Contents tagged with Putin
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Macron and Putin discuss Donbas 'special status' during phone call
French President Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Presidents discussed the situation in Ukraine in advance of the Normandy Four Summit, which is scheduled for December 9 in Paris, reports the Kremlin's press service.
Macron and Putin noted that "holding such a meeting should contribute to the quick and full implementation of the Minsk agreements."
"In this context, the importance of Kyiv to fulfill its obligations on the political …
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Putin: Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics will respond if Ukrainian Forces move back to the disengagement areas in Donbas
During a press conference at the BRICS Summit in Brazil, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if Ukrainian Police and the National Guard enter the withdrawal areas, then militants of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) will respond to these actions.
Putin welcomed the withdrawal of troops in Zolote and Petrovske areas but stressed that there are "some ambiguities."
"We see the statements of Ukrainian officials that the Ukrainian police and the National Guard can return …
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Putin: we have 'full contact' with Zelensky
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he has full contact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, reports TASS news agency.
"We are in contact with him [Zelensky], we talk on the phone. We have full contact," said Putin, adding that it is essential to achieve results after negotiations on the Donbas.
At the same time, the Putin said that he agrees with the position of the former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev that the solution of problems, including the armed conflict …
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Putin proposes to use ruble as BRICS currency
The Russian ruble could be a way for BRICS countries to make reciprocal trade payments, because the macroeconomic situation in Russia is “characterized by stability”, and the national currency can be converted easily to any other global currency, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a BRICS summit in Brazil on Thursday.
He believes that national currencies should be actively used to finance projects, instead of traditional reserves.
“This will help to increase the weight of association …
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Putin: Russia's ties with China are free from external influence
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow and Beijing have strong ties, which are free from external influence, reports RIA Novosti news agency.
During a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS Summit, Putin said that "the ties between Russia and China are strong and stable, they are not influenced from outside and have a very good potential for development."
According to Putin, Russia and China have a relationship based on friendship, mutual respect, and coordination …
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Putin: Russian economy has avoided recession
The Russian government has managed to prevent the economy from slipping into a recession, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a BRICS summit in Brazil, TASS reports.
While speaking to participants of a BRICS forum, the Russian leader commented that the global economic situation remains difficult. “The use of unscrupulous competition in global trade has also had an effect: unilateral sanctions, protectionism is rife,” Putin observed.
“In Russia for many years we have been pursuing a …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minster: Zelensky and Putin unlikely to meet in Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev did in fact offer to help Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrange a meeting with Vladimir Putin, but it was an offer without specifics, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko told BBC in a comment.
Prystaiko explained that he was present at the meeting between Nazarbayev and Zelensky in Japan, where the matter was discussed. According to the foreign minister, the former president of Kazakhstan made a “general offer to help organize such a meeting”, which was …
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Putin: Russia will become a global leader in artificial intelligence
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia could and should become one of the global leaders in the field of artificial intelligence.
During his speech at the Artificial Intelligence Journey conference in Moscow, he noted the potential of Russian education in the fields of mathematics, physics, and other exact sciences.
Putin stressed that the success in the field of artificial intelligence depends on the development of such areas as "comfortable and safe cities, affordable and high- …
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Putin and Erdogan hold phone conversation
During a telephone conversation, Russian and Turkish presidents Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdoğan discussed critical aspects of Russian-Turkish relations, reports the Kremlin’s press service.
Putin and Erdogan positively assessed the progressive development of multifaceted bilateral cooperation, including the implementation of strategic projects in the energy sector, as well as in the military-technical sphere.
“The parties agreed to put the TurkStream gas pipeline into service at the end of …
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Belarus fully renounces Russian loans
For the first time in the many years that the Union State of Russia and Belarus has existed, the Belarusian government will be adopting a financial policy that completely avoids new loans from Russia.
In its borrowing plan for 2020, the Belarusian Ministry of Finance has not budgeted for any new loans from Russia, according to the country’s “Primary areas of budget, financial and tax policy for 2020-2022”.
In 2019, Minsk expected $630 million from Moscow in the form of an intergovernmental …