MOSCOW: For the first time in 24 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday arrived in North Korea for a state visit, according to Russian local media sources.The visit at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscores Moscow’s growing relationship with the nuclear-armed state since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Ahead of the visit,…
NEW DELHI: A statue gifted by Vladimir Putin to an Italian city stands as a controversial reminder of past relations between Moscow and the West. This Saint Nicholas statue is situated in Bari, near a plaque with Putin’s signature. The statue was donated in 2003, long before significant events like the 2014 annexation of Crimea…
In a significant reshuffle within the Russian government, President Vladimir Putin has appointed Andrey Belousov, a civilian economist and former first deputy prime minister, as the new head of the ministry of defense, replacing longtime minister Sergei Shoigu. This move indicates a shift towards integrating economic strategies with military operations, particularly as the conflict in…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy CM & BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday slammed Sharad Pawar‘s remarks saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ‘a new Putin is in the making in India,’ attributing it to the opposition’s desperation in the face of electoral losses.“As a result of desperation due to losing, they have resorted to…
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that recent airstrikes on Ukraine‘s energy grid, which have caused huge blackouts, are part of the Kremlin’s “demilitarisation” of its neighbour.His comments came after Moscow launched a barrage of aerial attacks on Thursday, targeting energy facilities across Ukraine.“We assume that in this way we have an influence…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the Kremlin dropped a hint but gave no timeframe regarding his visit to Beijing. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, responding to a question on the Russian president’s possible visit to China, casually dropped a hint, saying, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Beijing…
NEW DELHI: Alexei Navalny‘s team on Saturday said Russian authorities informed his mother that “sudden death syndrome” was the reason behind the jailed leader‘s death.Sudden death syndrome in humans is broadly when a person unexpectedly dies without any apparent cause or warning signs.Navalny, a nemesis of Russian President Vladimir Putin and fierce Kremlin critic, fell…
Alexey Navalny’s death removes the most prominent opponent of President Vladimir Putin, and sends another unmistakable signal of the dangers of standing up to the Russian leader’s increasingly repressive regime. Ever since he rose to international prominence in massive pro-democracy protests in Russia in 2011-2012, it was evident to both the Kremlin and Putin’s opponents…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed “condolences” over the plane crash that killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.Recalling Prigozhin, who had staged a short-lived mutiny against Putin, the Russian President said he was a “talented man who made mistakes”. Putin added in televised comments that it was necessary to await the outcome of…
