Vladimir Putin
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a joint news conference with the new EU president Antonio Costa in Kyiv. He told reporters there is “still time” for the US to convince “sceptics” in Europe that Ukraine should be allowed to join NATO. He said that any invitation to join must apply to all of Ukraine’s territory –…
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An 11-year-old boy died after a drone attack on an apartment block in Russia’s Bryansk region overnight, according to the local governor. Ukrainian drone attacks destroyed a house in Bryansk’s Starodubsky district and hit a five-storey tower block elsewhere in the region into Sunday, Alexander Bogomaz said on Telegram. The tower block death was the…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized a call between Germany’s chancellor and Russian President Vladimir Putin as opening a “Pandora’s box” that only works to undermine efforts to isolate Russia’s leader. “This is exactly what Putin has been wanting for a long time: it is extremely important for him to weaken his isolation, Russia’s isolation, and to…
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Reports that billionaire Elon Musk has held multiple calls with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, should be investigated by the Pentagon and law-enforcement agencies on national-security grounds, two senior Democrat senators said in a letter seen by Reuters on Friday. Musk, who has been appointed to a senior government role by Republican President-elect Donald Trump,…
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It is clear what Russia stands to gain from an influx of some 10,000 North Korean troops to aid its war in Ukraine. Less apparent is what might be in it for Kim Jong Un. “North Korea might be getting combat experience with drones and some real combat experience in a 21st century war,” Alexander…
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Last week, Donald Trump was elected as the next president of the United States and while the decision will impact the country, it will also have an effect around the world, especially for Ukraine. Meziesblog believes the US election result has seen Russia make a “last push” in anticipation of Trump’s inauguration in January. “His…
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Donald Trump has expressed “interest” in two points of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s so-called “victory plan”, according to a report. The plan outlines five key points – two of which were laid out with Trump specifically in mind, people involved in drawing it up have told the Financial Times. One idea would see some US troops stationed across…
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Donald Trump’s election victory has fuelled fear among some Ukrainians that US support could be put under threat. But one politician says he believes the president-elect will pursue “victory for Ukraine” and that Vladimir Putin is “not his friend”, despite reports the pair have recently spoken. Oleksiy Goncharenko, Ukrainian MP for Podilsk in Odesa, told…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia’s defense ministry was working on different ways to respond if the United States and its NATO allies help Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with long-range Western missiles. ” (The Russian defense ministry) is thinking about how to respond to the possible long-range strikes on Russian…
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North Korea says it will support Russia in its war with Ukraine “until the day of victory” – after the US warned thousands of Pyongyang’s troops are set to enter combat in the coming days. North Korea’s foreign minister Choe Son Hui hailed Vladimir Putin’s “wise leadership” ahead of talks in Moscow on Friday, and insisted that…
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Russia is seeking to convince BRICS countries to build an alternative platform for international payments that would be immune to Western sanctions when it hosts the group’s leaders at a summit next week. President Vladimir Putin is keen to build up BRICS – which has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab…
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The foreign secretary has said the UK and allies will not be “bullied by Putin’s shameless grandstanding” as the prime minister faces pressure to allow Ukraine to fire British long-range missiles into Russia. David Lammy told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips the Russian president’s threats to use nuclear weapons if the West sends…
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Vladimir Putin is giving a speech this morning at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, a far-eastern Russian city near the border with China and North Korea. The president is prone to lengthy addresses – we will cover the major points as we get them. Mr Putin addresses Ukraine’s invasion into the Russian region of…
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Putin claims he wants Harris to win US election Vladimir Putin has claimed he wants one particular candidate to win the US presidential election in November. Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, he said Democrat Kamala Harris was Russia’s preferred choice, claiming her “infectious” laugh was a reason to pick her over Donald Trump. The…
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Ukraine’s air force has said it has shot down 60 Russian drones in an overnight attack, out of 78 launched in total. Russia also used one ballistic Iskander-M missile in the attack, the air force added in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Russia claims it has captured village near key town Russian forces…
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Ukraine’s parliament has started voting on major ministerial dismissals announced yesterday. The parliament failed to sack the head of the state property fund, Vitaliy Koval, in the first vote, lawmakers said. It comes as the country’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, resigned earlier this morning – the highest-profile casualty so far of a major government reshuffle…
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