Merkel meets Putin to discuss crises in Syria and Ukraine Mr Putin is reportedly keen to hear Mrs Merkel’s opinion of US President Donald Trump German Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun talks with President Vladimir Putin on her first visit to Russia since 2015. The meeting, at Mr Putin’s summer residence in Sochi, comes with … Read more
President Vladimir Putin says Russia wants to normalise ties with the United States and join efforts in the fight against international “terrorism”. Speaking in a live state-of-the-nation address, Putin said on Thursday that Russia was ready to take part in tackling global challenges – if its interests are respected. “We don’t want confrontation with anyone,” … Read more
For more than two decades, Russia has been trying to regain its Soviet-era economic influence in Africa, but such efforts have regularly hit stumbling blocks. Policy experts and Russian authorities attribute this to inadequate knowledge of investment and economic possibilities on the continent. “As before, we cannot deny that Russian business structures have insufficient knowledge … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated businessman Donald Trump on his victory in the U. S. presidential election in a telegram on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. “Putin expressed hope for joint work to restore Russian-American relations from their state of crisis, and also to address pressing international issues and search for effective responses to challenges concerning … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that cyber attacks or other types of interference in other countries’ internal affairs were intolerable. The U. S. government has formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election. Russian officials have denied those allegations. Join … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin could be prepping for global war, in the wake of deteriorating relations with the United States and other Western countries, according to an incendiary new report. Putin sent out an order to top Russian officials, politicians and their children across the world demanding that they return to the Motherland, the Daily … Read more
It’s not a new Cold War. It’s not even a deep chill. It’s an outright conflict. US-Russia relations have deteriorated sharply amid a barrage of accusations and disagreements, raising the stakes on issues ranging from the countries’ competing military operations in Syria, disputes over Eastern European independence and escalating cyber breaches. “This is a conflict, … Read more
Russia has suspended an agreement with the US on the disposal of surplus weapons-grade plutonium, the latest sign of worsening bilateral relations. In a decree, President Vladimir Putin accused the US of creating “a threat to strategic stability, as a result of unfriendly actions” towards Russia. Moscow also set pre-conditions for the US for the … Read more
For more than two decades, Russia has been struggling to regain its Soviet-era economic influence, but such efforts have hit stumbling blocks which policy experts and Russian authorities themselves admittedly attributed to inadequate knowledge of investment and economic possibilities in Africa. Quite recently, Keir Giles, an associate fellow (on the Russia and Eurasia Program) at … Read more