Page 88 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Russia's Chernobyl seizure risked nuclear accident: IAEA chief Grossi
Russian troops moved into the radiation-contaminated Chernobyl exclusion zone in February on their way toward the Ukrainian capital
 "Russia's Chernobyl seizure risked nuclear accident: IAEA chief Grossi")
Russia hopes for peaceful settlement with Ukraine: Vladimir Putin
Speaking at a Kremlin meeting with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, Putin noted that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators made what he described as a 'serious breakthrough' in their talks
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Ukraine heading for collapse into several states: Vladimir Putin's ally
The comments from Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, appeared to be an attempt to blame the United States for any division of Ukraine that emerges from the conflict
 "Ukraine heading for collapse into several states: Vladimir Putin's ally")
Vladimir Putin gets what he didn't want: Ukraine army closer to West
The longer Ukraine's army fends off the invading Russians, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry
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Ukraine war: Putin accuses West of 'terror', tells prosecutors to be tough
Speaking to Russia's top prosecutors and watched by his defence minister, Putin accused the West of inciting Ukraine to plan attacks on Russian journalists - an allegation denied by Kyiv
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Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy seeks heavy arms from US officials
The trip by Blinken and Austin, announced earlier by Zelenskyy, would be the highest-level visit to Ukraine by US officials since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of the country
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Shehbaz Sharif, Putin quietly exchange letters to enhance ties: Report
A day after his appointment as Pakistan Prime Minister, President Putin sent a congratulatory message to Sharif which was made public by the Kremlin Press Office
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Guterres to meet Erdogan ahead of mediation visits with Putin, Zelensky
Antonio Guterres will be kicking off his mediation mission to end the Moscow-Kiev conflict with a visit to Turkey's President ahead of his meetings with Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr
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Zelenskiy warns Russia is eyeing other countries after invading Ukraine
Russia says it is conducting a "special military operation" to demilitarise Ukraine and liberate its population from dangerous nationalists
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Russia renews assault on Mariupol, intensifies Luhansk bombardment: Ukraine
More than 1,000 civilians are holed up with the troops at the Azovstal plant, according to Ukrainian authorities
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Live news: Russia renews assault on Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol
Live news updates: Ukrainian President says Russia's invasion of his country was just the beginning.
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Donbas counterattacks slowing Russian attack: Ukrainian, British officials
Britain's Ministry of Defense said despite their increased activity Russian forces have made no major gains in the last 24 hours as Ukrainian counter-attacks continue to hinder the efforts
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US warns China against providing material support to Russia's invasion
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's warning came on Thursday following the third convening of the EU-US dialogue on China in Brussels
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Humanitarian corridor from Mariupol might operate on Saturday: Vereshchuk
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that evacuation buses will be collecting civilians at the roundabout in front of the Port-City shopping mall at 10 a.m. on Saturday
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Looking to deepen pain for Putin, West studying oil and gas sector
Cutting off Russian profits from oil and natural gas sales has become a main topic among world leaders looking at what else they can do to force Putin to end his invasion
Russia's Ukraine invasion does not threaten its position in G-20
While Russia has been rendered a pariah country by Western states, it will remain part of the G-20 and associated organisations unless member countries achieve a consensus that it should go
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UN chief Antonio Guterres to visit Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, Lavrov
Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Eri Kaneko announced the visit on Friday. The Kremlin also confirmed the visit, saying Putin and Lavrov will receive Guterres for talks
The biter bit: The sanctions on Russia are beginning to hurt buyers now
All things considered, might it have been better and cheaper, shed less blood, and avoided a huge refugee problem if Russia had been allowed a buffer zone in Eastern Europe, wonders T N Ninan
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Zelensky lists '5 steps' during World Bank session
The Ukrainian President said the first step was immediate support for Ukraine, "so that the Russian leadership knows that the war will not allow them to realise any of their aggressive goals
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Social media platforms 'designed' to weaken democracies: Barack Obama
"People like Putin, and Steve Bannon for that matter, understand it's not necessary for people to believe (misinformation) in order to weaken democratic institutions," Obama emphasised
 "Social media platforms 'designed' to weaken democracies: Barack Obama")