Putin Archives - Page 3 of 3

22 Mar

‘Change is coming that hasn’t happened in 100 years and we’re driving it’: Xi’s parting message to Putin

London, March 22 (IANS) China's President Xi Jinping told a grinning Vladimir Putin 'change is coming' in an ominous parting message as he departed Moscow following talks with his Russian counterpart, the media reported. "Change is coming that hasn't happened in 100 years. And we are driving this change together," Xi told Putin via his interpreter - words sure to set alarm bells ringing in the West, Daily Mail reported. "Please, take care, dear friend," he added, gripping Putin's hand warmly before being waved off by the Russian President who bid Xi a "safe journey". After the two leaders hailed a…

18 Mar

Biden welcomes ICC’s war crimes charges against Putin

Washington, March 18 (IANS) U.S. President Joe Biden has welcomed the International Criminal Court's issuing of an arrest warrant against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The ICC accused President Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine - something President Biden said the Russian leader had "clearly" done, BBC reported. The claims focus on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia since Moscow's invasion in 2022. Moscow has denied the allegations and denounced the warrants as "outrageous". It is highly unlikely that much will come of the move, as the ICC has no powers to arrest suspects without the co-operation…

15 Mar

Russia’s unemployment rate drops to record low: Putin

Moscow, March 15 (IANS) Russia's unemployment rate has dropped to a historic low of 3.6 per cent, President Vladimir Putin said. "The unemployment rate was at a historic low, even before the pandemic, our unemployment rate was 4.7 per cent, and the latest labour market data (shows) it is 3.6 percent," Xinhua news agency quoted Putin as saying on Tuesday. "I think nobody expected that. Everyone expected that plants will stop. They are functioning. The unemployment rate goes down. Incomes have a slight uptick. All that leads to growth of domestic trade and its volumes. This is a very good indicator,"…

01 Mar

Putin symptoms regulation to droop Russia’s participation in fingers treaty with US

Moscow, March 1 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law officially suspending his country's participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the US. The law came into force immediately after the signing on Tuesday and the decision to resume Russia's participation in the treaty is up to the head of state, reports Xinhua news agency. In his annual State of the Nation to the Federal Assembly on February 21, Putin said Russia was suspending its participation in, rather than withdrawing from, the New START treaty. He also pointed out the combined strike potential of NATO…

22 Feb

Putin not interested in negotiating: Ex-US envoy

Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) A former American envoy to Moscow has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not interested in negotiating before he launched the invasion of Ukraine and "he's still not interested in negotiating" nearly a year into the ongoing war. John Sullivan, who was the US Ambassador to Russia from February 2020 to September 2022, had conversations with Russian officials about trying to prevent a war. But "there was no engagement", he told the BBC on Tuesday. "They demanded security guarantees for Russia but wouldn't talk constructively about security for Ukraine. They never moved beyond their talking points...…

06 Feb

Zelenksy’s ‘defiant’ video after Putin’s promise not to target him: Israel ex-PM

Moscow/Jerusalem, Feb 5 (IANS) Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's defiant video announcing that he was "not hiding" and was "not afraid" of anyone came came after the then PM met Russian President Vladimir Putin and secured an assurance that Zelensky would not be targeted, media reports said on Sunday. Bennett, who travelled to Moscow last March -- soon after hostilities broke out between Russia and Ukraine, in a failed bid to broker a ceasefire, told Israel's Channel 12 in an interview that he went on Zelensky's request, RT reported. With Russian forces around Kiev,…

13 Jan

‘Putin will nominate his chosen heir this year rather than risk being toppled’

London, Jan 13 (IANS) Vladimir Putin will nominate his chosen successor this year rather than risk being toppled as the Russian President's popularity continues to plummet amid a series of military defeats in Ukraine, his former ally has claimed, the media reported. Putin will seek to hand over power to a chosen heir and retire to his 1 billion pounds Black Sea 'palace' rather than risk the ignominious fate of toppled tyrants like Muammar Gaddafi, said Abbas Gallyamov, Putin's former speechwriter, Daily Mail reported. The Russian leader will seek to give up power to a technocrat successor who could negotiate an…

24 Dec

Over 74% of Russians approve of Putin: Poll

Moscow, Dec 24 (IANS) A latest poll has showed that 74.3 per cent of Russians approved of Vladimir Putin's work as the Russian President. The survey conducted by the government-owned research centre VTSIOM found that 78.1 per cent of the respondents trusted Putin. According to the results, 59.6 per cent of the polled trusted Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, while 37.3 per cent supported the country's ruling United Russia party. From December 12 to 18, 1,600 Russian adults were interviewed daily via telephone and the results were based on the average value of the seven days.