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Putin: Wagner PMC no longer exists
Russian president Vladimir Putin said he had a meeting with the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and his mercenaries.
"At a meeting with them, I gave an assessment of what they did on the battlefield, and on the other hand, what they did during the events of June 24. Thirdly, I showed possible options for their further service, including combat. That's all," Putin told the correspondent of the newspaper Kommersant.
The Russian president noted that "ordinary Wagner fighters fought …
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Putin: Russia has avoided a civil war
The Russian military stopped the civil war in Russia during a confrontation with the mercenaries of the Wagner PMC, said Russian president Vladimir Putin during his address to the military.
"You actually stopped the civil war, acted clearly and coherently," Putin told the military.
According to Putin, during Prigozhin's rebellion, the Russian command did not have to withdraw units involved in the war in Ukraine.
Putin added that the pilots killed by the Wagner mercenaries "honorably …
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Putin: Russia has delivered first shipment of nuclear weapons to Belarus
The first shipment of nuclear warheads has been delivered to Belarus, said Russian president Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
"We will move some of the tactical weapons to Belarusian territory. The first nuclear warheads have already been delivered to the territory of Belarus. By the end of the summer, we will complete this work in full. This is an element of deterrence," Putin said.
Putin also said that Russia does not yet need to use nuclear weapons, but …
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German Chancellor Scholz intends to have a conversation with Putin soon
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not intend to break off contacts with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Speaking at the 38th Congress of the Evangelical Church of Germany in Nuremberg, he said that he spoke with Vladimir Putin after the start of the war in Ukraine and intends to "do it again in the near future."
According to the head of the German government, the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine is a necessary condition for achieving a "just peace".
From time to time, during …
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Kyiv: Kakhovka dam was blown up on Putin's order
Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said that the Russian military blew up the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant following the order of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
According to Danilov, the Russians detonated the explosives that were planted in advance, in September-October 2022.
"The order for this terrorist act was issued from the Kremlin, from Putin's office. Such instructions cannot be given from any other level. This is …
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Zelensky and Putin to visit Turkey separately after Erdogan's inauguration
The presidents of Ukraine and Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, will visit the recently re-elected Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan after his inauguration, reported the newspaper Hürriyet, citing its sources.
According to the newspaper, there will be a large number of foreign leaders at Erdogan's inauguration, but Putin will make a "separate private visit", and Zelensky will visit Turkey shortly after.
"During these visits, which Putin and Zelensky will hold one after another, …
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Russian media: Putin’s residence was targeted in Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow
During a drone attack on Moscow and the Moscow region on May 30, drones almost hit the residence of Russian president Vladimir Putin in Novo-Ogaryovo while he was staying there, reports The Moscow Times, citing a source close to the Kremlin.
According to the source, Putin was woken up early in the morning by his security service because of the air threat. The fact that Putin had to wake up earlier than usual was also announced by Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
State Duma deputy …
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Putin accuses Ukraine of drone attack on Moscow, threatens to retaliate
Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on today's drone attack on Moscow and the Moscow region. According to him, with such attacks, Kyiv provokes the Russian Federation to mirror actions.
"We'll see what to do about it," Putin said. He stressed that Russia is striking at military infrastructure in Ukraine, in response, Kyiv is hitting residential buildings.
"The Kyiv regime has chosen the path of intimidating Russia, intimidating Russian citizens and attacking residential buildings. This, …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Putin is at the top of our 'kill list'
Russian president Vladimir Putin is at the top on the list of people that Ukraine wants to eliminate, said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Vadym Skibitsky in an interview with Welt.
According to Skibitsky, while fearing of being killed by Ukrainians, Putin is even more afraid of his inner circle.
"Putin sees that we are getting closer and closer to him, but he is also afraid of being killed by his own," Skibitsky said.
Skibitsky also …
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Lukasheno cuts short his visit to Victory Day events in Russia reportedly due to health reasons
The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, refused to have lunch at the Chamber of Facets in the Kremlin, which was held by Putin for the leaders of the CIS countries who arrived in Moscow to take part in Victory Day celebrations . Lukashenko flew back to Minsk.
The Belarusian news website Nasha Niva believes that Lukashenko had to leave due to health reasons.
According to the Belarusian service of Radio Liberty, after the military parade on Red Square, Lukashenko asked …