MAGADAN | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way to the Russian-American summit in Alaska has stopped in Magadan, where he will visit the Omega-Sea plant, the Presidential sports complex, the Mayak Park social and cultural center, lay flowers at the monument to the heroic pilots, and hold …
Read More »Why is Alaska chosen as venue for Trump-Putin summit?
MOSCOW | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in the U.S. state of Alaska, marking the first visit by a Russian president to the United States since 2015. WHY ALASKA? The choice of the location “does make sense,” said …
Read More »Trump voices disappointment with Putin, growing impatient
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be losing patience with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, voicing disappointment on Monday just hours after threatening “severe tariffs” against Russia. “I’m disappointed in him, but I’m not done with him. But I’m disappointed in him,” Trump told BBC in …
Read More »BRICS outstrips G7 economically — Putin
RIO DE JANEIRO | TASS | BRICS outstrips many other associations, including the Group of Seven, in economic terms, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “The BRICS nations not only account for a third of the plant’s ground territory and nearly half of its population, they also account for 40% of …
Read More »Putin, Erdogan discuss Middle East situation and Ukraine over phone
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday. “Putin and Erdogan condemned Israel’s use of force against Iran, which violated the UN Charter and …
Read More »Moscow to hand over peace memorandum to Kiev soon
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Moscow will send a draft peace memorandum to Kiev soon, which will outline the key principles of a potential settlement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Tuesday. “Russia continues to work on a draft memorandum regarding a future peace treaty, which will outline …
Read More »Trump says phone call with Putin ‘went very well’
LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said his telephone conversation Monday morning with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “went very well.” Trump made the remarks in a social media post after the two-hour phone call about the war in Ukraine, saying Russia and Ukraine would start a …
Read More »Putin, Trump expected to talk over phone
MOSCOW | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected on May 19 to hold his third conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump since the beginning of the year. The US president announced the conversation himself on his Truth Social page, writing that he plans to speak with Putin …
Read More »Putin drops army commander
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Army General Oleg Salyukov as deputy secretary of the Security Council of Russia, said an official decree published by the Russian government on Thursday. Salyukov will be relieved of his current post as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, a position …
Read More »Kiev left Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire proposal unanswered — Putin
MOSCOW | TASS | The Kiev regime did not respond to Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire initiative and launched large-scale attacks almost immediately, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told reporters in the Kremlin. “The Kiev government … left our ceasefire proposal unanswered,” he said. “Moreover, shortly after we announced our proposal …
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