Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia agreed with US proposals for a ceasefire in Ukraine but any truce would have to deal with the root causes of the conflict and that many crucial details needed to be sorted out. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 has left hundreds of thousands of…
US President Donald Trump said that he has talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported late on Saturday. In an interview aboard Air Force One on Friday Trump said that he had “better not say,” when asked how many…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of forcing Russia into a corner, pushing it to its “red lines” and compelling a response. Speaking to a gathering of defense officials on Monday, Putin reiterated that Russia had no choice but to act in the face of what it perceives as escalating threats from the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved Bashar Assad’s asylum in Moscow, the Kremlin confirmed on Monday. The revelation follows reports that the former Syrian president and his family had arrived in Russia after the fall of Damascus to armed opposition forces. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a press briefing that there was no meeting scheduled…
Putin commended PM Narendra Modi’s national-centric approach and the “Make in India” programme. Russia willing to set up manufacturing operations in India? At the VTB Investment Forum in Moscow, the Russian president Vladimir Putin drew parallels between Russia’s import substitution programme and India’s “Make in India” initiative. He indicated Russia’s readiness to establish manufacturing units…
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to the United States on Tuesday, lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike just days after the administration of Joe Biden reportedly allowed Ukraine to fire American missiles deep into Russia. The updated doctrine, formally known as “The basics of state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence”,…
The Kremlin has denied reports that claimed the US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin where the American leader reportedly urged Putin to not escalate the war in Ukraine. Casting the media reports as “pure fiction”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday said Putin has no specific plans to speak to…
