Contents tagged with Putin
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Putin says he knew about the existence of nuclear bomb in North Korea for a long time
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Kim Jong-Il had already told him about the North Korean nuclear bomb in early 2000, and that the situation had not changed in the ten-year existence of the country under Western sanctions, TASS news agency reported.
"In 2001, when I was on my way to pay a visit to Japan, I made a stop in North Korea, where I had a meeting with the father of the country’s current leader. It was back then when he told me that they had a nuclear bomb. Moreover, (the …
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Putin: conditions are in place to end the war in Syria
Conditions have been created in Syria allowing for the end of the war, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the TV channel Russia-24 reports.
“The necessary conditions have been created for putting an end to the fratricidal war in Syria, completely destroying terrorists and allowing Syrians to return to peaceful life," said Putin.
He said that the earlier decisions on creating "de-escalation zones" in Syria created the conditions for the …
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Employees of Yandex evacuated after Putin’s visit
The offices of the company Yandex, which President Vladimir Putin visited on Thursday, were evacuated soon after his departure, the BBC Russian service reports.
Some of the staff say that a fire alarm went off, whereas others say that Yandex was due to a bomb threat.
According to TASS news agency, nearly 3000 people were evacuated from the company’s offices.
The Russian president came to Yandex in order to congratulate the company on its 20th anniversary, as well as to see its engineering – …
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Kremlin: Putin does not want to meet with Zakharchenko
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to meet with the leader of the separatist organization DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), Alexander Zakharchenko, as stated by Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s Press Secretary, RIA Novosti reported. "No," Peskov said when asked about the possibility of Putin's meeting with Zakharchenko.
Previously, Life.ru reported that Zakharchenko arrived in the Kremlin to attend the anniversary concert of Russian singer Joseph Kobzon.
Earlier, Zakharchenko said that if …
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Putin wants to allow the sentencing of heads of companies who violate the fulfillment of state military orders
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin has submitted for consideration of the State Duma the bill that proposes 4 to 8 years of imprisonment for the heads of companies who have abused their power in implementing the state defense order (SDO). The corresponding document was published in the electronic database of the lower house of the parliament.
The bill establishes the "responsibility of the person performing administrative functions in commercial or other organizations, for …
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German journalist: the European Union is waiting for Putin to leave
Russia is waiting for the European Union (EU) to understand that the EU needs it, while the EU is waiting for Putin to leave and be replaced by someone with whom they can talk, as in the 1990s, stated Alexander Rahr, the scientific director of the German-Russian forum, at a political discussion dedicated to the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Germany, Rosbalt reports.
"I believe that the influence of the Kremlin on the elections and Western policy is very exaggerated. I do not think …
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Media: Putin will run as 'People's Candidate' in Russia’s presidential elections
The number of Vladimir Putin's agents in the presidential elections in Russia will increase in 2018 in comparison with previous elections, due to the addition of regional leaders of public opinion, reported Znak.com news website , citing sources in regional administrations, reported this.
The sources said that the Kremlin asked for lists of leaders of public opinion, including well-known and respected athletes, cultural figures and philanthropists. A special wish was that they lived not only …
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Media: Nomination of Putin for president will take place in two stages
The presidential campaign strategy being developed by the Kremlin's political bloc is almost ready, Kommersant newspaper reports, referring to sources in the presidential administration. The well-informed sources confirmed that there are plans to conduct the nomination of Putin for presidency in two stages.
The first stage, during which the head of state will publicly announce his consent to run for a new term, is scheduled for November. Before that, several events with his participation are …
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Putin orders Russian government to provide pensions to former Ukrainian military in the Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government, in conjunction with the Ministry of Defense of the country and Kremlin-controlled executive bodies of the annexed Crimea and Sevastopol, to take action regarding pensions for Russian citizens who previously served in the Ukrainian armed forces.
As reported on the Kremlin's website, this order by Putin was among the items approved following his trip to the annexed Sevastopol on August 18-20.
In particular, Putin instructed …
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Japanese Prime Minister urges Putin to make peace treaty on Kurils
Russia and Japan need to overcome all the challenges, put an end to the “abnormal situation”, and make a peace treaty regarding the Kuril Islands, stated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Eastern Economic Forum, Interfax reports.
According to Abe, in the last year Russian and Japanese relations have seen the beginning of the progress which the countries had been unable to achieve in 70 years. He added that soon it may be possible to see the “bright future of Russian-Japanese relations, …