Page 133 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Putin proposes to enshrine God, heterosexual marriage in constitution
Putin in January unleashed a political storm by proposing an overhaul of the constitution, the first changes to the basic law since 1993
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Turkey's PM Erdogan asks Russia's Putin to step aside in Syria
Government forces, backed by Russian air power, have waged a major assault to capture the northwest province of Idlib, part of the last remaining territory held by rebels backed by Turkey
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How Putin vetoed a plan to use his body double for public appearances
TASS state news agency showed Putin a list of popular Russian-language Internet searches including "Putin double proof".
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Top events of the day: West Asia peace plan, Ind vs NZ 3rd T20, and more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Moscow on Wednesday to present US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan to Russian leader Vladimir Putin
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Putin's key Kremlin aide responsible for Ukraine unrest resigns, says ally
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was no official decree on Vladislav Surkov's resignation and that there had been no change in policy
How Putin's shake-up of Russian govt could keep him in power for life
'Constitutional coups like this occur and are completely legal,' wrote Gudkov
Some questions from Asia's history of 50 years that need urgent answers
India needs to figure out whether it pays to be rule-takers or seek to be rule-setters. Or, do we have an answer to China's strategic challenge? If not, what are our options, wonders T N Ninan
Russia tests 'sovereign' internet, activists fear increased censorship
The ministry has said that the drills are aimed at ensuring the "integrity" of the internet
Spurned by Washington, North Korea's Kim seeks a friend in Putin at summit
Putin and Kim, in their first ever face-to-face encounter, smiled broadly and shook hands outside the summit venue, a university campus
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Russia supports ongoing positive efforts on Korean peninsula: Putin to Kim
we have a lot to do to develop economic relations, says Putin
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Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump to meet on July 7 in Hamburg
It will be the first personal meeting between both leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit
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Russia ready to welcome PM Modi, Indian troops in Moscow parade 2020: Envoy
The Indian unit of the France-based International Human Rights Defence Committee was launched on the occasion.
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Putin says Russia ready for cooperation with NATO to resist 'real' threats
He named these common threats as "international terrorism, local armed conflicts (and) the danger of uncontrolled proliferation of weapons of mass destruction"
Putin approves law that labels journalists, bloggers as foreign agents
Russia says it wants the law as a tit-for-tat mechanism if its journalists are defined as foreign agents in the West.
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping launch first-ever Russia-China gas pipeline
The new pipeline emerges in Heilongjiang, which borders Russia, and goes onto Jilin and Liaoning, China's top grain hub
PM Modi made seven foreign trips, visited nine countries in three months
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar undertook 13 trips to 16 countries
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Russian President Vladimir Putin invites PM Narendra Modi for Victory Day
President Putin reiterated the invitation to Modi to visit Moscow to participate in the Victory Day celebrations next year, which the prime minister gladly accepted
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Putin invites PM Modi to Russia's Victory Day celebrations in May
Putin said that bilateral trade has registered a growth of 17%
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Russia has 'no expectation' of better US ties after John Bolton's ouster
Relations between Moscow and Washington have been battered by differences over Ukraine and accusations of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections
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Why CIA extracted a high-ranking Russian informant with access to Putin?
Handling and running a Moscow-based informant is extremely difficult because of Mr. Putin's counterintelligence defenses
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