Contents tagged with Putin
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Russian national survey agency changes poll questions after Putin’s rating falls to a historic low
Russian government-funded Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) has changed the method of the survey it used to gauge the confidence of Russians in the government after the rating of Russian President Vladimir Putin fell to a historic low, reports the Current Time news outlet.
Before that, sociologists asked Russians to answer an open-ended question, "Who is the politician you trust?". Now they added a closed question, "Do you trust Vladimir Putin?"
According to published reports, the confidence …
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Kremlin perplexed as Putin’s ratings plummet
The latest sociological studies have revealed a marked decline in the Russian population’s confidence in President Vladimir Putin. The results have come to the Presidential Administration’s attention, and the department is waiting for explanations from the sociologists, Interfax reports.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that he would like to know how Putin’s confidence level can decline while at the same time his electoral rating has improved.
“We are waiting for some kind of analysis …
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Putin explains how Russia can dominate the world
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently explained what he believes is necessary to rule the world. “If someone could guarantee themselves a monopoly in the area of artificial intelligence, the consequences are clear to us all – they would become the world ruler,” the TASS news agency cited Putin as saying.
The Russian president remarked that the fight for technological superiority, including in the field of AI, has already become a field for global competition. “The speed at which new …
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Putin extends capital amnesty program to February 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill to extend the capital amnesty program. The document is published to the legal information portal.
The third stage of asset and account declaration is June 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020.
The first stage of the capital amnesty programs began in 2015-2016. During that time, 7.2 thousand people were able to disclose their foreign property and companies, while avoiding tax penalties. During the second stage, amnesty was extended to February 28, 2019. …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky is open to a phone conversation with Putin
Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Vadim Pristayko does not rule out the possibility of Vladimir Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin having a conversation over the phone, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
“We have many calls planned, including, possibly, with Putin. Especially when it concerns any important questions we may have. The previous president spoke with President Putin, as you remember,” he said after Zelensky met with the foreign ministers of Germany …
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Putin limits foreigners’ opportunities to serve on contract in Russian army
Foreigners legitimately residing in Russia have the right to serve on contract in the Russian army only once, according to a new law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The text of the law has been published on the official legal information portal.
The document makes amendments to the law “On military duty and military service”. As before, foreigners aged 18-30 can sign a contract to serve in the Russian army. Now, however, they can do so only once, whereas previously there were no …
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Volker: US will not recognize Russian passports issued in Crimea and Donbas
The United States will not recognize Russian passports issued in areas of the Donbas outside of Ukrainian control and Russian annexed Crimea, said Kurt Volker, US State Department’s Special Representative for Ukraine.
In response to a question asked by a Radio Svoboda correspondent during a telephone briefing in Brussels, the American official said that he considers Russia issuing passports to Ukrainian citizens in the east of Ukraine a “provocative step”. However, he doubts many Ukrainians …
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Russian Defense Ministry opens representative office in Central African Republic
A representative office of the Russian Military Department is established under the Ministry of National Defense and Restructuring of the Army of the Central African Republic (CAR), as reported on the Kremlin’s website.
The representative office, which consists of five people, will be financed by Russian side.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to send a group of 30 Russian soldiers to Central Africa. Before that, he said that Russia is interested in cooperation with African …
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Russia to send soldiers to Congo
During talks held in Moscow, Vladimir Putin and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso agreed that Russian military will be sent to Congo, according to the contract published on the Kremlin’s website.
RIA Novosti, citing Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin, reported that the two sides are also negotiating arms transfers. “We expect that we will be requested to supply new equipment. There is a need for it,” the official explained.
The parties signed …
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Kremlin: Moscow awaits U.S. decision on possible Trump and Putin meeting in Osaka
The Kremlin expressed hope that the meeting between the U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place, stating that Moscow did not receive a definite decision on this matter from Washington, reports the Interfax news agency.
“We know that Trump has spoken of his desire to meet, but unfortunately we can also state that, unfortunately, (the U.S .Secretary of State Mike) Pompeo did not bring any concrete proposals about organizing such a meeting on the sidelines …