Page 110 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks Israeli PM to mediate negotiations with Russia
Zelenskyy has asked Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to serve as a mediator in possible talks with Russia.
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Ukraine crisis: UK will sanction Putin 'imminently', Johnson tells NATO
He also called for 'immediate action' to ban Russia from the SWIFT payment platform to 'inflict maximum pain' on the Russian regime
Ukraine crisis: UK will sanction Putin 'imminently', Johnson tells NATO
He also called for 'immediate action' to ban Russia from the SWIFT payment platform to 'inflict maximum pain' on the Russian regime
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Ukraine crisis: World fine-tuning Russia sanctions; EU targets Putin
President Putin signed treaties with leaders of DPR and LPR on February 21, recognising the two regions of Ukraine as independent
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Russia ready to hold talks once Ukrainian Army lays down arms: Lavrov
Putin said the Russian military operation aims to ensure a demilitarisation of Ukraine and urged Ukrainian servicemen to immediately put down arms and go home
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Ready to hold 'high-level negotiations' with Ukraine, Putin tells Xi
Around the same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday reiterated his call for Russian President Putin to hold talks and stop the conflict
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'It was planned': Pak FM justifies PM's Russia visit amid Ukraine crisis
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the latest situation didn't come up in a day but was a result of an evolving crisis over a period of time, and the visit was not related to the Ukraine
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LIVE: Putin calls on Ukrainian military to seize power to better negotiate
'It will be easier for us to agree if you take power in your hands,' says Russian President to Ukrainian servicemen
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Foreign minister Jaishankar, Ukrainian counterpart discuss ongoing crisis
'Received call from Ukrainian FM @DmytroKuleba. He shared his assessment of the current situation. I emphasised that India supports diplomacy and dialogue as the way out,' said Jaishankar in a Tweet
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EU 'close' to agreeing on asset freeze on Putin, Lavrov: Luxembourg
Luxembourg's foreign minister said Friday that the 27-nation European Union was very close to agreement to freezing the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Putin tells Xi that Russia willing to hold high-level talks with Ukraine
China has refused to call Russia's action in Ukraine an "invasion" or criticise Moscow despite intensifying assaults from Russia's military
New Western sanctions to break Russian supply chains, President Putin told
The US and its allies have decided to block assets of four large Russian banks, impose export controls and sanction oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin
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Bitcoin helping Russia evade financial sanctions, Putin may legalise crypto
Bitcoin surged to $39,000 in a quick rally following Biden's sanctions after dipping below $35,000 on Thursday when Putin declared war on Ukraine
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How $300 bn of Russian cash pile can rattle global money markets
Russia's central bank and private sector have almost $1 trn of liquid wealth, with a much larger share of this held in US dollars than most people realise, says a Credit Suisse strategist
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Ukraine fights Russian invasion as West ramps up sanctions on Kremlin
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine's military had stopped Russia from achieving its objectives in the first day of the assault
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Rouble pulls up from record low with war in Ukraine, sanctions in focus
The Russian rouble firmed on Friday, pulling up from all-time lows hit in the previous session when President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to invade Ukraine.
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800 casualties among Russian forces, claims Ukraine defence ministry
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry has said its armed forces have inflicted some 800 casualties on Russian forces since the military operations began on Thursday.
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Imran Khan sought meeting with Putin to soothe 'hurt ego': Pakistan media
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's Russia visit is facing heavy backlash from Pakistani media who noted that the visit is to soothe his "hurt ego", a media report said.
Russia presses invasion to the outskirts of Ukrainian capital Kyiv
Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to outskirts of capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order.
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Russia Ukraine crisis: World leaders fine-tune sanctions to punish Putin
$20 mn in UN humanitarian funds for Ukraine. A raft of new, stronger sanctions against Russia from Japan, Australia, Taiwan and others. And a cascade of condemnation from the highest levels.
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