Vladimir Putin
UN staff at Ukraine nuclear plant ‘not likely anywhere’ Russia difficulties warning to Moldova
Russia warns Moldova not to threaten troops Russia’s International Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a information convention in Moscow, Russia June 6, 2022. Russian International Ministry | Reuters Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the eastern European country of Moldova that any danger against the security of Russian forces in the breakaway area of Transnistria would […]
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Russia’s war in Ukraine commenced 6 months ago — and there seems to be no end in sight
A lady stands in a crater caused by missile strikes which struck the yard of a faculty in a residential place of Kharkiv on June 27,2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sergey Bobok | AFP | Getty Visuals It is really been 6 months considering that Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, an act […]
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Xi and Putin to meet at G-20; Finland says Russian MiG jets may have violated its airspace
Finland says Russian MiG fighter jets may have violated its airspace Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets are suspected to have violated Finnish airspace, Finland’s Defense Ministry said. “The depth of the suspected violation into Finnish airspace was one kilometer” over the city of Porvoo on Finland’s southern coast and lasted about two minutes, the ministry’s […]
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Russia urged to withdraw forces from Ukrainian nuclear power plant; Putin turns to North Korea for friendship
Putin looks to expand ties with North Korea Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in 2019. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly sent a message of friendship to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in which he expressed his wish for […]
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Biden signs ratification documents approving NATO membership for Finland and Sweden
U.S. President Joe Biden, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, Swedish ambassador to the U.S. Karin Olofsdotter and Finnish ambassador to the U.S. Mikko Hautala, signs documents endorsing Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, August 9, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed ratification documents Tuesday […]
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Biden authorizes largest yet weapons package for Ukraine, bringing U.S. commitment to $9.8 billion
Ukraine was already stocking up on U.S.-made Javelins before Russia invaded. Here a group of Ukrainian servicemen take a shipment of Javelins in early February, as Russia positioned troops on Ukraine’s border. Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The Biden administration announced a $1 billion security assistance package for Ukraine on Monday, […]
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WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in prison by Russian court
US’ Women’s National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, waits for the verdict inside a defendants’ cage before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, on August 4, 2022. Evgenia Novozhenina | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – A Russian […]
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UN Secretary General urges governments to tax ‘immoral’ oil and gas profits
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 2022 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations in New York City on August 1, 2022. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged governments on Wednesday to tax excessive […]
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Russia faces ‘economic oblivion’ despite claims of short-term resilience, economists say
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with parliamentary leaders in Moscow, Russia July 7, 2022. Aleksey Nikolskyi | Sputnik | Reuters Russia is facing “economic oblivion” in the long term because of international sanctions and the flight of businesses, several economists have said. The International Monetary Fund last week upgraded Russia’s gross domestic product […]
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U.S. fears Russia is using a ‘nuclear shield’ in Ukraine; Zelenskyy calls grain shipment a ‘positive signal’
BP’s Gelsenkirchen plant no longer uses Russian crude Shares of BP are up over 20% year-to-date. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Amid its second-quarter earnings update Tuesday, BP CEO Bernard Looney said that the firm’s refinery in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, no longer uses Russian crude, down from 50%. Oil majors have been one of […]
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