As Germany grapples with the double whammy of an economic slump and political instability — all in the middle of a raging war in Ukraine — German ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, participated in a TOI editors’ roundtable to discuss a range of bilateral and global issues. In a freewheeling conversation, he spoke about the…
‘Insane’: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy slams Putin’s ‘missile duel’ suggestion with US (Picture credit: AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion of a “missile duel” with the United States, dismissing the idea as absurd and labelling Putin as irrational.Speaking at a European Council meeting on Thursday, Zelenskyy addressed Putin’s remarks about testing…
Putin to visit India soon NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India in the near future, announced Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday. While exact dates are yet to be finalised, the announcement signals a significant step in fortifying the long-standing partnership between the two nations. Source link
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed on Saturday his desire to conclude the conflict with Russia through diplomatic channels next year, as both nations anticipate Donald Trump‘s return to the White House.February 2025 would signify three years since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, with Russian forces currently advancing against Ukraine’s under-resourced military, AFP News agency reported.Trump’s potential…
Modi and Putin in Kazan Tuesday. ‘We have such a relationship that I feel you do not need any translation,’ Putin told the PM. (Reuters) In their second bilateral meeting this year, PM Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Russia-Ukraine conflict “should be resolved only through peaceful means”, while saying that India fully…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi burst into laughter when Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a lighter note, said that their relationship is such that PM Modi may not need any translation to understand his words.“We have such a relationship that I felt that you do not need any translation,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday quoted PM Modi and said that the Brics is not “anti-West”, but is just “non-West”, just days before the 16th Brics Summit scheduled in his country. “BRICS was never meant to be against anyone. The Indian Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) said that BRICS is not an anti-western group, it…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with former US President Donald Trump in New York on Friday amid growing tensions surrounding US support for Ukraine’s defence against Russia. Zelenskyy stressed the importance of halting the war and said, “I think we have a common view that the war in Ukraine has to be stopped and Putin…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday issued nuclear warnings to the West over conventional strikes on its territory from Ukraine. He tabled an updated version of the nuclear doctrine which specifies that any attack on Russia by a non-nuclear power, if supported or backed by a nuclear power, will be regarded as a “joint attack…
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday urged revisions to Russia’s nuclear deterrent rules, citing the need to adapt to evolving global military and political dynamics.During a televised meeting, Putin outlined his proposed changes to the country’s nuclear doctrine. He emphasized the shifting nature of global security risks, saying, “We see the…
