Vladimir Putin
To avert Putin’s growing influence, EU urged to pay more attention to the Balkans
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu tells CNBC that EU enlargement is a question of geopolitical strategy and security. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images BRUSSELS — The European Union needs to pay more attention to the Balkans to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin increasing his influence there, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu told CNBC Wednesday. The 27 […]
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No guarantee Americans captured in Ukraine won’t face death penalty; ‘You’re my hero,’ Ben Stiller tells Zelenskyy
Russia says it can’t guarantee captured American fighters won’t face the death penalty Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at an event during Russia’s Victory Day commemorations in Moscow on May 9, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman told NBC News on Monday that Moscow wouldn’t guarantee that two American veterans […]
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‘The situation is serious’: Germany plans to fire up coal plants as Russia throttles gas supplies
Germany plans to compensate for a cut in Russian gas supplies by increasing the burning of coal — the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel in terms of emissions. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Germany has said the deteriorating gas market situation means Europe’s largest economy must limit the use of natural gas for electricity production […]
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Op-ed: Why China’s Xi Jinping’s damage control is all about heading off a crisis
For President Xi Jinping, dispatching his special envoy to Europe for a three-week charm tour was just one of many acts of high-stakes damage control ahead of the 20th Chinese Communist Party Congress this autumn. Xi’s economy is dangerously slowing, financing for his Belt and Road Initiative has tanked, his Zero Covid policy is flailing, […]
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NATO warns of long Ukraine war as Russian assaults follow EU boost for Kyiv
NATO’s Stoltenberg says Russia’s war in Ukraine could last for years. Valeria Mongelli | Afp | Getty Images The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday, as Russia stepped up its assaults after the European Union recommended that Kyiv become a candidate to join the bloc. Jens Stoltenberg […]
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Here’s a look at the $5.6 billion in firepower the U.S. has committed to Ukraine in its fight against Russia
A Soldier conducts registration and calibration for the M777A2 howitzer weapon system in Syria, Sept. 30, 2021. U.S. Army Spc. Isaiah Scott | U.S. Army WASHINGTON — From heavy artillery to tactical drones to armored vehicles, the U.S. has committed $5.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded in late February. The latest assistance […]
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Russia’s Putin lashes out over Western sanctions ‘blitzkrieg,’ claims Ukraine invasion was forced
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2022. Mikhail Metzel | Sputnik | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his hand was “forced” over Moscow’s invasion […]
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China’s Xi says trade with Russia expected to hit new records in the coming months
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Friday via video at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum’s plenary session, which Russian President Vladimir Putin opened with a speech over an hour long. This picture is from Putin’s visit to Beijing in early February 2022. Alexei Druzhinin | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
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The West’s unity over Ukraine could be starting to crack, just as Russia’s invasion gains ground
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the positions of Ukrainian troops located in the Bakhmut city and Lysychansk districts, Ukraine on June 05, 2022. Ukrainian Presidency | Handout | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images LONDON — There are increasing signs that Western unity over the war in Ukraine could be starting to crack as the […]
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Putin is ‘another Hitler in the making,’ Egyptian billionaire Sawiris says
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris did not mince words when expressing his thoughts on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his country’s invasion of Ukraine. Asked by CNBC’s Hadley Gamble if he expected civil unrest in Egypt due to food shortages triggered by the war, Sawiris, the chairman and CEO of Orascom Investment Holding, said he did […]
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