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Putin calls Erdogan ahead of Zelensky’s visit to Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in eastern Ukraine by phone, reported Putin’s press service.
During the telephone conversation, Putin outlined to Erdogan "Russian approaches to resolving the internal Ukrainian crisis." The Russian side stressed that it considers the Minsk "Complex of Measures", which was adopted in 2015, as an alternative basis for resolving the conflict.
Putin in his usual manner accused Ukraine of evading …
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Kremlin postpones indefinitely return of Russian ambassador to U.S.
The return to the United States of Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, who was recalled on March 21 after a series of harsh statements by President Joe Biden, is postponed indefinitely.
“Antonov will not return to Washington in the near future,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti.
The decision will be made "depending on what steps will be taken by Washington on the bilateral track," he explained.
"We expect that they will still be able to demonstrate a desire for …
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Putin calls Lukashenko to discuss ‘threats coming from the West’
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Alexander Lukashenko and discussed with him "external threats from the Western direction,"reported the Telegram channel "Pool of The First" close to Lukashenko's press service.
It is noted that the presidents spoke for about half an hour and decided that "it is in the interests of both countries to develop integration processes and strengthen multifaceted cooperation."
"One of the main themes: epidemiology. Focus on vaccination and vaccine production. …
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Another President calls Putin ‘a killer’
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda also believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin can be called "a killer", reported the news agency Delfi.
When asked by a reporter if he, like his American counterpart Joe Biden, believes that Putin is "a killer," he replied: "Unfortunately, yes."
According to the President of Lithuania, Russia clearly does not respect the territorial integrity of neighboring states, such as Ukraine.
"I see many signs of blatant disregard for the values of the civilized …
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Kremlin: Russia is reviewing future relations with U.S.
Russia is analyzing the actions of Joe Biden’s administration. After this Russian President Vladimir Putin will decide on further bilateral relations, said the Russian presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov.
"The analysis is being carried out now. The actions taken by the new U.S. administration are being reviewed. It will take time for this analysis to be finished," Peskov said.
After that, decisions will be made on how Moscow will build "our line," Peskov added, noting that according …
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Russian Parliament passes law allowing Putin to run for fifth term
The Russian State Duma passed in the third and final reading a law on bringing the electoral legislation in line with the amendments to the Russian Constitution.
According to the law, one person cannot be president of Russia more than twice. However, according to one of the amendments, this restriction no longer applies to those who held the post before the amendments to the Constitution came into force.
Thus, Putin's term is "zeroed out", which allows him to run again in the presidential …
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Moscow warns Washington against creating ‘difficult days’ for Russia
Moscow said that if the U.S. authorities continue to create "difficult days" in relations with Russia, they would have to answer for it.
"If they predict it, then they plan. And if they plan it, they can carry it through. But then, they will be responsible for the actions they have committed," said the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolay Patrushev in response to the words of the US National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan about the upcoming “difficult days” in relations with …
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Putin’s friend Prigozhin accuses Washington of trying to abduct him
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is linked to the Russian private military company the Wagner Group, said that the U.S. authorities are planning to abduct him.
"Evgeny Prigozhin appealed to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation with a statement about his attempted abduction by U.S. citizens who are members of an organized criminal group," reads the statement of the Concord group controlled by Prigozhin.
According to the businessman, the fact that Washington put him …
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Biden refuses to talk to Putin
The United States did not support Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to hold an urgent conversation with President Joe Biden to discuss the bilateral problems and strategic stability, said the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Earlier, Putin instructed the Russian Foreign Ministry to reach out to the White House to organize an open discussion with Biden on March 18 or March 22.
"Another opportunity to find a way out of the deadlock created by Washington in Russian- …
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Putin gives Lukashenko $19 million and defers loan payments for two years
Russia is once again extending a financial helping hand to self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
In the next two years, Minsk will be able to not pay Russia $906 million in installments for the loan provided for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. According to Interfax, the relevant protocol was ratified by the Russian Federation Council.
Under the new terms, Minsk's payments to Russia will be reduced by 3.5 times, to 370.8 million dollars.
The …