President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast Monday that Russia was open to a possible prison swap with the United States, as he spoke ahead of his summit with President Joe Biden. “Yes, of course,” Putin told NBC News when asked if he would consider a prisoner swap — a likely topic of discission […]
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Russia expects no ‘breakthrough’ at Putin-Biden summit
Russia is not expecting any major breakthrough when President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden hold their first summit this month, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. “We are not under any illusions and we are not trying to create the impression that there will be any breakthrough, any historic fateful decisions,” Lavrov told […]
Russia throws weight behind Lukashenko ahead of Putin talks
Russia on Friday threw its weight behind Belarus’s increasingly isolated regime, slamming a European overflight ban as President Vladimir Putin prepared to host strongman Alexander Lukashenko. The meeting is an important show of support for the authoritarian Belarusian leader who is facing a global outcry after he forced a Ryanair jet to land in Minsk […]
Putin tells Assad vote win confirms his ‘political authority’: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday congratulated ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on his re-election, saying it confirmed his “high political authority” in the war-torn country. “The vote results fully confirmed your high political authority and the confidence of your fellow citizens in the course taken under your leadership to stabilise the situation in Syria […]
Putin calls for de-escalation, Erdogan wants global force to protect Palestinians
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday urged Israel and Palestinians to halt fighting in a call with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said the world needs to give Israel a strong lesson. “Serious concern was expressed about the continuing clashes and the growing number of people killed and wounded,” the Kremlin said […]
Putin to meet Modi today for talks on trade, arms deals
VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks on boosting investment and trade, with a special emphasis on energy and arms deals. The two will meet on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, which Russia has hosted in Vladivostok since 2015 to boost partnerships with Asian […]
Putin says ready to step up dialogue with U.S over disarmament: paper
Russia is ready to step up dialogue with the United States over disarmament and strategic stability, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, adding that he discussed these issues with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Japan. “I think that reaching concrete measures in the field of disarmament would contribute to strengthen international stability. Russia has […]
North Korea’s Kim to Putin: US acted in ‘bad faith’ at Hanoi talks
At his first summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the United States of acting in “bad faith” at their most recent talks, state media in Pyongyang said Friday. Kim and Putin met Thursday in the far eastern Russian port of Vladivostok, for their first summit — squarely aimed at […]
Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talks
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met face-to-face for the first time on Thursday, vowing to seek closer ties as they look to counter US influence. The summit in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok came with Kim locked in a nuclear stand-off with Washington and Putin keen to put Moscow forward […]
Fate of Syria’s Idlib in balance at Tehran summit
The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey meet Friday in Tehran for a summit set to decide the future of Idlib province amid fears of a humanitarian disaster in Syria’s last major rebel bastion. Hundreds of civilians fled the northwestern province Thursday as government forces and their allies readied for what could be the last […]