Page 48 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Putin promises $110 bn in state support ahead of general elections
The costliest pledge concerned 4.5 trillion roubles for modernising public infrastructure and 1 trillion roubles on the construction, repair and equipping of hospitals
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Putin warns of nuclear war risk, says Moscow can strike Western targets
Visibly angry, Putin suggested Western politicians recall the fate of those like Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler and France's Napoleon Bonaparte who had unsuccessfully invaded Russia in the past
Investigate Putin's money flows in West: Navalny's wife to EU lawmakers
Navalnaya was speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, 12 days after her husband died suddenly in a Russian penal colony at the age of 47
 "Investigate Putin's money flows in West: Navalny's wife to EU lawmakers")
Navalny was close to being freed from prison before his death, says ally
There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin and Navalny ally Maria Pevchikh, who is based outside Russia, did not present documentary evidence for her assertion
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US targets Russia with hundreds of curbs over Ukraine war, Navalny death
The United States and its allies have imposed sanctions on thousands of Russian targets in the past two years
 "US targets Russia with hundreds of curbs over Ukraine war, Navalny death")
Govt dials for 'release' of Indian support staff working for Russian Army
The comments by External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal came following a report that some Indians are working as support staff to the Russian army in the conflict zone
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Putin has already lost
For Mr Putin, more concerned by Ukraine than any other country that arose from the wreckage of the Soviet Union, that alone is tantamount to defeat
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Putin aims to bring back lost colonies of USSR with Ukraine war: Estonia FM
The comments were made at a session of the Raisina Dialogue, titled 'Back to the Future: A New Era of Conflict in Europe?'
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Russia threatened to shoot down aircraft patrolling Black Sea, says France
The minister, Sbastien Lecornu, didn't give specific details about the French flights or aircraft involved in the threatened shootdown
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Biden calls Putin 'crazy SOB', hits at Trump during 2024 polls fundraiser
Biden was talking about climate change when he said, We have a crazy SOB like Putin and others
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How Kremlin weaponised Russian history and used it to justify Ukraine war
Putin even gave him a folder containing what he said were copies of historical documents proving his points: that Ukrainians and Russians historically have always been one people
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Putin says Russia has no intention of putting nuclear weapons in space
'We haven't deployed any nuclear weapons in space'
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US to impose 'major sanctions' on Russia over Navalny death: Report
The prison service said at the time that Navalny fell unconscious after a walk and died. US President Joe Biden has blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin
 "US to impose 'major sanctions' on Russia over Navalny death: Report")
Wife, protector and now political heir: Yulia Navalnaya rallies Russians
Aleksei A Navalny had collapsed after being given what German medical investigators would later declare was a near-fatal dose of the nerve agent Novichok
Putin waits for Western support for Kyiv to wither as war enters 3rd year
Tatiana Stanovaya of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Centre said a possible Trump return to the White House would serve Putin's goals
Putin gifts Russian-made car to Kim Jong Un in a show of 'special ties'
North Korea and Russia have boosted their cooperation significantly since Kim travelled to Russia last September for a summit with Putin
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In post about dead Russian leader Navalny, Trump talks of own problems
President Joe Biden and other Western leaders have blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the 47-year-old's death, responding with anger and demands for answers
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Navalny's final months, in his own words: Trump, Indian food, books
"If they're told to feed you caviar tomorrow, they'll feed you caviar," Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, wrote to the same acquaintance, Ilia Krasilshchik, in August
 "Navalny's final months, in his own words: Trump, Indian food, books")
Vladimir Putin signs decree allowing HSBC to sell Russian unit to Expobank
Monday's order said it was allowing Expobank to acquire 100% of the unit, owned by HSBC Europe BV
Putin killed my husband, will continue his fight: Navalny's widow Yulia
In a nine-minute video message laced with rage, Navalnaya, 47, said Putin had killed her husband and in doing so had robbed her of a husband and her two children of a father
