Vladimir Putin
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of U.S. election
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing missiles that flew 400 km after lifting off at around 7:30 a.m. from Sariwon, just south of the capital Pyongyang, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, November 5, 2024. Kim Hong-Ji | Reuters North Korea on Tuesday fired multiple short-range ballistic […]
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Elon Musk’s secret talks with Putin ramped up during his Twitter takeover: WSJ report
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has engaged in secret talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022, according to reporting published Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Citing “several current and former U.S., European and Russian officials,” the Journal reported that conversations between Putin and Musk, a Republican megadonor and Pentagon contractor, took […]
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Russia pushes ‘new world order’ agenda as it hosts beefed-up BRICS summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, Russia October 18, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Via Reuters Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its geopolitical allies as it hosts the latest BRICS summit on Tuesday, pushing its agenda to create a “new world order” that challenges the West. The group […]
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Iran aided Russia against Ukraine. Now it needs to call in the favor
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) enters the hall during the meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (not pictured), October 11, 2024, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran has been one of Russia’s few staunch allies throughout the war against Ukraine, but Tehran now faces the strain of indirectly fighting its nemesis Israel on […]
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Putin says BRICS, not the West, will drive global economic growth
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, Russia October 18, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Via Reuters The BRICS group will generate most of the global economic growth in the coming years thanks to its size and relatively fast growth compared with that of developed Western nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said […]
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Far-right wins close Austria election, a boost for Putin
People walk past election campaign billboards showing Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer of the Austrian People’s Party (OeVP) and Herbet Kickl of the far-right Austria Freedom Party (FPOe) on September 24, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. Austria is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on September 29. Thomas Kronsteiner | Getty Images News | Getty Images A far-right party […]
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Meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump says he will negotiate a Ukraine-Russia deal ‘that’s good for both sides’
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy for the first time in five years, former President Donald Trump complained about his 2019 impeachment and said if re-elected he would […]
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Putin reveals new rules on nuclear weapons in Russia’s latest warning to the West
Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded Prosecutor General’s Office meeting on March 26, 2024, in Moscow. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin announced proposed changes to Moscow’s rule book on the use of nuclear weapons in another thinly-veiled warning to Western nations that continue to back Kyiv in […]
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Trump says Zelenskyy insulted him; House GOP to probe Ukraine leader’s PA trip
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 22, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Reuters House Oversight Chair James Comer is opening an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Sunday visit to an ammunition factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Comer claims that the trip was organized to campaign […]
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U.S. keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment
U.S. and Philippine troops fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during live fire exercises as part of US-Philippines army-to-army joint drills on March 31, 2023 in Laur, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Ezra Acayan | Getty Images News | Getty Images The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese […]
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