Contents tagged with Putin
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Putin: Russia-US relations will not change anytime soon
For the longest time, Russia had hoped for positive changes in relations with the US, before introducing new measures against Washington, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vesti.Ru reports.
"We waited for quite some time that maybe something will change for the better, had such hope that the situation will somehow change. However, judging by everything, if it changes, it will not be soon," the Russian leader said.
Putin noted that he considered it necessary to show that Russia "will no …
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Putin: 755 American diplomats must leave Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the staff of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia will be reduced by 755 people.
The personnel of the American diplomatic mission in Russia will be reduced by 755 people. Thereafter, the number will be the same as the Russian diplomatic mission in America – 455 people. Putin said this in an interview, the text of which was published on the website Vesti.ru.
“As for other possible measures, or whether there are many or few, the diplomatic …
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Putin signs law on visitor's tax for the Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that would impose a fee for the use of resort infrastructure in three regions of Russia and the annexed Crimea.
The corresponding document is published on the Russian Federation's portal for legal information.
It says that an "experiment on the development of resort infrastructure" will be carried out in these regions through December 31, 2022.
Payers of the fee will be physical persons who have reached the age of majority and who are living …
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Putin pardoned two women convicted for sending text messages about Russian tanks moving to Georgia
Russian President Vladimir Putin pardoned Annik Kesyan and Marina Dzhandzhgava, the two women convicted of high treason as a result of text messages they sent, as reported by Meduza news web site.
Annik Kesyan was accused of sending two text messages in 2008 to a friend in Georgia saying that she saw that the military equipment was being transported by rail.
Then, the recipient of the message asked the woman if the tanks were being transported. In response, the woman wrote, "Yes, they are …
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Media: Putin had with him a ‘nuclear suitcase' during his official visit to Finland
A journalist from the Finnish publication Ilta-Sanomat (IS), who attended a meeting between Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Punkaharju, saw the so-called "nuclear suitcase" in the hands of the Russian President 's aide-de-camp.
The journalist's estimation is based on the external similarity of the suitcase to the black briefcase that an officer in naval uniform had with him.
"As a rule, the operator of the 'Cheget' device is an officer with a rank not …
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Putin: Joint Sino-Russian exercise is held for 'mastering the skills'
President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the Russian-Chinese military exercise, Naval Interaction 2017, said that Russia and China have not created any military blocs or alliances. He stated this at a press conference following talks with the Finnish leader, Sauli Niinistö.
Putin explained that the military "is simply refining their skills and interaction with each other." According to Putin, this is a good example of cooperation.
According to the Russian President, cooperation between Russia …
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The President of Finland spoke with Putin about Ukraine and called for the release of the prisoners
President of Finland Sauli Niinistö discussed the situation in Ukraine with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, Helsingin Sanomat reported.
“We also talked about the situation in Ukraine, which is not improving. The ceasefire remains the primary task and the onward progress, at least must be taken in small steps. For example, it is necessary to release the prisoners,” the President Niinistö said.
President Putin arrived on Thursday, July 27 at the Finnish city of Savonlinna for …
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Putin says new U.S. sanctions against Russia are 'an act of rudeness'
Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the U.S. bill on sanctions against Russia, said that “it is impossible to endure rudeness endlessly.”
“As you know, we act with great patience and restraint, but at some point we will have to respond. It is impossible to endure endlessly this rudeness in relation to our country,” Putin said at a press conference following the Russia-Finland talks, reports Interfax.
According to the Russian president, the bill on sanctions is an attempt to use U. …
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Putin signs law on combined forces in Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law ratifying an agreement between Russia and the Republic of Armenia regarding a combined forces group. The relevant document was published on Wednesday on the official legal information portal.
The signed law ratifies an agreement between Russia and Armenia signed in Moscow on 30 November 2016 regarding the combined forces. This agreement determines the designation, the order of formation, deployment and use of the combined forces.
The …
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Putin and Iraq's Vice President discussed the delivery of T-90 tanks
During a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki, the delivery of T-90 tanks to Iraq was discussed, as reported by RIA Novosti on Tuesday, July 25th, citing the Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Dmitry Shugayev.
In addition, Shugayev said that during al-Maliki’s visit, the parties also discussed the current implementation of military and technical cooperative agreement, and outlined approaches to resolving …