Contents tagged with Medvedev
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Medvedev urges Ukraine to embrace Russian influence or risk disappearance
In a push from Moscow to assert Russia's indispensability to Ukraine, Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president, suggests that Ukrainians need to "tame the pride of their distinctiveness."
Russian policymakers have advised Ukraine to "curb its pride and stop opposing everything Russian" to avoid disappearing from the world's map. These remarks come from Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council and former president, in an article for "International Affairs" magazine. …
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Russia bolsters military reserves: over 300,000 personnel trained amid ongoing Ukraine war
Russia has reportedly put over 300,000 of its military personnel through intensive training in reserve regiments. These divisions have been pivotal in readying contract soldiers for combat roles against Ukraine, reported the Russian Ministry of Defense.
According to Ivan Buvaltsev, head of the Russian army’s combat training department, more than 300,000 servicemen were trained in reserve regiments this year. These units specifically prepare contracted soldiers for engagements in Ukraine. …
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Medvedev warns US over potential nuclear weapons delivery to Ukraine
In a stark escalation of rhetoric, former Russian President and current Security Council member Dmitry Medvedev has issued a sharply-worded threat towards the United States over discussions of transferring nuclear weapons to Ukraine.
Medvedev criticized US President Joe Biden, calling him out in response to reports about potential nuclear armament in Ukraine. He warned that Russia would regard such US political maneuvers as preparation for a "conflict" with the Russian Federation.
The …
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Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council: any attempt to arrest Putin will be viewed by Russia as declaration of war
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev any attempt to enforce the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for Russian president Vladimir Putin will mean a declaration of war against Russia.
"Let's imagine, although it is clear that this will never happen, but, nevertheless, let's imagine that it has occurred. The current head of a nuclear power came to the territory of, say, Germany and was arrested. What is this? Declaration of war on the Russian …
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Kremlin threatens to ban Google and YouTube in Russia
“Everyone is tired of the activities of the American internet giants, and what they did during the election campaign to the State Duma is a complete disgrace," said deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, in an interview with Russia Today.
According to Medvedev, American internet platforms "interfered in the political life of the Russian Federation", showing videos of the team of Alexei Navalny - "a person who is serving a criminal sentence."
"Yes, at some point they …
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Peskov names reason for Medvedev’s resignation
The Russian government considered it necessary to resign so that President Vladimir Putin could more effectively implement the provisions of the address which he gave to the Federal Assembly on January 15, said Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov in an episode of “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” on the TV channel Russia-1.
“It was the government’s decision,” said Peskov. According to him, the cabinet’s ministers decided to give Putin a carte blanche to accomplish the new tasks. Peskov remarked that, in …
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Russian media: Medvedev resigned after failing to reach compromise with Putin on constitutional reform
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev may have resigned because he disagreed with the constitutional reform proposed by President Vladimir Putin during his address to the Federal Assembly, Kommersant reports.
According to the newspaper, at the end of 2019, Medvedev supported the merging of presidential and executive government. In such a scheme, the president would be the de facto head of executive government. Putin proposed that the prime minister and “civilian” part of the Russian …
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Putin-appointed prime minister announces cabinet reshuffle and total control over Russians’ incomes
Mikhail Mishustin, the head of Russia’s Federal Tax Service who was nominated for the position of prime minister by President Vladimir Putin, said that changes will be made to the composition of the new government.
Mishustin spoke about this during a meeting with MPs from the United Russia party in the State Duma, a source familiar with the proceedings told TASS, and this was later confirmed by Sergey Neverov, head of the Duma’s United Russia members.
“Mishustin said that he will discuss …
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Russian ex-Prime Minister Medvedev spends $2 billion from the budget a few hours before his resignation
On Wednesday, January 15, a few hours before his resignation, then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered to allocate 127 billion rubles ($2.06 billion) from the budget for the construction of the world's largest nuclear icebreaker "the Leader."
The decree, signed by Medvedev, was published on Thursday on the official Kremlin’s website of legal information.
The ship will be built at the shipyard Zvezda in Russia’s Primorsky Krai. The shipyard is owned by the consortium of Rosneft, Rosneftegaz …
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Putin nominates tax chief for prime minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Mikhail Mishustin, Head of the Federal Tax Service, should become the next prime minister. According to the official Kremlin website, he put forward the suggestion during a work meeting.
Mikhail Mishustin agreed to the proposal, and so Putin put forward Mishustin’s candidature for consideration by the State Duma.
A doctor of economics, Mikhail Mishustin is 53 years of age, and has headed the tax service for nearly 10 years. He is married with …