Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, dressed in fatigues, visited a command post near the front in Kursk late Wednesday to cheer on his military’s ejection of Ukrainian forces from much of the territory they had been occupying in the Russian border region. The Russian leader’s pointed visit came a day after a U.S. delegation met … Read more
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia shocked the audience at the annual security conference in Munich in 2007 by demanding the rollback of domineering American influence and a new balance of power in Europe more suitable to Moscow. He didn’t get what he wanted — then. Nearly two decades later, during the very same conference, … Read more
North Korean leader expresses hope that Moscow will defeat ‘neo-Nazism and achieve a great victory’ in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid homage to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a New Year’s message extolling deepening ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, state media has reported. In a letter to mark the New Year, … Read more
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Saturday apologized for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane this past week, breaking the Kremlin’s three-day silence on the accident that killed 38 people. He did not explicitly acknowledge Russia’s responsibility for the crash. Mr. Putin “offered his apologies” for the crash in a phone call to … Read more
German leader Olaf Scholz speaks to Vladimir Putin for first time in 2 years Financial Times Zelensky accuses German chancellor of opening ‘Pandora’s box’ with Putin CNN Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the West The New York Times Kremlin reveals what ultimatums Putin gave to Scholz Ukrainska Pravda Scholz’s call with Putin will open ‘Pandora’s box’, … Read more
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was attacked by any state and that any conventional attack on Russia that was supported by a nuclear power would be considered to be a joint attack. Putin, opening a meeting of Russia’s Security Council attended by top officials, … Read more
<!– –> The two were seen exchanging a handshake in a picture shared on X by the Russian Embassy in India Moscow: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers’ meeting. The two were seen exchanging a handshake in a picture shared … Read more
Moscow’s troops have retaken some 10 settlements, claims major general; no comment from Ukraine. A senior military commander says Russian forces have launched a major counteroffensive in Kursk, claiming gains in some territory seized by Ukrainian forces last month. Major General Apti Alaudinov, speaking to Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday, said the campaign has … Read more
Putin travels to Mongolia, defying international court arrest order The Washington Post Putin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him The Associated Press Putin Arrives in Mongolia in Defiance of I.C.C. Arrest Warrant The New York Times Putin arrives in Mongolia, key link in planned gas pipeline to China Reuters Russian … Read more
Putin weighs up his options after Kursk invasion | Ukraine War Sky News Russia Pushes Forward in Ukraine’s East as Kursk Offensive Slows The New York Times Russians Baffled After Putin’s ‘Space Troops’ Deployed as Infantry in Kursk Newsweek UK intelligence reports personnel shortages in Russian Armed Forces amid Ukrainian incursion in Kursk Ukrainska Pravda US concerned for Ukraine’s … Read more