Page 29 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Putin claims Ukraine war could have been avoided under Trump presidency
Putin claims Ukraine war could've been avoided if Trump won in 2020, praising him as 'smart' and 'pragmatic'
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Ukraine war could have been averted if Trump's win was not 'stolen': Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin also affirmed that Moscow has always been ready for negotiations on the Ukraine problem
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Putin suggests a meeting with Trump to discuss Ukraine war, energy issues
It was the strongest indication yet from the Kremlin that it is keen for an early summit with Trump after three years of virtually no high-level contact with Western leaders because of the war
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Putin ready to speak to Trump, wants to start nuclear cuts talks: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has also made clear he wants to restart nuclear arms cuts talks as soon as possible
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Putin must make a deal, Zelenskyy ready for talks: Trump on Ukraine war
Earlier, US President Donald Trump warned his Russian counterpart to end the 'ridiculous war' in Ukraine or face high tariffs and further sanctions
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Trump threatens Russia with sanctions if 'ridiculous' war does not end
United States already prohibits the import of virtually all Russian products, and Russia has faced a multitude of US and European sanctions since the invasion began almost three years ago
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Sanctions on Russia likely if Putin doesn't come for negotiation: Trump
The war should have never started. If you had a competent President, which you didn't, the war wouldn't have happened. The war in Ukraine would have never happened if I were the president, Trump said
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Jinping, Putin pledge to boost China-Russia ties in 2025 as Trump returns
Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin 'shared his hope for a flourishing China-Russia relationship in the year ahead'
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Putin, Xi discuss 'multipolar global order' hours after Trump inauguration
The two leaders have developed strong personal links that helped bring relations between Moscow and Beijing, growing even closer after Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022
Russian court convicts Navalny's lawyers for belonging to 'extremist group'
Prosecutors accused the lawyers of 'using their status' to give letters written by Navalny during his time in prison to his associates, enabling him to continue to lead an 'extremist organisation'
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Russia, Iran have troubled history despite their current alliance
The signing comes ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged to broker peace in Ukraine
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US President-elect Trump says he will meet 'very quickly' with Putin
He did not provide a timeline for the meeting, which would be the first between the leaders of the two countries since Russia's war with Ukraine started in February 2022
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President-elect Trump's call with Putin expected soon, says his advisor
Trump, who will return as US president on Jan. 20, styles himself as a master dealmaker and has vowed to swiftly end the war in Ukraine but not set out how he might achieve that
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What if Trump follows in Putin's footsteps for Greenland, Panama Canal?
As the president-elect Trump and some of his team members warm up for the White House, they're speaking and behaving more like President Vladimir Putin's Russia by the day
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Trump hosts Republican Guvs in Florida, says Putin wants to meet him
The president-elect also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to meet, and we're setting it up
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Ukraine pressing attacks in Russia's Kursk region, say Moscow, Kyiv
The war's trajectory isn't going in Ukraine's favour, with the country shorthanded on the front line and in need of more support from its Western partners
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Russian oil spill kills over 30 dolphins; Putin called ecological disaster
Russia's Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday that over 96,000 tons of contaminated sand and soil had been removed by officials and volunteers along the shoreline
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Zelenskyy says Russia suffered losses, including North Korean soldiers
US, Ukrainian and South Korean intelligence estimates indicate that the number of North Korean soldiers in Russia are between 11,000 to 12,000, some of whom have already engaged in combat operations
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Trump's strength, unpredictability can help end war with Russia: Zelenskyy
However, Zelenskyy said it won't be possible to end the almost three years of war in one day, as Trump claimed during his election campaign he could do