North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to pay an official visit to Russia in the near future at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said in a statement on Monday. The announcement of the visit, which the Kremlin said would take place “in the coming days,” followed …
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The US is intent on “waging a war to the last Ukrainian,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has claimed following reports that Washington is planning to provide more weapons to Kiev. He insisted that the additional aid would not change the course of the conflict. “We have many times heard statements …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will open the second Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg by addressing the heads of state at a plenary session on Thursday, his aide Yury Ushakov has told reporters. Only five African countries will not be represented at the summit, Ushakov said, noting that the high rate …
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Countries that decide to continue agricultural exports via the Black Sea will have to take on certain security risks now, given that Russia is no longer a part of the grain deal, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov warned on Tuesday. A day earlier, Moscow allowed the UN- and Türkiye-brokered agreement …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the head of the Wagner private military company, Evgeny Prigozhin, several days after the group aborted a mutiny as part of a Belarus-mediated deal, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Speaking to journalists, Peskov confirmed a report by French newspaper Liberation, which claimed …
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The Kremlin has dismissed “fictitious” claims in the Western press that Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. The claim was reported by The Financial Times, based on anonymous diplomatic sources. “I cannot confirm that,” Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov …
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Any persons threatening to kill Russians are enemies who should be and will be punished for doing so, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has warned. On Sunday, Peskov was asked by channel Rossyia 1 to comment on the words of Mikhail Podoliak, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, …
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The Russian government supports the further privatization of state assets, provided they are not sold off too cheaply, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. The head of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, earlier spoke in favor of privatization. Peskov said that the topic is “indeed always on [the government’s] …
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Ukraine’s leadership has again proven its “terrorist” nature by threatening to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said, while giving assurances that the Russian leader is well protected. “A terrorist regime talks about its terrorist aspirations,” Peskov told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster on Thursday. The spokesman …
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One of Ukraine’s military or intelligence special units was “likely” behind the May 3 drone attack in Moscow, the New York Times reported on Wednesday citing anonymous US officials. US intelligence agencies have assessed this based in part on intercepted communications of both Russian and Ukrainian officials, according to the …
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