Contents tagged with Putin
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Kremlin: Russia prepares for 'a serious conversation' with U.S.
Russia is preparing for a "serious conversation" with the U.S. over Washington’s response to the arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
According to Zakharova, Washington should mind "its own business". She sterssed that the rhetoric that America supposedly allows itself about Russia will not be able to help in relations between the countries.
At the same time, she said that differences between Russia and the United …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky shuts down pro-Russian TV channels defying Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky exercised the resolution of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), imposing a 5-year ban on the work of three Ukrainian TV channels: ZIK, NewsOne and "112 Ukraine." On paper these channels belong to the MP Taras Kozak. In reality, they are controlled by a close associate of Russian President Putin, Viktor Medvedchuk. Zelensky insist the actions were necessary to counter anti-Ukrainian propaganda, which is financed by Moscow.
In the end, the …
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More than three thousand people detained at rallies in support of Navalny
The number of people detained at protests across Russia exceeded three thousand people, reports the website OVD-Info. As of 16:10 Moscow time, 3,062 people were detained. The most detainees are in Moscow - 825, in St. Petersburg - 475, in Krasnoyarsk - 194, in Vladivostok - 121.
The rallies are held in dozens of cities across Russia. In many cities, detentions are extremely harsh, and lawyers are not allowed to visit the detainees.
More than four thousand people were detained at rallies in …
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Russian media: Putin’s Palace has 16-storey underground bunker
The residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Gelendzhik has a 16-storey underground complex, reported the news website Meduza.
One of the mining engineers involved in the construction of the bunker told reporters that a few dozen meters from the main house there is an elevator lobby for an underground entrance.
"Under the house there is an entire anthill built into the rock. The 14th and 15th levels host the upper block of technical premises. There is a wine room on the 18th. At the …
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Russian Security Service claims no-fly zone over Putin’s Palace was established because of increased NATO activity in the area
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has responded to reports about the no-fly zone over Cape Idokopoz near Gelendzhik, where Putin’s palace is located, saying that a special regime over the area was imposed following the orders of the Russian Ministry of Transport of July 2020 due to "increased intelligence activity of several neighboring states, including NATO members."
At the same time, the Russian Federal Protective Service (FSO), which is responsible for the safety of the Russian …
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Kyiv: transfer of power is underway in Russia due to Putin’s illness
Transfer of power in Russia has started due to health problems of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service in its 2022 newsletter, “The White Paper”.
"Amid the increasingly obvious health problems of Vladimir Putin and because of him having difficulty to perform his presidential duties, the process of power transfer has begun in Russia," the White paper reads.
The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence notes that although Russia is flexibly changing tactics …
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Weapons stores to be closed in Moscow amid looming protests
All weapons stores will be closed in Moscow next weekend. According to Baza news outlet, such an order was sent to the stores by the Russian National Guard.
The information was confirmed by Air-gun stores and the management of Kolchuga store in Moscow. They will be closed on Saturday and Sunday.
So far, the order of the Russian National Guard concerns only the next weekend, when supporters of Alexei Navalny planned another round of mass rallies.
Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti …
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Putin's Palace put up for sale
"Putin's Palace" in Gelendzhik, which appeared in Navalny’s video investigation, has been put up for sale on the Russian real estate listing website Cian.
The four-storey brick house with a total area of 17,691 thousand sq m and a land lot of 678 acres is offered at a price of one billion rubles ($13.17 million USD), or 56,524 rubles ($744.42 USD) per sq m.
"The luxury residence is located on Cape Idokopas, on the Black Sea coast in the village of Praskoveevka. The village is located near the …
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Kremlin points to serious disagreements on Donbas between Putin and Biden
There remain serious differences between Russia and the United States on the substance of the conflict in Ukraine, said Russian Presidential Kremlin Dmitry Peskov, Interfax reports.
According to him, the existing differences manifest themselves in different formulations of what is happening in the Donbas in the conversation between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"The phrases used exactly reflect the position of the parties, and of course the difference in the …
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Kremlin refuses to name direct owners of Putin’s Palace
The palace in Gelendzhik, which according to Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation is "indirectly owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin," belongs to entrepreneurs whose names "the Kremlin has no right to disclose," said Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov at a press conference on Tuesday, January 26.
When asked about the palace, he noted that "this large object, it is well known in Gelendzhik, and is owned directly by one or more individuals" but it would not be appropriate to name them. …