French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in their first meeting since he came to office with differences on Ukraine and Syria in full view. After playing handshake power games with US President Donald Trump at his first international summit last week, 39-year-old Macron hosts the Russian leader in the splendour … Read more
Russian police arrested about two dozen protesters Sunday in Moscow, a week after more than 1,000 others were detained during a large-scale rally organized by a leading critic of President Vladimir Putin. The Russian state news agency Tass reports that Sunday’s arrests were made while protesters tried to conduct unauthorized marches toward the Kremlin from … Read more
The Kremlin has responded to mass protests on Sunday by accusing the opposition of encouraging lawbreaking and provoking violence. Some young people were paid to attend, a presidential spokesman said, but added that the message from legal protests would be listened to. Defiant Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, one of hundreds detained, appeared in court … Read more
Thousands of Russians demonstrated across the country Sunday to protest at corruption, defying bans on rallies which were called by prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny — who was arrested along with scores of others. Navalny called for the protests after publishing a detailed report this month accusing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of controlling a property … Read more
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen met Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow on Friday, Russian state television reported. “We by no means want to influence the current events but we reserve the right to communicate with all representatives of all political forces of the country, as do our partners in … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday it was in the interests of both Russia and the United States to restore communications between their respective intelligence agencies. “It’s in everyone’s interest to resume dialogue between the intelligence agencies of the United States and other members of NATO,” Putin said, addressing Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin could be waiting a long time for an apology from Bill O’Reilly. The Fox News host responded late Monday to an angry statement from the Kremlin over his description of Putin as “a killer.” “Apparently, the Putin administration in Moscow [is] demanding that I — your humble correspondent — apologize for … Read more
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday was re-elected as the chairman of the country’s ruling United Russia party for a next five-year term. Boris Grizlov, chairman of the party’s supreme council, announced the result of the re-election, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin served as the party’s chairman prior to … Read more
Russia has called for the expulsion of 35 US diplomats in response to a similar move by the US The Russian foreign ministry has called for the expulsion of 35 US diplomats in response to a similar move by Washington. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the request had been made to President Vladimir Putin. The … Read more
They’re the islands where World War II never ended and now they’re the focal point of a rare meeting between the leaders of Japan and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his first visit to Japan in 11 years on Thursday with Tokyo hopeful of progress in getting Russia to return islands in the Kuril … 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
Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been charged with taking a bribe to endorse a state takeover. Investigators said he received a $2m (£1.6m) payment. The minister pleaded not guilty to the charge. Mr Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking Russian official held since the 1991 coup attempt in what was then the USSR. The investigators said … Read more
Putin was informed about the case when the investigation was first launched against Ulyukayev. Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on Tuesday over allegations he extorted a $2 million bribe from top oil producer Rosneft, a case which could expose fault lines in the Russian leader’s inner circle. Ulyukayev, a 60-year-old technocrat … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U. S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday held a telephone conversation, with both sides agreeing to make joint efforts to normalize the current stained ties between Russia and the United States. Putin voiced Moscow’s willingness to build a partnership dialogue with the new U. S. administration based on equality, mutual … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to “normalise US-Russia ties”, the Kremlin has said, following a phone conversation between the two. Mr Putin wished Mr Trump “success in implementing the election programme”. Mr Trump, who had praised Mr Putin in the election campaign, said he wanted an “enduring relationship with … Read more
On one hand, Putin became acting president after his predecessor resigned. But had opportunity to be voted for on two consecutive times as president of Russian Federation. On the other hand, Mahama became president after his predecessor passed on. He was also voted for, to begin the 1st half of his 8 year maximum term, … 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
Though Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem to agree on a number of issues, there is one they apparently don’t see eye to eye on. While Trump argues that Hillary Clinton is too weak to be president of the United States, the Russian President appears to be genuinely afraid of Clinton. Evidence is growing that … 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
The next U. S. administration will inherit the worst relationship with Russia since Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an evil empire. Judging from the list of grievances that President Vladimir Putin has laid out, even a relatively Putin-friendly Donald Trump will have a hard time satisfying him. Putin delivered his message to the future … Read more