Page 49 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Russia's spy service KGB accuses US of trying to meddle in election
Putin, who is almost certain to win the March 15-17 presidential election, has warned the West that any attempts by foreign powers to meddle in the ballot would be considered an act of aggression
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India busts trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia
The traffickers, operating across several Indian states, targeted people using social media platforms and through local agents, the CBI said in a statement
 "India busts trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia")
Will provide 10,000 drones to Ukraine in its fight against Russia: Britain
Britain said Thursday that it would provide 10,000 drones to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russia
 "Will provide 10,000 drones to Ukraine in its fight against Russia: Britain")
Putin's crackdown casts a wide net, ensnaring LGBTQ+ community, lawyers
Dozens of rights groups, charities and other nongovernmental organizations have been labelled foreign agents and outlawed as undesirable in recent years. Many had to shut down
 "Putin's crackdown casts a wide net, ensnaring LGBTQ+ community, lawyers")
Chess legend Garry Kasparov added in 'terrorist, extremist' list by Russia
Russian financial watchdog responsible for combatting money laundering and terror financing added chess grandmaster and vocal Putin critic Kasparov's name to the list of 'terrorists and extremists'
 "Chess legend Garry Kasparov added in 'terrorist, extremist' list by Russia")
'Will not meddle in US presidential election,' Russia rejects accusations
President Vladimir Putin dropped a series of ironic remarks about the U.S. election, saying that he finds Joe Biden preferable as the next U.S. president to Donald Trump
 "'Will not meddle in US presidential election,' Russia rejects accusations")
Putin's 24-years rule: Crackdown on dissent solidifies his leadership
Vladimir Putin's Russia evolved from a country that tolerated some dissent to one that ruthlessly suppresses it. Arrests, trials and long prison terms once rare are commonplace.
Undermanned Ukrainian army challenges power of Russia's Black Sea fleet
Challenging Russia's naval superiority also has helped create more favorable conditions for Ukrainian grain exports and other shipments from the country's Black Sea ports
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Vladimir Putin's pre-election promises may cost Russia $130 billion
An analysis by Dmitry Polevoy, investment director at Astra Asset Management, shows such projects could cost Russia as much as 2 trillion rubles per year, or more than $130 billion over six years
 "Vladimir Putin's pre-election promises may cost Russia $130 billion")
Zara is reopening its shops in this country after a two-year hiatus
Several companies shut their doors in Ukraine as well as Russia two years ago but many of them are now returning
 "Zara is reopening its shops in this country after a two-year hiatus")
Russia's Putin hints at higher taxes for wealthy individuals, companies
Businessmen who invest in Russia should have their assets and property rights protected, Putin said, and taxes for small and medium-sized businesses in Russia should be reduced
 "Russia's Putin hints at higher taxes for wealthy individuals, companies")
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
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
 "Navalny was close to being freed from prison before his death, says ally")
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?'
 "Putin aims to bring back lost colonies of USSR with Ukraine war: Estonia FM")
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