US President Joe Biden has once again disparaged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, calling him a “dictator” in an ABC News interview on Thursday in Normandy, France, where he was attending a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day. While trying to insult Putin, Biden also made an apparent mental …
Read More »Biden claims he knew Putin in 1980s
US President Joe Biden has made an apparent mental stumble in trying to disparage Vladimir Putin, saying he has known the Russian leader for more than four decades and has been concerned about him all that time because he’s “not a decent man.” Biden’s latest gaffe came in an ABC …
Read More »No place for military blocs in Asia-Pacific – Putin
The Asia-Pacific region should be free of military blocs because of their potential to undermine the security balance, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Speaking at a press conference with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday, Putin noted that recent talks between Moscow and Beijing had once again shown …
Read More »WATCH Putin lands in Beijing for talks with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin was welcomed with an honor guard after his plane touched down in Beijing, marking his first foreign trip after he was recently sworn in for his fifth term. The two-day visit just ten days after the Russian leader’s inauguration is intended to underscore the importance of …
Read More »Western elites want to prosper at the expense of others – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the stage for his state visit to China by praising efforts by Moscow and Beijing to build a “just, multipolar world order” as Western leaders try to retain global dominance by disregarding the sovereign interests of other countries. In an interview with Xinhua News …
Read More »Putin officially confirms new defense minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially appointed Andrey Belousov as the new minister of defense. Belousov, an economist by trade, is a former first deputy prime minister and Putin’s long-time adviser on economic matters. Earlier this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained his appointment by the fact that the “battlefield …
Read More »Putin removes Shoigu as Russian Defense Minister
President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Sergei Shoigu be replaced as Minister of Defense of Russia by acting First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, the Federation Council said on Sunday evening. Shoigu has been appointed Secretary of the Russian Security Council. Senators are scheduled to engage in consultations regarding the …
Read More »Relations with West, national resilience and forging victory: Key takeaways from Putin’s inauguration
Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially been sworn into office for a fifth term. In his inaugural address at the Kremlin on Tuesday, Putin vowed to protect the nation’s interests amid the confrontation with the West over the Ukraine conflict. Here are the key points from the ceremony and Putin’s …
Read More »Anti-Communist, Russian nationalist, enemy of Hitler: Who was ‘Putin’s favorite philosopher’?
He was a staunch supporter of the anti-Bolshevik White Movement during the Russian Civil War and a monarchist who was close to far-right Russian émigré circles. He was also a thinker who was accused of supporting fascism, but was persecuted by Nazi Germany as soon as Hitler came to power. …
Read More »Russia will track down masterminds of Moscow terrorist attack – Putin
The Russian security agencies are going to get the mastermind behind the terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. It’s crucial to establish not only the direct perpetrators of the “bloody terrorist attack” which took place on March 22, but also all the …
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