Contents tagged with Putin
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In a hurry to the throne: Putin approves amendments to Russian Constituion ahead of time
Today, on March 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on amendments to the Russian Constitution. Previously, it was assumed that the package of amendments to the Russian Constitution would be approved by the head of the Kremlin almost a week later. The decree "On improvements to certain aspects in regulations of organization and functioning of public power" has been published on the Kremlin’s website.
During the second reading of the bill on amendments to the Russian …
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Kremlin: Putin does not like personality cult created around him
"Vladimir Putin's cult of personality is something that Vladimir Putin strongly disagrees with," Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president, said.
According to RIA Novosti, Peskov recalled that his boss "has long and clearly" indicated his attitude to any manifestations of this kind of cult”. "He definitely doesn't like it," Peskov stated.
During the second reading of the bill on amendments to the Russian Constitution in the State Duma, MP Valentina Tereshkova proposed an amendment …
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U.S. urges EU to impose sanctions on ‘Putin’s Chef’
Senate senior minority leader Chuck Schumer and four other senators have asked the European Union to impose sanctions on Russian businessman Evgeny Prigozhin because his of involvement in the meddling in the upcoming presidential election, the Foreign Relations Committee said in a statement.
The senators accused the businessman and his companies of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
"As the presidential election in the United States draws closer, our concerns about foreign …
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Lawyer of families of MH17 crash victims: Permission to send Buk missile system from Russia to Ukraine was given by Putin
The Buk surface-to-air missile system from which the Malaysian Boeing 777 flight MH17 was shot down could not have been removed from Russia without the permission of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the lawyer of relatives of the MH17 crash victims, Jerry Skinner, in a comment to Deutsche Welle.
In his opinion, during the court hearings in the Netherlands, the public will hear the names of advisers close to Putin, and probably, the Russian president himself will be mentioned.
"I don't …
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Erdogan offers Putin to jointly develop Syrian oil deposits
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has proposed to Russian leader Vladimir Putin to boost Syria’s economy by jointly developing Syrian oil deposits. Erdogan himself told journalists about his proposal to Putin during the flight from Belgium to Turkey. An excerpt of the interview was published by NTV channel.
"With the oil we get from here, we will make a contracting company, and if you support it financially, let us bring the destroyed Syria back on its feet," Erdogan told Putin.
The Turkish …
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Putin: Russia needs transition of power
Russia needs transition of power, said Russian President Vladimir Putin in a televised interview with Rossiya 1 TV channel.
"In my opinion, in order to guarantee the change of power, and for a country like ours, it is important, it is better if the number of president’s terms be limited," he said.
The amendment on limiting the number of presidency terms is included in Putin's proposed changes to the Constitution. A vote on the amendments is scheduled for April 22.
The amendments also provide …
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Daughter of Putin’s spokesman complains she was refused ambulance in Moscow
Yelizaveta Peskova, the daughter of Russian Presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said she tried to call for an ambulance, but the ambulance was never sent despite serious symptoms.
"This week I got very sick. Yesterday I called the emergency number, "112", and with a “dying" voice told them that my fever does not subside, I am nauseous, and have aches and chills," Yelizaveta wrote on Instagram.
She said that the operator asked if she visited China or Italy and then transferred her to a …
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Ukrainian President threatens to abandon Donbas negotiations with Russia
Ukraine may refuse to hold negotiations with Russia on the Donbas, if there is no progress made this year, stated the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with The Guardian.
"Time is running out. The authorities can spend a year trying to reach an agreement. Then it should be implemented," said Zelensky, noting that it is impossible to wait any longer. The President of Ukraine said that after the first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he set a deadline to …
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Putin urges officials to explain constitutional amendments to Russians
Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the leaders of the State Duma factions to explain the amendments to the Constitution to Russians, as reported on the Kremlin's website.
"It's very important that people know and understand what they're voting for," he said.
The Russian President asked the heads of Duma factions to carry out educational work not only among supporters of political parties, but, especially, on the Internet, media and face-to-face meetings.
In early March, the State …
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Despite Putin-Erdogan ceasefire agreement fighting continues in Idlib
Despite the ceasefire agreement, fighting between government forces and their adversaries continues in the Syrian province of Idlib, killing at least 15 Syrian soldiers and militants, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.
According to the SOHR, the Russian and Syrian military aviation stopped strikes on the province in the northwest of the country. Much of Idlib has been "tensely" calm, said SOHR’s head Rami Abdul Rahman.
Meanwhile, the European Union welcomed the truce …