Page 44 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping pledge new era, cast US as Cold War hegemon
Xi and Putin believe the post-Cold War era of extraordinary U.S. dominance is crumbling after perceived humiliations of the 1991 Soviet collapse and centuries of European colonial dominance of China
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Ukraine risks dragging West into major war with Russia, says Putin ally
President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has touched off the worst breakdown in relations between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
 "Ukraine risks dragging West into major war with Russia, says Putin ally")
China, Russia ties stabilising factor, conducive to peace, says Putin
Having lasted three quarters of a century, China-Russia relations have grown from strength-to-strength despite the ups and downs, and have stood the test of changing international landscape
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As Putin visits China to meet Xi; here's what to know about the allies
Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China starting on Thursday underlines an increasingly close partnership between the two allies who oppose the US-led democratic order.
Ukrainian troops retreat, Zelenskyy postpones trips amid Russian offensive
Against that grim backdrop, visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to reassure Ukraine of continuing American support
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Russian forces advancing in Ukraine from all sides as per plan: Putin
Russia has been pushing Ukrainian forces back at various points in recent months despite hundreds of billions of dollars worth of aid from the United States and its allies
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Zelenskyy postpones foreign visits as Ukraine faces new Russian offensive
Zelenskyy had been expected to visit Spain, and perhaps Portugal, later this week
Ukraine plans electricity imports after Russian attacks on energy system
Ukraine consumes up to 19,000 Mwh at peak of consumption in winter
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Russian air destroys 10 Ukraine-launched ATACMS missiles over Crimea
The war has killed thousands, displaced millions and turned Ukrainian cities into rubble
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Defying west, President Putin scheduled to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing
Blinken said Beijing's supply of dual-use goods was 'powering Russia's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine'
ICC prosecutor faces demand to act against Israeli leaders, Putin warrant
Libya's UN ambassador, says ICC is investigating are so complex that they won't be completed until the end of 2025, he should allocate the court's efforts to the war in Gaza
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Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands conflict
Putin, speaking to China's Xinhua news agency ahead of his visit to Beijing this week, said Russia remained open to dialogue and talks to solve the more than two-year-old conflict
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Russia arrests another senior defence min official in bribery charges
Kuznetsov is accused of accepting an exceptionally large bribe, a charge punishable by up to 15 years in prison, the statement said
US delay in war aide allowed Putin inflict more damage: Ukraine's ex-prez
The delay is not fatal to Ukraine, but it forced Ukraine's war planners to revise the current year's campaign, he said
Putin shuffles security team, replaces defence minister Sergei Shoigu
Shoigu was made secretary of Russia's National Security Council
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PM spoke to Putin, Zelenskyy, ensured safe passage to Indian students: EAM
The Sumy operation was a bigger one, he said. Incident two was a bigger issue. This was a city called Sumy. There, distant firing and also automatic (weapons) firing was taking place
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Our army is locked in border battles amid Russia's assault: Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy said fierce battles are taking place near the border in eastern and northeastern Ukraine
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US announces $400 million military aid package for embattled Ukraine
This package is the third slated for Kyiv after the US passed the national security supplemental last month that included $61 billion for Kyiv
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Putin reappoints his PM, a technocrat who has kept low political profile
Mishustin, the former head of Russia's tax service, steered clear of political statements and avoided media interviews during his previous tenure
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Putin, seeking continuity, proposes Mishustin remain as Russia's PM
As dictated by law, the government resigned just before Putin, Russia's paramount leader for nearly a quarter of a century, was sworn in for another six-year term on Tuesday
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