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Violation of int'l law: Macron assails Putin's 'brutal attack' on Ukraine
Macron, who tried tirelessly but unsuccessfully to prevent the invasion and long vaunted the importance of dialogue with Putin, has grown increasingly critical of the Russian president
 "Violation of int'l law: Macron assails Putin's 'brutal attack' on Ukraine")
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin plan to attend G-20 summit in Indonesia
The presence of Xi and Putin would set up a showdown with US President Joe Biden and other democratic leaders
 "Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin plan to attend G-20 summit in Indonesia")
Putin, Xi Jinping to attend G20 Summit in Bali, says Indonesian President
Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, will visit the upcoming G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said
 "Putin, Xi Jinping to attend G20 Summit in Bali, says Indonesian President")
Amid sanctions from the West, INSTC raises Russian trade volume with India
INSTC is a 7,200 km transportation network ratified by 13 countries, viz, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Armenia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Ukraine
 "Amid sanctions from the West, INSTC raises Russian trade volume with India")
Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses US of fanning Asia tension
Putin also cited the AUKUS security pact between Australia, Britain and the United States as evidence of Western attempts to build a NATO-style bloc in the Asia-Pacific region
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Vladimir Putin blasts US 'hegemony,' predicts end to 'unipolar' world
Putin reaffirmed his long-held claim that he sent troops into Ukraine in response to Washington turning the country into an anti-Russia bulwark.
 "Vladimir Putin blasts US 'hegemony,' predicts end to 'unipolar' world")
Russian President Putin reaffirms goal of capturing Ukraine's Donbas region
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed the goal of completely capturing the Ukraine's separatist Donbas region, nearly six months after launching his war against Kiev.
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Full-scale nuclear war could kill 5 billion people, shows new study
Five billion people would die in a modern nuclear war with the impact of a global famine, likely to far exceed the casualties caused by lethal blasts, a new study showed
 "Full-scale nuclear war could kill 5 billion people, shows new study")
Russia: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he's in solitary confinement
Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, was arrested in January 2021 upon returning from Germany, where he had been recuperating from nerve-agent poisoning he blamed on the Kremlin.
 "Russia: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he's in solitary confinement")
Bill Gates, Joe Biden, ISS & others greet India on 76th Independence Day
Apart from Bill Gates, India-American astronaut Raja Chari also extended heartfelt greetings on the occasion of Independence day from the International Space Station
 "Bill Gates, Joe Biden, ISS & others greet India on 76th Independence Day")
Ukraine residents flee town near nuclear site; grain cargo reaches Syria
There were reports that conditions were unraveling in and near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
 "Ukraine residents flee town near nuclear site; grain cargo reaches Syria")
China exports to Russia boom in return to near pre-war highs: Report
Russia bought $6.7 billion of goods in July from China, an increase of more than a third from the previous month and up by more than an annual 20 per cent
 "China exports to Russia boom in return to near pre-war highs: Report")
Where did all Russian oligarchs' superyachts with sanctioned assets go?
Boats linked to Russian oligarchs not known for their discretion have gone "dark" and sailed to friendlier shores like Dubai or Turkey, keen to escape the fate of over $30 billion sanctioned assets
 "Where did all Russian oligarchs' superyachts with sanctioned assets go?")
Who is Vladimir Putin?
Short, a former journalist with the BBC, The Economist, and The Times of London, adds to the library of insightful books about the Russian autocrat
 "Who is Vladimir Putin?")
Putin bans 'unfriendly' investors from making transactions in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning "unfriendly" investors from making transactions with their shares in strategic Russian enterprises and projects until the end of the year
 "Putin bans 'unfriendly' investors from making transactions in Russia")
Vladimir Putin, Tayyip Erdogan meet to further Russia-Turkey ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to strengthen bilateral relations during their talks in Russia's Sochi.
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Ukraine war: Russia repeats Putin's new message against a nuclear war
Russian official has twice repeated Putin's new message that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, apparently trying to roll back on Putin's warning after the Ukraine invasion.
Russia accuses the US of direct role in Ukraine war, missile attacks
Russia has accused the United States of direct involvement in the Ukraine war, while the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow's invasion is due to be inspected in Turkey
 "Russia accuses the US of direct role in Ukraine war, missile attacks")
Putin's rumoured girlfriend, Russian elites hit with US sanctions
A new round of US sanctions targeting Russian elites includes a woman named in news reports as Vladimir Putin's longtime romantic partner.
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Ukraine conflict: Putin's rumoured girlfriend hit with latest US sanctions
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that government has frozen the visa of Alina Kabaeva, an Olympic gymnast in her youth and former member of the state Duma, and imposed other property restrictions