Contents tagged with Putin
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Putin says that Russia was forced to annex Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was consciously led to annex Crimea.
“Sometimes it seems to me - and I think that there are certain grounds for this - that someone consciously led us to such a line, and once there, we had to act the way we acted. Not many expected that we would act so quickly, so resolutely, if not boldly,” said Putin in TV host Vladimir Soloviev’s film “World Order 2018.” The film is on Soloviev’s Vkontakte page.
According to Putin, he did not doubt that …
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Putin: 400 foreign agents were caught in Russia last year
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that during the past year, the activity of 72 personnel from foreign intelligence services and 397 foreign special services agents were detained in Russia.
On March 5th Putin spoke at the board of the Russian FSB, noting that in recent years, the activity of foreign intelligence agents was growing. According to Putin, they use the most modern methods of agent and technical intelligence.
He urged the Russian special services to prevent any attempts by …
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Daughter of the rector of Russian university says her father prepared Putin's thesis
The rector of the St. Petersburg Mining University, Vladimir Litvinenko, personally wrote a thesis for Russian President, Vladimir Putin, as indicated by his daughter, Olga Litvinenko, Radio Liberty reports.
"One of Vladimir Putin’s secrets, which Olga Litvinenko knows very well, is how he [Putin] defended his Ph.D. thesis," the publication writes.
He defended his thesis in 1997 at the St. Petersburg Mining University, now a university headed by Vladimir Litvinenko. At that time, Putin …
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Macron: Putin must convince Syrian government to respect ceasefire
During a telephone conversation with Putin ,French President Emmanuel Macron called on his Russian counterpart to encourage Syria to adopt a UN resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire “without any ambiguity”, reported Radio Liberty, citing a source in Macron’s office.
The Elysee Palace reported that during the conversation, Macron “stressed that humanitarian workers should be able to reach all people who need help, without hindrance and without delay.”
On March 5, the UN Office for …
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Putin rejects possibility of extraditing individuals accused of interfering in elections to the US
Commenting on accusations by the United States against thirteen Russian citizens of interference in the US elections in 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would never "extradite" its citizens to the United States. He spoke about this during an interview with NBC News. The television channel published yet another excerpt from this conversation on March 4.
"Never, never. Russia does not extradite its citizens to anyone, just like the United States," the President said in …
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Putin demands that Washington provide evidence of Russia's interference in US elections
The US authorities must provide Russia with information that justifies its accusations against thirteen Russian nationals led by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin that they unsuccessfully attempted to influence the results of the presidential elections in the United States, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with NBC.
"I first have to look at what they did. Give us the materials. Give us information. With all due respect to you personally, with all due respect to the Congress, …
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Trump discusses Putin's statements with Merkel and Macron
United States President Donald Trump has discussed statements made by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding nuclear weapons with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The American leader spoke with his European counterparts separately on Thursday, March 1, the White House Press Office reported.
A statement by the US presidential administration notes that "the leaders…shared their serious concerns over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent statements on …
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Trump extends sanctions against Russia for another year
US President Donald Trump has extended sanctions against Russia for another year due to its annexation of the Crimea and aggression in Ukraine, the White House website reports.
"In accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660," the statement says.
The document notes that Russia's actions in Ukraine including the Crimea's annexation and aggression in the Donbas "continue to undermine …
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Russian oppositionist: Putin’s statements increasingly resemble the speeches of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stories about the latest types of Russian strategic weaponry are similar to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s attempts to safeguard his power by launching ballistic missiles. Such was the opinion expressed by Russian oppositionist and former State Duma MP Gennady Gudkov in an interview with InfoResist.
According to the former MP, Russia cannot threaten the world with nuclear weaponry now.
“More and more, this resembles the attempts of the North Korean …
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Putin announces testing of new missile with nuclear engine
Russia is testing a new cruise missile with nuclear propulsion, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in an address in front of the Federal Assembly.
He showed a video of the missile being tested. According to Putin, the new missile has an unlimited range and an unpredictable flight trajectory.
“No one else has such a weapon,” Putin observed. And when it appears “our boys will think up something new”, he added.
The new missile has not yet been assigned a name. Putin encouraged people to …