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Trump says it would be 'smart thing' if he spoke to Putin, doesn't confirm

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to say whether he's spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office, as reported in journalist Bob Woodward's latest book. But if the two did speak, Trump said, it would be a smart thing for the United States. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, was pressed on his communication with the Russian president during a wide-ranging and sometimes contentious interview with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago. Woodward reports in his book War that Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Putin since leaving the White House and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic. A Trump campaign spokesperson previously denied the report. During Tuesday's interview, Micklethwait posed the question to Trump directly: "Can you say yes or no whether you have talked to Vladimir Putin since you stopped being president? I don'

India is Russia's no. 2 supplier of restricted tech, say US, EU officials

Indian exports of restricted items such as microchips, circuits and machine tools surpassed $60 million in both April and May

Vladimir Putin to meet Iranian counterpart Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan

While Iran and Russia are historical geopolitical rivals, Iran has been assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine since 2022

Kamala Harris seizes on claims that Trump sent Putin Covid testing devices

The vice president said people were scrambling to get these kits during the pandemic

'God save the Tsar!': Prez Putin receives first wishes for 72nd birthday

The greeting came from ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin on his Telegram messaging channel

Putin allows criminal defendants to escape trial if they enlist in army

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law measures that allow defendants in criminal cases to avoid prosecution if they join the military. The measures, whose enacted versions appeared on a government website Wednesday, come as Russia's need for military manpower remains high in the more than 2 1/2-year-old conflict in Ukraine. The measures amend a section of the Russian criminal code that stated convicts could be released if they enlisted in the military, and that suspects whose cases are under investigation but not yet in court can be eligible to have their cases suspended. The new measures extend the suspension offer to those whose cases are in the trial stage. The legislation also allows for sentences or proceedings to be entirely cancelled if the enlistee is discharged for age or health reasons or with the end of martial law. Russia imposed martial law in October 2022, about six months after it sent troops into Ukraine. The intense and drawn-out fighting has straine

Nato's new Chief Rutte prepares to take on Putin with Dutch pragmatism

Rutte will also have to handle pressure from some members to devote more attention to counter-terrorism and reinforce Nato's southern flank

Putin issues 'nuclear warning' to West; signals potential nuclear response

According to Putin, the adjustments were necessary because of how quickly the world was changing and how this presented new risks and threats for Russia

Why did NSA Ajit Doval meet Putin in Russia? S Jaishankar explains

EAM S Jaishankar said that India does not have a peace plan for the Ukraine conflict but explained the reason behind PM Modi and NSA Ajit Doval's recent meetings with Putin and Zelensky

India involved in resolution of Russia-Ukraine conflict: FS Misri

India is involved in a set of ongoing conversations with interlocutors on all sides to find a way to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a top Indian diplomat said on Sunday, noting that there is still quite a bit of work remaining to be done. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the people see value in India's engagement in these conversations. "We are involved in a set of ongoing conversations with interlocutors on all sides. Obviously, the people see value in India's engagement in these conversations, and we are able to talk to multiple interlocutors, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters in New York during a special briefing on the first day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to the US. This is not something that is going to have an outcome in the present stage because there is still quite a bit of work that remains to be done, Misri said in response to a question. At the moment, these are very important conversations that are going on with multiple people on

Biden meets Britain's PM, brushes off Putin's threats about war with West

President Joe Biden brushed off a threat from Russian leader Vladimir Putin about war against the West if Ukraine's allies allow it to use weapons deeper inside Russia. It's a shift that Kyiv has pleaded for but does not appear likely to be announced following a meeting Friday between Biden and Britain's prime minister. Ukraine and many of its supporters in the US and Europe want Biden to lift restrictions on Western-provided long-range weapons, and there are signs Biden might shift the administration's policy. But the US, concerned about any step that could lead Russia to escalate the conflict, has moved cautiously before granting a series of earlier requests from Ukraine for specific arms, including advanced tanks, missiles and rocket systems, and F-16 fighter jets. Russian officials have issued similar threats before many of those past decisions. Ukraine was a key topic for Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer following this week's visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats, w

Putin sent clear message to West on long-range missiles for Ukraine: Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will discuss whether to give the go-ahead for such strikes at talks in Washington on Friday

Ajit Doval meets Putin over Russia-Ukraine peace talks

On September 12, NSA Ajit Doval met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting is seen as significant in light of India's ongoing efforts to negotiate a peace proposal between Ukraine and Russ

NSA Doval meets Putin, conveys Modi's Russia-Ukraine peace plan: Top points

NSA Ajit Doval also held talks with the Chinese foreign minister to discuss disengagement in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh and border issues

Strikes deep inside Russia will mean US, Europe at war, says Putin

Putin warned that the West will have direct involvement in the conflict if they allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles

Russian expert pushes case for Putin to toughen policy on nuclear weapons

The current doctrine states that Russia would be prepared to use nuclear weapons in response to a nuclear attack by another country or a conventional attack that threatened the existence of the state

Kremlin asks Trump, Harris to leave Putin out of their presidential fight

The Russian president's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, was speaking a week after Putin said in a teasing remark that he favoured Harris over Trump

Ukraine wants India to play more active role in ending war with Russia

India is reliant on Russia for military weapons and cheap oil, and has refrained from condemning Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine two years ago

From the Moon to peace talks: Is India teaming up with Russia?

Amid talks of India's role as a crucial intermediary between Russia and Ukraine, reports suggest India is also exploring a groundbreaking deal with Russia in pursuit of its space aspirations.

Russians mock US election allegations as Putin says he supports Harris

Russian commentators on Thursday mocked allegations that Moscow was meddling again in the US presidential election, and President Vladimir Putin appeared to bolster the teasing tone by wryly claiming he supported Vice President Kamala Harris. On Wednesday, the US Justice Department said the Russian state-owned broadcaster RT is carrying out a covert campaign to influence the American public ahead of the election. Two state media employees were charged, and 10 people and two entities were sanctioned, with Kremlin-run websites seized. The Justice Department did not identify which candidate the propaganda campaign was meant to boost. But internal strategy notes from participants in the effort released by the Justice Department make clear that former President Donald Trump was the intended beneficiary, even though the candidates' names were blacked out. The Kremlin has dismissed previous allegations of interference in US elections, from 2016 and onward, as nonsense. A Foreign Ministry .