Contents tagged with Putin
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Putin: The Russian Army does not threaten anyone
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his surprise regarding the reaction of some of Russia’s western partners to the military exercises of the Russian Army.
“Our Army does not threaten anyone. I would like to stress it again, so that everyone hears, and not only those present in this conference hall,” he stated on Saturday while talking with the workers of the Russian Avtodiesel plant, which is situated in the city of Yaroslavl and is a part of Russian GAZ company.
“But it [the Army] …
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Former Putin bodyguard becomes new deputy head of the FSB
The Federal Security Service (FSB) website reports that a former bodyguard of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Eugene Zinichev, has become the new deputy head of the FSB. Last month, Zinichev resigned as acting governor of the Kaliningrad region and was appointed as deputy head of the FSB in October.
Zinichev was a member of Vladimir Putin’s private security team several years ago. The Federal Security Service stated that he has been in the security forces since June 1987. The current FSB was …
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Human rights activists put Kadyrov and Putin on the list of enemies of free speech
Thirty-five heads of state and government, including political and criminal groups such as the so-called Islamic State, the Yemeni Houthis, Afghan Taliban fighters, and the Los Zetas were added to the list of politicians and organizations that are recognized by Reporters Without Borders as the main enemies of free speech.The Presidents of Eritrea, Sudan, Burundi, Gambia, Syria and Cuba, the leaders of China, Russia, North Korea and also several former Soviet States - Azerbaijan, Belarus, …
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Russian President spoke about Poroshenko's factory in Lipetsk region
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Roshen factory in the Lipetsk region that belongs to the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, is working steadily, though, there are claims from the Russian tax authorities regarding it.
"We strive to respect the right of property. We are by no means always able to do that and we need to correct our practice; much remains to be done with the legislation, but we will always strive for this," the President said, speaking at a session of the Valdai …
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Putin: The U.S. is responsible for the breakdown of the ceasefire in Syria
At a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the United States had disrupted the ceasefire in Syria.
According to him, US President Barack Obama had promised to separate the terrorists from the opposition in Syria in seven days. “The United States have admitted that part of Aleppo is still occupied by terrorist organizations, Jabhat an-Nusra [also known as the Al-Nusra Front] and ISIL, and it can be seen on video, when we observe the …
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Navalny reported that Putin's daughter received $14 million in government contracts
The Innopraktika Fund, allegedly headed by the daughter of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, received 877 million rubles (about $14 million) from government contracts and earmarked contributions in 2015 – 2016, according to information posted by the head of the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK), Alexei Navalny, on his website.
According to the FBK, over a two year period, Tikhonova`s fund won competitive bids funded by state-owned companies in the amount of 451.6 million rubles …
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Peskov: Putin is ready to meet with Trump in Russia
The Press Secretary for the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with the candidates for U.S. President, Interfax reports.
"I want you to note the words of President Vladimir Putin. He is ready to welcome and communicate with any candidate who advocates for the development of relations and dialogue between our two countries. Russia is looking for good relations, seeking cooperation. Accordingly, Moscow is willing to …
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Russia and Turkey to pursue joint effort to drive al-Nusra Front from Aleppo
Russia and Turkey have agreed to pursue joint actions to drive the al-Nusra Front, also known as al-Qaeda in Syria, from the Syrian city of Aleppo, as stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, RIA Novosti reported.
“Yesterday, I spoke with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. We discussed Aleppo. He said that bombing has ceased there for 22 hours. He expressed the wish that ‘al-Nusra’ would be ejected from the city. We have given the necessary instructions to colleagues and started to …
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Putin, Merkel, and Hollande to discuss Syria after Normandy format meeting
After today’s Normandy format meeting between the leaders of Russia, Germany, France, and Ukraine to discuss the situation in the Donbas, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President François Hollande will discuss the war in Syria, RIA Novosti reported.
According to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, “Today the president [Putin] will travel to Berlin on a working meeting… of the Normandy format, which will include Putin, Hollande, Merkel, and Poroshenko… …
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Putin signs decree authorizing deployment of Russian Air Force to Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree specifying which aviation units of the Russian Armed Forces will be deployed in Syria. The corresponding document was published on the Kremlin's website on October 14th.The document ratifies an agreement signed by Russia and Syria in Damascus on August 26, 2015. The agreement is in effect for an indefinite period and is applied provisionally from the date the agreement was signed. According to the document, the aviation groups are located in …