Vladimir Putin
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Putin says Western sanctions are akin to declaration of war
President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Western sanctions on Russia were akin to a declaration of war and warned that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine would lead to catastrophic consequences for the world.
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Biden says Putin has decided to invade Ukraine
President Joe Biden said Friday he is "convinced" that Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within the week, an event that would trigger Western sanctions set to turn Russia into what a US official called a "pariah."
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France's Macron flies to Moscow in high-risk diplomatic mission
French President Emmanuel Macron flies to Moscow on Monday in a risky diplomatic move, seeking commitments from Russian President Vladimir Putin to dial down tensions with Ukraine, where Western leaders fear the Kremlin plans an invasion.
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Putin: Russia leads world in hypersonic missile tech
Russia is the global leader in hypersonic missiles and, by the time other countries catch up, is likely to have developed technology to counteract these new weapons, President Vladimir Putin said.
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Kremlin: US, Russia leaders agree to further talks on Ukraine
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden set out their opposing positions on Ukraine in a video call on Tuesday and agreed that Russia and the United States should keep talking, the Kremlin said.
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Biden and Putin to hold video call on Tuesday on Ukraine
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak in a video conference as tensions between the US and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border seen as a sign of a potential invasion.
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Merkel, Putin spar over Navalny but vow to maintain dialogue
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their sharply different views of Russia’s treatment of imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, democratic values and other major topics of dispute Friday but vowed to maintain a dialogue.
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Relationship between Russia and Iran will upgrade during the presidency of Raisi; Russian expert
Russia has been the first country whose authorities welcomed Ebrahim Raisi's victory in Iran's 2021 presidential election and the formation of his new administration,so political experts predict a new boost of mutual cooperation between the two countries.
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Putin says relations with U.S. at lowest point in years
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with NBC News ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden next week, said U.S.-Russia relations are at their lowest point in years.
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Bulgarian-Russian tensions are due to the international context; Vladimir Mitev tells ILNA
Bulgarian-Russian relations are really at a low point. However, this is not so much due to internal dynamics as to the international context in which the two countries find themselves.