Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had no legitimacy following the expiry of his five-year term and this would raise a legal obstacle if Russia and Ukraine were to hold peace talks. With Ukraine under martial law in the third year of Russia's full-scale invasion,
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Putin says there is ‘nothing unusual’ about tactical nuclear weapons drill
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that there was nothing unusual in a planned exercise involving the practice deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in southern Russia along with ally Belarus. Russia said on Monday it would practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military exercise after
Putin calls on Russians to take part in presidential election
Russia is ready for nuclear war: Putin warns West
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict. Putin, speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six
Putin hopes a Trump win would change course for Russia
Opposing Ukraine aid bill is playing into Putin’s hands: Biden
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Congress will be doing the Kremlin's bidding if it fails to renew funding for Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion -- and blamed Donald Trump for playing politics with US national security. The "clock is ticking" for Ukraine, Biden warned. The US president called out Trump --
Turkey’s president to meet Putin to revive Ukraine’s grain export deal
The presidents of Russia and Turkey meet on Monday, with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeking to persuade Russia to revive an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain and other commodities from three Black Sea ports despite the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin in July refused to extend the agreement,
Putin to not visit India for G20 summit
Russia will be represented by its foreign minister at the G20 summit in New Delhi, President Vladimir Putin told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone call on Monday where the two leaders also discussed bilateral ties. The two leaders also spoke about the planned expansion of the BRICS group
Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine accelerating Russia’s demographic decline
Putin is jeopardizing the future of his country. How many middle-class and wealthy Russians have fled their country since the invasion of Ukraine? Because they are revolted by the war started by Vladimir Putin, fear for their safety, or want to ensure a better future for their children, at least 200,000