Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited Moscow and met with President Vladimir Putin for the first time since taking office, to discuss energy security and the possibility for de-escalating the ongoing crisis around Ukraine. Putin hosted Scholz on Tuesday, where the two met for just over three hours, according to …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his support for diplomatic efforts to put an end to the conflict in the Donbass, despite calls from his country’s parliament for the Kremlin to consider recognizing two breakaway regions of Eastern Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in …
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Lawmakers in the Russian State Duma have backed a motion calling on the Kremlin to recognize the independence of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk regions in eastern Ukraine, with the overwhelming majority voting in support of the draft resolution amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Kiev. On Tuesday, 351 MPs …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin should “untie the noose around Ukraine” and instead focus on acts of peace, newly re-elected German head of state Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday. Speaking to the Bundestag, after being re-elected for a second five-year term as president, Steinmeier described the current situation in Europe as …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin kept a large distance between himself and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu due to coronavirus restrictions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has claimed late on Monday. Russia’s president was spotted keeping a very pronounced gap between him and top members of the government during meetings earlier the …
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Russian bombs and missiles could begin landing on key targets in Ukraine with almost no notice if Moscow gives the order for an offensive to begin, the UK has warned, amid a growing standoff between the two eastern-European nations. Speaking to Sky News on Friday, Armed Forces Under-Secretary James Heappey …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with his ministers of defense and foreign affairs on Monday, the Kremlin has announced, without revealing the agenda for the talks. Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov shared the timing of the appointment with journalists earlier the same day, adding that “we will show you the meetings, …
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Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov has revealed details of the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden shortly after the phone talks concluded on Saturday evening. Speaking to reporters during a media briefing, Ushakov revealed that the talks were staged on Washington’s request with …
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US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken by phone on Saturday as tensions remain at boiling point over Ukraine. According to a White House readout of the call, Biden warned Putin that the US and its allies would “respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs …
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Criminals from overseas swooped in on the unrest unfolding in Kazakhstan last month, when protests attended by thousands subsequently turned violent and left over 200 people dead, Russian President Vladimir Putin has alleged. Speaking ahead of talks with Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, earlier this week, his first visit abroad since …
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