affected’ by injury
Vladimir Putin's spokesman has admitted that Russia's president is suffering from an injury, but denied media reports that it is affecting his work.
Dmitry Peskov...
Putin urges new patriotism for post-Soviet Russia
President Vladimir Putin has urged the creation of a new sense of patriotism to serve as the basis of Russia’s future to replace the...
Putin hails, rewards Russian Olympians
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday congratulated the country's Olympic athletes and their coaches and expressed his gratitude for their excellent work. "On behalf...
And 18 years later…
The Russian upper house of parliament on Wednesday passed the bill ratifying Russia’s entry into the WTO, the final legislative step required before President...
Russia supports ‘peaceful’ nuclear drive in Iran
Russia supports Tehran’s atomic programme as long as it is “peaceful”, President Vladimir Putin told Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday ahead of global talks...
Putin’s final act
Vladimir Putin’s new presidential term is just beginning, but it increasingly looks like the beginning of the end. Whenever Russia’s people pour into the...
Putin warns of civil war in Syria, rules out intervention
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Friday that Syria could be on the brink of a civil war but underlined his opposition to military intervention...
Putin names tank factory worker to top post
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday named a tank factory worker who once vowed on national television to protect him from Moscow protesters as...
Putin sworn in as Russian president
Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president in a glittering Kremlin ceremony on Monday, starting a six-year term in which he faces growing...
Blasts kill 14 in Caucasus ahead of Putin’s Kremlin return
A double car bombing in Russia’s troubled North Caucasus killed at least 14 people and injured more than 120 just days before Vladimir Putin...
Putin says Russia ready to accept Tymoshenko
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that his country was willing to accept jailed former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko for medical treatment, amid...
Putin, Medvedev toast May Day at Soviet pub
Russia’s leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev rolled back the years Tuesday as they took a round of May Day drinks in a Moscow...
Pro-Putin party suffers new setback in polls
President-elect Vladimir Putin suffered a tough political blow Monday after seeing his party’s candidate trounced in a mayoral race that became the focus of...
Russians enraged after film smears protest rallies
Participants in Russia’s protest movement against Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed fury at a film aired on a federal channel, claiming it used false...
Fraud claims cloud Putin election triumph
Vladimir Putin on Monday prepared to reoccupy the Kremlin after a crushing presidential election victory that Russian and foreign observers said had been skewed...
Putin declares victory in rally outside Kremlin
Vladimir Putin on Sunday declared victory in Russia’s presidential elections at a mass rally outside the Kremlin walls, telling his voters they helped avert...