Tag: Vladimir Putin
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Chinese Propaganda
Any state that can lie about the death of its soldiers to defend its political regime is on very thin ice, as it may deflect and manage local opinions temporarily, but is doomed to implode under the weight of its own make-believe propaganda, eventually.
February 27, 2021 -
Russia & the West
Navalny has interpreted the crackdown against him as a sign of Putin’s fear. But the Kremlin has insisted that Navalny had violated the law.
January 23, 2021 -
Prime Minister Modi wishes Russian President Putin on birthday
Prime Minister conveyed his warm greetings and best wishes to the Russian President on the occasion of his birthday.
October 7, 2020 -
Navalny & Novichok
On Wednesday, the German government confirmed the doctors’ fears ~ Navalny (44) had been poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent from the Novichok “family”, a potent chemical weapon, developed by the Soviet Union, that was used at least once before in recent years in an attack on a Kremlin enemy.
September 5, 2020 -
Russia recognises Lukashenko as legitimate Belarusian President
The European Union does not recognize the results either and has threatened to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for violence, repression and election fraud.
August 30, 2020 -
The laced cup
Two years ago, Pyotr Verzilov, an Opposition activist slipped into coma in similarly mysterious circumstances and battled death for over a month, until doctors in Germany, where he was flown, managed to save him.
August 22, 2020 -
Russian Deputy PM Yury Trutnev tests positive for COVID-19
Trutnev's trip to the Far East as part of the visit of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been postponed so far, according to a media report.
August 13, 2020 -
Russian President Putin, Macron discuss situation in Lebanon, Ukraine over phone
The presidents also considered various aspects of the situation in Ukraine. They praised the additional ceasefire measures that were approved at the Minsk contact group meeting on July 22.
August 13, 2020 -
Russia has developed ‘first’ vaccine offering ‘sustainable immunity’ against Coronavirus: Vladimir Putin
The announced vaccine, jointly developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry, had reportedly reached advanced stages of development and was set to pass state registration, despite concerns raised by the WHO.
August 11, 2020 -
US, Russia to hold talks on arms control, space security in Vienna next week
The upcoming meeting would be the first formal bilateral talks between the United States and Russia on space security since 2013.
July 25, 2020 -
Russia President Putin, Donald Trump discuss strategic stability, arms control over phone
The importance of holding a Russia-initiated summit of United Nations Security Council permanent members in the near future was noted, according to the statement.
July 24, 2020 -
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Erdogan discuss Hagia Sophia over phone
The parties highly appreciated the interaction between the Russian and Turkish defence ministries, which helped stabilize the situation in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib and in the country's northeast, the statement said.
July 14, 2020 -
Mr Putin’s extension
“We’ll never recognise this result,” Navalny told supporters in a video.
July 7, 2020 -
Russia’s Coronavirus cases near 675,000, death count passes 10,000
Russia has acknowledged that the death figure on the government website only includes cases where the virus was classed as the main cause of death on the death certificate.
July 5, 2020 -
Iran, Russia, Turkey urge political solution to Syrian crisis
The Caesar Act, which took effect in mid-June, punishes any country, individual or entity that does business with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
July 2, 2020 -
Russia stares down World War II controversies 75 years on
Russia says this narrative is an unacceptable rewriting of history and routinely protests at the removal of Soviet-era military monuments in eastern and central Europe.
June 23, 2020 -
Russian President Putin has ‘disinfection tunnel’ to protect him from Coronavirus
The Kremlin has imposed a range of measures to protect Putin including regular virus testing of the leader and all those who come into contact with him.
June 17, 2020