Vladimir Putin called to Donald Trump to thank him for what White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said was “information the United States provided that helped foil a potential holiday terrorist attack in Russia.” Trump says Putin "called to thank me" for US tip that helped stop planned terrorist attack https://t.co/R9VrcTlC62 pic.twitter.com/imB3PyLqN9 — The Hill (@thehill)…
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Putin optimistic about Kerch bridge
The Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea with Taman Peninsula of Russia has been built applying the latest technologies and can operate “for centuries, if maintained properly”, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with the TV program ‘Moscow. Kremlin. Putin’ on the Rossiya-1 TV Channel. Putin says Crimean Bridge built to serve people ‘for centuries’https://t.co/72ST8XOQGv pic.twitter.com/pea8vPUplH…
Putin to meet Zelensky bilaterally
Russian President Vladimir Putin schedules bilateral meetings with Ukrainian, French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and President Vladimir Zelensky at margins of the Normandy Four Summit in Paris on December 9, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced. Putin to hold meetings with Zelensky, Macron, Merkel in Parishttps://t.co/wN7dbfLpeI pic.twitter.com/Q23nc7awkL — TASS (@tassagency_en) December 6,…
Putin: Russia ready to cooperate with NATO
President Vladimir Putin criticized NATO’s steady expansion, something he suggested was pointless given the absence of a threat from Moscow following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, and Communism as the major foe of the Alliance. Addressing a meeting of Russian military leaders in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Putin said NATO expansion posed a threat…
Putin in Hungary: “hysteria” and “conspiracy”
“Stirring up political hysteria around President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest, liberal Hungarian and international media outlets would have you believe their conspiracy theories instead of seeing PM Orbán’s meetings with the Russian President for what they really are: Hungary looking out for its own national interest. “Otherwise known as “diplomacy.” “In recent years, annual…
Putin facilitates naturalisation procedure for Donabass
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree, which makes it possible for residents of Donbass to obtain Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure. The document has been published on the Kremlin’s website. Putin signs decree easing citizenship rules for residents of certain Ukrainian regionshttps://t.co/YqBggYQJ6v pic.twitter.com/oXXvFTkTwk — TASS (@tassagency_en) April 24, 2019 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko …
Sami ask for UN protection from Russian hunting club
Sami, an indigenous people living in the Murmansk region, in north of Russia, appealed to the United Nations (UN) with a complaint against the actions of the regional government. Representatives of the Sami community complained about the transfer of the pasture lands of the state farm in a long-term lease to the Belgorod Hunting Club (BEZRK). The…
Putin’s spokesperson daughter hired by Europarliament
Daughter of President Putin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov – Elizaveta (21) has been recruited to the European Parliament for a traineeship with MEP Aymeric Chauprade (France) at present a vice-chair of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group (EFDD), and a former adviser to Marin Le Pen. Chauprade left Front National (2015) for “moral and political” principles, and founded his own party short-lived…
Japan considers visa-free for Russians
Moscow has welcomed the deliberations in Tokyo for ending the visa system for Russians travelling to Japan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Kremlin welcomes Tokyo's consideration of making Japan visa-free for Russianshttps://t.co/Epde78aGL3 © AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi pic.twitter.com/zU6YvUa6vV — TASS (@tassagency_en) February 15, 2019 “Such discussions are undoubtedly welcomed and this fits into the general course…
Armistice 100: Patriotism versus nationalism
“Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is its betrayal,” the President of France Emmanuel Macron said after paying tribute to the fallen soldiers. one hundred years after the end of the First World War. Some 70 leaders including Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Angela Merkel celebrated in Paris the commemoration of the Armistice 1918. However…
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