MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he does not expect any breakthroughs at the Group of 20 summit in Japan starting Friday but hopes G-20 leaders find a common understanding of what’s needed to bolster economies and financial institutions. Putin told the Financial Times newspaper in an […]
Sochi : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the highest-level talks between the rival powers in nearly a year as they see if they can make headway on a raft of disagreements from Venezuela to Iran to arms control. Pompeo will […]
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he would take Russia into “a new economic league,” during an annual press conference that follows months of growing discontent at home. International tensions, from an ongoing stand-off with Ukraine to increasingly frosty relations with Washington, also loomed large at the event. […]
MOSCOW — Alarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin wants cultural leaders to devise a means of controlling, rather than banning, the popular music. Putin says “if it is impossible to stop, then we must lead it and direct it.” But Putin […]
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is certain that calls for unauthorized protests are fraught with events similar to those underway in Paris. While speaking at a meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights about the case of human rights activist Lev Ponomaryov, […]
MOSCOW— The Latest on Russia President Vladimir Putin’s comments (all times local): 6:00 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin says any talks about the withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syria would be contingent on providing security guarantees for Syria. Putin said Thursday that Russia helped negotiate the pullback of […]
MOSCOW— President Vladimir Putin says Russia would only use its nuclear weapons in response to an incoming missile attack. Putin said Thursday Russia’s military doctrine doesn’t envisage a preventative nuclear strike. He noted that Russia would only launch a nuclear strike if its early warning systems spot missiles […]
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