Vladimir Putin

Trump aide was emailed about potential Putin meeting during campaign

Rick Dearborn, who currently serves as the deputy chief of staff to President Donald Trump, reportedly received an email in June 2016 from a person attempting to set up a meeting between Trump campaign officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin, CNN reported.

Aug 24, 2017

Moscow accuses US of stirring up unrest in Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that a US decision to sharply scale back its visa services in Russia was an attempt to stir up ill-feeling among ordinary Russians against the authorities.

Aug 21, 2017

US sanctions on Russia have left President Donald Trump without friends

Trump did not think wrong by improving relations with Russia. He could have his Nixon moment by effecting a ground-breaking change in US-Russia relations but his own nonsense talks and acts had killed Trump's chances to succeed.

Aug 3, 2017

President Trump signs bill enforcing sanctions against Russia

President Trump signed a bill that enforces harsher sanctions against Iran, North Korea, and especially Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin retaliated by ordering the dismissal of 755 American diplomats from Russia.

Aug 2, 2017

Vladimir Putin says shooting of Russian ambassador is attempt to ‘derail peace process in Syria

Vladimir Putin says US must cut 755 diplomatic staff, more measures possible

Moscow ordered the United States on Friday to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff and said it would seize two US diplomatic properties after the US Senate approved sanctions against Russia.

Jul 31, 2017

Russia orders embassy to cut staff, seizes two properties in retaliation against US sanctions

Russia is demanding the US to reduce its diplomatic staff inside Russia, and says it would seize 2 U.S. diplomatic properties. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the punishment, in response to the financial sanction bills against Russia awaiting President Trumps signature. The reduction in staff will apply on Sept. 1, and includes the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok, The number limit is 455, in parity with the number of Russian diplomats in the U.S.

Jul 29, 2017

Donald Trump: Vladimir Putin wanted Hillary Clinton, not me as US president

Donald Trump said he was sure that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would have preferred Hillary Clinton, his Democrat rival, to win the White House. The US president was speaking with Pat Robertson on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) on 12 July. Trump said that his interest in military spending and energy independence for the U.S. would in fact be anathema to Putin and his interests.

Jul 13, 2017

Trump says he and Putin get along very, very well

US President Donald Trump said that his lengthy meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, was a good sign in the relations between both the countries. The two sides can work together on issues like the ceasefire in Syria, he said in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network on 12 July. The president said he gets along very, very well with Putin and that it doesnt make sense not to have some kind of a relationship with Russia.

Jul 13, 2017

Welcome to Hell: 1,000 zombies protest on the streets of Hamburg, Germany

A thousand zombies staged a performance protest in Hamburg on July 5, ahead of the G20 summit, to highlight what they feel the summit should be focused on. The 1000 Gestalten activist group gathered 1,000 people for the silent, eerie protest.The group dressed the zombies in grey from head to toe and for several days ahead of the beginning of the G20 summit, on July 7, the protesters have been popping up in small groups across the city. Their performance piece culminated in a large gathering on July 5, when organizers said 1,000 of them walked slowly through the city. The group says they have staged the protest because they want the G20 to stand for a more open, egalitarian society, rather than power in the hands of the few.

Jul 6, 2017

FIFA Confederations Cup 2017: Full list of players participating from all 8 teams

From Cristiano Ronaldo to Alexis Sanchez and Leroy Sane, the top football players are plying their trade in the competition in Russia.

Jun 16, 2017

Be happy! Now we can blame US, jokes Putin after Trump pulls US out of climate deal

Putin said he would not judge Trump's decision to abandon the global climate accord while leaders all across the world condemned it.

Jun 3, 2017

Modi's 4-nation tour: India, Russia sign much-awaited deal to expand Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. and Russia's Atomstroyexport will build the reactors required for the Kudankulam plant, which will have the capacity to produce 1,000 MW of power per unit.

Jun 2, 2017

Vladimir Putin undecided on 2018 Russian presidency bid

Russia fires underwater missiles at ISIS in Syria

The Russian Defence Ministry on Wednesday said that its warship and submarine have fired four cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria.

May 31, 2017

PM Narendra Modi departs on his 4-nation tour: Trade, investment, terrorism to be key issues

PM Modi departed for his six-day four-nation tour to Germany, Spain, Russia and France on Monday with an aim to boost "India's economic engagement" and "invite more investment to India" from these countries.

May 29, 2017

Vladimir Putin says US was in hysteria over alleged Russian election ploy

US-Russia blame game: Putin points finger at United States for global cyber attack

The WannaCry ransomware hit thousands of computer systems across the world last week and locked down files on those systems.

May 16, 2017

Putin plays piano during break at Silk Road summit

While awaiting Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin played a few tunes. The two leaders were meeting for bilateral talks during Chinas Silk Road summit. Putin reportedly played passages from Soviet-era songs about Moscow and St Petersburg.

May 14, 2017

Putin criticises protectionism and sanctions at Eurasian Belt and Road summit

Delivering an address in Beijing at the One Belt, One Road summit – a trade initiative by China which aims to bring together dozens of states - Putin called on heads of state to abandon belligerent rhetoric to solve various geopolitical crises. He called protectionism and illegal sanctions a danger to openeness and free trade, a critizism directed at the European Union over the sanctions imposed on Russia after the annexation of Crimea.