Page 30 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
US continues to exploit other economies for their benefit: Vladimir Putin
Addressing the VTB Investment Forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin said that the opponents of the US did a lot to undermine the fundamental basis of dollar as their international reserve currency
 "US continues to exploit other economies for their benefit: Vladimir Putin")
Putin praises India's support for SMEs through 'Make In India' initiative
Addressing the VTB Investment Forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin drew similarities between Russia's import substitution program to India's "Make in India" initiative
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Putin urges govt, central bank to coordinate action to curb high inflation
"It is also necessary to curb inflation, which is currently at a fairly high level," Putin told an international investment conference organised by Russia's second-largest lender VTB in Moscow
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Russia sees no grounds for Ukraine talks but mentions peace more frequently
Kyiv, which on Tuesday declared that it would not settle for anything less than NATO membership to guarantee its future security, has also said it will not compromise its territory
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Vladimir Putin to visit India in 2025 following PM Modi's formal invitation
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India in early 2025, following an official invitation from Prime Minister Modi
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Putin bets big on war: Russia approves $126 billion defence budget for 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record $126 billion defence budget for 2025, as the ongoing war in Ukraine continues to strain Russia's economy
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President Putin signs off record Russian defence spending Budget for 2025
Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense, amounting to 13.5 trillion rubles (over $145 billion), up from a reported 28.3% this year
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Russian defence minister visits North Korea for talks to boost ties
Kim Jong Un in recent months has prioritized relations with Russia as he tries to break out of isolation and strengthen his international footing, embracing the idea of a new Cold War
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Desertion a major issue with Ukraine's forces in its war with Russia
Facing every imaginable shortage, tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, tired and bereft, have walked away from combat and front-line positions to slide into anonymity
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Putin says Trump can stop the Ukraine war, raises concerns about his safety
The Russian President also criticised the Biden administration's recent support for Ukraine, suggesting it could be part of a strategy to strain relations between the US and Russia
Russia could strike 'decision-making centres' in Kyiv, says Putin
Russian attacks have not so far struck government buildings in the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv is heavily protected by air defences, but Putin says Russia's Oreshnik hypersonic missile
Russia's labour shortage spreads as defence sector cuts down staff
Heavy recruitment by the armed forces and defence industries has drawn workers away from civilian enterprises, as has emigration, pushing unemployment to a record low of 2.3 per cent
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News highlights: Priyanka Gandhi wins in debut poll contest in Wayanad by a margin of over 410,000
News highlights: Read the news developments from across the world here
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Hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine was a warning to reckless West: Russia
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking a day after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had fired the new missile
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World War-3 officially begins: claims Ukraine's former commander-in-chief
Participation of North Korean soldiers, use of Iranian drones and weapons from China are 'unmistakable signs' of the conflict's broader international dimensions, said Valery Zaluzhny
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Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Donald Trump peace deal
US President-elect Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the conflict, is returning to the White House at a time of Russian ascendancy
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Russia revises nuclear policy, is it likely to use its atomic weapons now?
Better known as Russia's nuclear doctrine, the revamped version was signed by President Vladimir Putin, and spells out circumstances that allow him to use Moscow's atomic arsenal- largest in world
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Russian President Putin plans first visit to India since Ukraine war began
Putin and Modi held talks when Russia hosted the summit of Brics states last month. The Indian leader also met Putin in Moscow in July on his first trip to Russia since the war began
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Ukraine fired 6 US-made ATACMs, shot 5 of them, say Russian officials
The fragments fell on the territory of an unspecified military facility, the ministry said. The falling debris sparked a fire, but didn't inflict any damage or casualties, it said
Putin signs new doctrine that lowers threshold for using nuclear weapons
Putin's endorsement of the new nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th day after he sent troops into Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022
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