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UN Security Council condemns N Korea over missile launch
The UN Security Council condemned “the highly provocative launch of a ballistic missile” by North Korea and expressed commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the crisis. In a press statement released on Friday, the 15 council members urged all UN member states to “fully, comprehensively and immediately” implement all relevant Security Council …
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September 16, 2017 -
US seeks Kim Jong-un assets freeze
The US has proposed a range of new UN sanctions against North Korea, including an oil ban and a freeze on the country’s leader Kim Jong-un’s assets. The draft resolution circulated to the Security Council members came after North Korea’s sixth nuclear test and repeated missile launches. Pyongyang also claimed to have developed a hydrogen …
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September 7, 2017 -
BRICS Summit: PM Modi meets Brazilian President in China
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Brazilian President Michel Temer on the margins of the 9th BRICS Summit here. “A partnership based on a common global vision & shared democratic values. PM @narendramodi engages with Brazilian President @MichelTemer,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted along with a picture of the two leaders. Bilateral …
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September 4, 2017 -
BRICS Summit: Modi, Putin discuss bilateral cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues. The two leaders met in this Chinese city on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.The two leaders believed to have discussed ways to further ramp up bilateral cooperation, particularly in areas of defence, security …
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September 4, 2017 -
Trump willing to invite Russian President Putin to White House
US President Donald Trump is willing to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House, but not yet, according to official remarks released today. During a conversation aboard Air Force One flying into Paris, Trump said he was willing to engage the Russian leader despite controversy over the country's involvement in the 2016 US …
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July 14, 2017 -
Putin praises Independent Public Anti-Doping Commission
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the work done by the Independent Public Anti-Doping Commission (IPADC) to work out a national plan on the fight against abuse of performance enhancing drugs in sports. He said the commission should continue monitoring the implementation of this plan. "We all know under what conditions they (specialists) had been working …
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May 24, 2017 -
Trump to speak with Putin on Tuesday
US President Donald Trump will on Tuesday speak over phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a White House official said. It will be the first call between the two leaders since Russia denounced a US military strike against a Syrian airbase in April and their third phone conversation since Trump took office on January 20, …
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May 2, 2017 -
Putin orders surprise inspection of Russian Aerospace Forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered a surprise inspection of the Aerospace Forces in order to gauge its readiness for combat, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The goal was to evaluate the readiness of the forces to carry out instructions and combat tasks, according to Shoigu. A surprise inspection of the Aerospace Forces would …
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February 7, 2017 -
Trump, Putin discuss normalising ties, fighting terrorism
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed to work together to fight the Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups in Syria, as well as normalize bilateral relations, the Kremlin said. A Kremlin summary of the phone call also talked about the two leaders discussing several other subjects, CNN reported on …
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January 29, 2017 -
Putin and Trump may speak over phone on Saturday: Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may speak by telephone on Saturday for the first time since the US leader's inauguration, the Kremlin said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded "yes" when asked by the RIA Novosti news agency on Friday whether such a talk between the two leaders was possible, as reported by CNN. If …
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January 27, 2017 -
Majority of Russians want Putin to be president after 2018
The majority of Russians want Vladimir Putin to continue to be their President after 2018, according to a poll by the Moscow-based Levada-Centre. About 63 per cent of interviewees answered in the positive to the question “Do you want Putin to head Russia after 2018?”, 19 per cent responded in the negative, and 19 per …
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November 16, 2016