Contents tagged with Putin
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Putin signs decree revoking Russia's ratification of Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday, 2 November, which revokes Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
On October 17 and October 18, members of the Russian State Duma unanimously passed a bill to withdraw from the treaty. This bill was prepared by the Committee on International Affairs under the supervision of the Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. On 25 October, the withdrawal was also supported by all members of the Federation Council …
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Kremlin condemns Biden's comparison of Putin to Hamas
Emotional rhetoric from high-ranking world politicians towards Russian President Vladimir Putin is unacceptable, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at a briefing, commenting on the comparison made by US President Joe Biden, likening Putin to Palestinian terrorists from the Hamas movement.
"We consider such a tone towards the Russian Federation and our president unacceptable," said Peskov.
Continuing the topic, he noted that there is currently a "very alarming and potentially dangerous …
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Putin unexpectedly visits headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District
Russian president Vladimir Putin made an unexpected visit to the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don.
It is reported that Putin listened to a report by Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov about the war in Ukraine, and also had "other conversations" with the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry.
In the only published video of Putin's visit, he is seen getting off the plane, getting into a car, entering the headquarters accompanied by Gerasimov, …
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Putin: U.S. delivery of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine is a mistake
Russian president Vladimir Putin referred to the delivery of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine as a "mistake by the United States". "We will of course be able to repel these attacks (referring to ATACMS missiles). War is war. What is most important is that it is fundamentally incapable of changing the situation on the contact line," he said during a press conference in China. Putin also added that the transfer of missiles to Ukraine is another "mistake by the United States", as it prolongs the " …
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Putin orders Kinzhal missile-equipped aircraft to Patrol Black Sea's neutral zone
Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that Russian aircraft armed with Kinzhal missiles will patrol the neutral zone of airspace above the Black Sea. The patrols will be conducted by the Russian Aerospace Forces using the MiG-31 aircraft, which are equipped with Kinzhal missiles that have a range of over 1000 kilometers, although previous claims stated a range of over 2000 kilometers.
President Putin did not clarify the rationale behind deploying such aircraft over the Black Sea, …
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Hungarian PM Orban and Russia's president Putin discuss energy cooperation and peace efforts in Beijing
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian president Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the "One Belt, One Road" forum in Beijing, reports the press service of the Hungarian government.
It is noted that Putin and Orban discussed Hungarian-Russian cooperation in gas and oil transportation, as well as nuclear energy.
"At the meeting, Viktor Orban emphasized the importance of peace," said Bertalan Havasi, the speaker for the Hungarian prime minister.
He explained …
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Putin meets with Wagner PMC chief of staff, discusses deployment of mercenaries to Ukraine
Russian president Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Evkurov and former commander of the Wagner PMC Andrei Troshin, better known by his callsign Sedoy (Grey), reported the Kremlin's press service. During the meeting, Putin addressed Troshin, reminding him that at their previous meeting, they discussed his involvement in forming volunteer units to be primarily deployed on the Ukrainian front. Putin emphasized that Troshin, having fought for over a year himself in a " …
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Putin signs autumn military draft decree, 130,000 individuals aged 18 to 27 expected to be conscripted
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the beginning of the autumn military draft in Russia from 1st October. The corresponding document was published on the official portal of legislative acts of the Russian Federation.
According to the document, the autumn draft will last from October to December. The Russian Armed Forces are planning to call up 130,000 individuals aged 18 to 27 who are not in reserve.
This autumn draft will be the last in which the upper age limit for …
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Russia heading towards a demographic abyss: July sees lowest number of births since 1945
Russia's population is rapidly decreasing. According to the latest data from the Russian Federal Statistics Service, Rosstat, 110,500 children were born in the country in July of this year, while 135,270 people died. Compared to July 2022, the mortality rate increased by 2.7%, and the birth rate decreased by 3.0%. From January to July 2023, the natural population decline amounted to 297,306 people.
Demographer Alexey Raksha told the news outlet Agenstvo that July 2023 was the worst July in …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky: Putin involved in death of Wagner PMC Founder Prigozhin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is involved in the death of the founder of the Wagner Group private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin. "Putin has lost his nerve - as a person, as a politician. He killed Prigozhin - at least, that's the information we have," Zelensky said. Speaking at the Yalta summit in Kyiv, the Ukrainian President did not specify the source of his information, but noted that Prigozhin's death is a plus for …