Page 47 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
House Speaker Mike Johnson committed to advancing assistance to Ukraine
Democrats have tried the discharge petition approach as well, but that effort was intended more to put pressure on the speaker
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Death toll in Moscow concert attack rises to 140 after another victim dies
A total of 80 people injured in the attack remain hospitalized, the official added, and 205 others have sought outpatient medical assistance
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Gazprom buys former Shell stake in Sakhalin Energy for $1 billion
Sakhalin Project is fully owned by Gazprom, company filings showed
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US warned Russia of terror attack 2 wks in advance, Moscow didn't listen
Putin's public reaction was dismissive. Three days before the attack, he condemned what he called provocative statements from the West about possible attacks within Russia
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Ukraine ramps up spending on locally-produced weapons to repel Russia
The Ukrainian government budgeted nearly $1.4 billion in 2024 to buy and develop weapons at home 20 times more than before Russia's full-scale invasion
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Islamists carried out concert attack, Ukraine had a role, implies Putin
In the deadliest attack inside Russia for two decades, four men burst into the Crocus City Hall on Friday night, spraying bullets during a concert by the Soviet-era rock group Picnic
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No evidence that Ukrainian govt had anything to do with Moscow attack: US
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday that this terrorist attack was conducted by ISIS and Russian President Vladimir Putin understands that
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Gunmen who raided hall tried to escape to Ukraine, says Putin; Kyiv denies
Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday's assault on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, and the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility
Gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine: Putin
Putin also said that additional security measures have been imposed throughout Russia, and he declared Sunday to be a day of mourning
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Russia points finger at Ukraine as death toll in Moscow terror attack rises
They planned to cross the border into Ukraine where they 'had contacts,' the service known as the FSB said in a statement without giving more detail, the Interfax news service reported
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Death toll in Moscow attack reaches 133; Isis claims responsibility
Ukraine has strongly denied any involvement and accused Moscow of using the attack to try to stoke fervour in its war effort
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Russia's oil-exporting machine finally getting snarled by sanctions
State-run Sovcomflot transported about a fifth of all Russia's crude deliveries to India last year
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Prez Putin rejected terror alert before deadliest attack in decades
The US Embassy in Moscow had issued a public warning on March 7 that "extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts
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India stands in solidarity with Russia in this hour of grief, says PM Modi
"We strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack in Moscow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims," Modi said in a post on X
Deadliest terror attack in decade shakes Russia after Putin's vote triumph
Some Russian state-media commentators suggested Kyiv may be to blame, but Ukraine denied any role, calling it a false-flag operation by the Kremlin
EU leaders debating fresh ways to get more arms to help war-torn Ukraine
New plans are on the EU's table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to buy arms and ammunition for Ukraine
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West decries reelection of Putin as President; China, India vow closer ties
"Russia's election was an election without choice," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said at the start of the meeting.
Prez Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition
Putin hailed the early results as an indication of "trust" and "hope" in him while critics saw them as another reflection of the preordained nature of the election
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Russia's Putin warns west, says conflict with Nato just one step from WW3
The Ukraine war has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow's relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
How Russia's grabbing of Crimea led to war with Ukraine, tensions with West
Now that Putin has been anointed to another six-year term as president, he is determined to extend his gains in Ukraine amid Russia's battlefield successes and waning Western support for Kyiv
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