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04 Sep

Russian Chief Justice arrives in New Delhi to attend BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Russia's Chief Justice Igor Krasnov arrived in New Delhi on Friday to participate in the BRICS Chief Justices' Forum. Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, and other officials received Krasnov at the airport who will be holding bilateral meetings with his counterparts from BRICS member countries on strengthening legal cooperation. "Chief Justice of Russia Igor Krasnov has arrived in New Delhi to participate in the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum. During his visit, Igor Krasnov will also hold bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts aimed at strengthening legal cooperation. The central event will be a discussion on…

15 Feb

Putin says Biden presidency better for Russia than Trump

Washington, Feb 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin, under fire from US President Joe Biden and NATO allies for Ukraine invasion, shocked the world, saying "A Biden Presidency in the US is better for Russia". "A Joe Biden presidency would be better for Russia than a Donald Trump one, Russian President Vladimir Putin told pro-Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin in an on-camera interview Wednesday, CNN reported. Putin said Biden would be better for Russia "because he is a more experienced person, he is predictable, he is a politician of an old formation." However, he added that Russia would "work with any leader…

10 Feb

China’s Xi calls for stronger ‘strategic coordination’ with Russia in Lunar New Year call with Putin

Washington, Feb 10, Chinese President Xi Jinping increased his country's friction with the US and its Western allies by heralding the Lunar Year, vowing greater cooperation and coordination with America's fierce rival in geopolitics -- Russia. Xi heralded a new year of growing coordination with Russia during a call with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday that comes as the two countries continue to cement their partnership amid friction with the West, media reports from Hong Kong and Kremlin as reported by the American media said. Xi called up Russian President Putin and said the two sides should "strengthen strategic coordination"…

04 Nov

Russia’s GDP could grow 3 pct in 2023: Putin

Moscow, Nov 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) could grow 3 per cent in 2023. "This year our GDP growth will be 2.8 to 2.9 per cent, or even 3 per cent," he said when meeting with members of the eighth Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and heads of regional civic chambers, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Kremlin. Putin also noted that leading economies in Europe will witness a decline, adding that these economies were currently suffering and facing challenges. Putin said that as Russia becomes "economically, militarily, internally, and…

31 Oct

US ‘responsible’ for Middle East crisis, global instability: Putin

Moscow, Oct 31, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the US and its allies are behind the Middle East crisis and other regional conflicts, and benefit most from global instability. "Those, who are behind the conflict in the Middle East and other regional crises will exploit their devastating consequences to sow hatred, and sow dissent among people worldwide," said the Russian leader at a meeting with top security and law enforcement officials on Monday. It is important to understand who is behind the Middle East conflict and who is responsible for organising and benefiting from "deadly chaos" in different regions,…

06 Oct

Imposing rules on other countries should be forbidden: Putin

Sochi (Russia), Oct 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that imposing rules on any other country should be prohibited and no one has the right to rule the world for others. Addressing the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday, Putin stressed the necessity to build an open, interconnected and diversified world where imposing rules on other countries should be prohibited. "It should be forbidden to impose on any country or people how they should live, how they should feel. Only true cultural and civilisational diversity will ensure the well-being of people and the balance…

14 Sep

Putin accepts Kim’s invitation to visit N.Korea

Seoul, Sep 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's invitation to visit his reclusive country which was extended after their summit at the remote Vostochny spaceport in the Far Eastern Amur Region, Pyongyang's state media reported on Thursday. Kim extended the invitation at an official dinner with Putin on Wednesday night after their summit, the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. This was Kim's first meeting with Putin since his visit to Vladivostok in April 2019, reports Yonhap News Agency. "At the end of the reception, Kim Jong-un courteously invited Putin to visit…

14 Sep

Kim’s train apparently en route to Russia’s Khabarovsk after summit with Putin

Seoul, Sep 14, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special train appears to be moving toward Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk on Thursday, a day after his rare summit with President Vladimir Putin, sources said. According to the sources, Kim's olive green, bulletproof train appears headed toward the Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where he will visit an aircraft factory, following his meeting with Putin held on Wednesday at the Vostochny spaceport where he pledged full support for Russia, reports Yonhap News Agency. Putin earlier told a Russian media outlet that Kim will fly to Komsomolsk-on-Amur to visit an aircraft plant…

13 Sep

Western countries destroying int’l financial relations system: Putin

Moscow, Sep 13, The global economy is undergoing changes largely due to the "fact that certain Western countries are destroying the financial relations system", Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. "We know and can see how the global economy has changed and is continuing to change in recent years, due to the fact that some countries, primarily Western ones, are destroying the system of financial, trade, and economic relations that they themselves built," Putin said during his speech at the plenary session of the 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), Xinhua news agency reported. He said that in this context, genuine…

13 Sep

Kim, Putin set for summit in Russia amid concerns over arms deal

Seoul, Sep 13, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold a rare summit in Russia, with the two isolated leaders expected to advance an arms negotiation and bolster military cooperation, the media reported on Wednesday. Analysts have predicted that North Korea may agree to supply Russia with ammunition and weaponry for its war in Ukraine, reports Yonhap News Agency. Moscow, in return, may agree on a weapons-related technology transfer to Pyongyang, such as those involving spy satellites and nuclear-powered submarines. If Kim and Putin also agree to strengthen their military cooperation, including a three-way…