Page 6 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Putin brings laws to grapple with Russia's shrinking, aging population
Russia's population has fallen from 147.6 million in 1990 the year before the USSR collapsed to 146.1 million this year, according to Russia's Federal Statistics Service
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EU backs Ukraine's funding needs, delays plan to use frozen Russian assets
EU leaders agree to support Ukraine's financial needs but delay €140 billion loan using frozen Russian assets, as Belgium seeks legal guarantees before backing the plan
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Putin says Russia will never bow to US pressure, warns on missiles
Putin told reporters that US and Western sanctions were an 'unfriendly' act and 'will have certain consequences, but they will not significantly affect our economic well-being'
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US sanctions on Russian oil majors may hurt Reliance Industries, Nayara
Rosneft, Lukoil major suppliers to India; crude import bill may rise by over ₹23K cr
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Putin orders Russian nuclear drills as summit with Trump is postponed
The exercise tested the skills of military command structures, the Kremlin said in a statement
'A good compromise': Zelenskyy backs Trump's proposal to freeze war lines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy supports Trump's idea to freeze current war lines, but doubts Russian President Vladimir Putin will agree
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Trump puts meeting with Putin on hold, says it would be 'waste of time'
The decision to hold off on the meeting in Budapest, which Trump had announced last week, was made following a call between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
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Trump-Putin Budapest summit on hold after Rubio talks with Lavrov
The meeting had been announced last week. It was supposed to take place in Budapest, although a date had not been set
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'Putin said he'll destroy you': Trump asks Zelenskyy to accept war terms
In a tense White House meeting, Donald Trump reportedly asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia's terms to end the war, warning of severe consequences if he refused
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Putin demands control of key Ukraine region in return for peace: Report
Putin's focus on Donetsk suggests he is not backing away from past demands that have left the conflict in a stalemate, despite Trump's optimism about securing a deal
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Trump calls on Ukraine, Russia to 'stop where they are' and end war
In recent weeks, Trump had shown growing impatience with Russian President Vladimir Putin and expressed greater openness to helping Ukraine win the war
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Zelenskyy to request Tomahawk missiles from Trump amid Putin summit
Trump announced the summit after a more than two-hour phone conversation with Putin about Russia's war in Ukraine on Thursday, which he said was productive
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Putin-Trump summit may happen within 2 weeks, preparations ongoing: Kremlin
Trump and Putin agreed on Thursday to a hold a second summit on the war in Ukraine, provisionally in Budapest, following an August 15 meeting in Alaska that failed to produce a breakthrough
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Orban hails Hungary as 'only' place where Trump-Putin talks can be held
Budapest is essentially the only place in Europe today where such a meeting could be held, primarily because Hungary is almost the only pro-peace country, Orban said
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Trump, Putin to hold another meeting after progress in Ukraine talks
Trump said he and Putin would soon meet in Budapest after a more than two-hour-long phone call he described as productive
Putin speaks on oil, gas, coal and nuclear at Russian Energy Week
Russia maintains its position as a leading oil producer, despite unfair competition being used against us, Putin said
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin speak before Zelenskiy's White House visit
Zelenskiy will meet Trump on Friday to push for more military support, including potential long-range offensive missiles
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Our cooperation in line with India's national interest, says Russian envoy
Alipov's comments came shortly after the remarks by MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, who emphasised that India's energy policies are shaped entirely by the need to protect consumer interests
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UK slaps 90 sanctions on Russian firms, Nayara Energy to curb Kremlin funds
The UK government has imposed sanctions to cut Russian oil revenues, targeting Putin's war funding and aiming to block money flowing to the Kremlin
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Putin's ongoing war in Ukraine 'making him look very bad', says Trump
The comments came ahead of Trump's scheduled meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday
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