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Montevideo, July 16th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

Tag: Vladimir Putin

  • Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula urges Putin to attend peace talks in Istanbul

    Lula called Putin during a stopover in Moscow

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva telephoned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. The South American leader made the call during a stopover in Moscow en route back from China to his country.

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 09:57 UTC

    Maduro highlights latest agreements with Russia

    Maduro also highlighted that his meeting with Putin “lasted two and a half hours”

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro underscored Monday that the historic “highest strategic level” treaty with Russia signed in Moscow during his visit to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory over Nazism as the result of a 24-year relationship between the two countries.

  • Friday, May 9th 2025 - 11:10 UTC

    Lula and Russia's Victory Day celebrations

    From Moscow Lula will be traveling to Beijing (Pic REUTERS)

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had a special seat in Moscow's civil-military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The event, known as Victory Day, marks the unconditional surrender of the Germans in 1945.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Former MI6 chief warns more awareness of possible war with Russia needed

    “I think we’re more comfortable thinking about the army as like the England football team,” Younger regretted

    Former MI6 Chief Sir Alex Younger (2014-2020) - commonly referred to as “C” - warned that the United Kingdom must prepare for a potential war with Russia, for which the country would be caught with a weakened military and industrial base due to progressive disarmament.

  • Friday, March 14th 2025 - 19:03 UTC

    Putin invites Maduro over to Moscow for WWII Victory Day celebrations

    “During the difficult years of struggle against fascism, Venezuela sided with the anti-Hitler coalition,” Putin recalled

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday invited his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro during a videoconference over to Moscow for the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Allies over the Third Reich on May 9. In addition, Putin suggested signing a strategic partnership with the South American country as they exchanged their mutual views on current world affairs. In the end, the Chavista leader did not confirm his attendance to the event where representatives from several countries, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and World War II veterans are expected to be present.

  • Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 09:05 UTC

    Trump: Russia willing to end Ukrainian war

    Trump insisted the conflict could have been resolved earlier

    US President Donald Trump Tuesday acknowledged from his Mar-a-Lago residence that Russia was willing to end the war in Ukraine and criticized Kyiv for its reluctance to negotiate. In the Republican leader's view, the conflict could have been resolved sooner.

  • Thursday, February 13th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    End of war in Ukraine nearer after Trump-Putin talks

    Trump and Putin agreed: they both want peace

    US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation Wednesday with his Russian colleague President Vladimir Putin, with whom he discussed for over 90 minutes the idea of starting negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Both leaders expressed their eagerness to end the conflict at the earliest opportunity possible.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2025 - 08:19 UTC

    Lula and Putin discuss ongoing world affairs

    Lula told Putin he would be attending the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Vladimir Putin of Russia held a telephone conversation Monday during which they discussed ongoing global affairs and reviewed the bilateral agenda. In addition, the South American leader accepted the invitation to attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow in May, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Both leaders also welcomed Indonesia's joining the BRICS group as a full member.

  • Monday, December 30th 2024 - 10:51 UTC

    Azerbaijan Airlines E-190's back boxes sent to Brazil

    Kazakhstan authorities decided to send the black boxes to Brazil's Cenipa for analysis

    Authorities said that the black boxes of the Brazilian-built Embraer 190 Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed on Wednesday in Kazakhstan will be sent to the manufacturing country's aviation watchdog to further investigate the causes of the accident near Aktau, a port on the Caspian Sea in western Kazakhstan, far from the aircraft's planned route.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 09:37 UTC

    Dilma offered new term as BRICS bank head

    Rousseff and Putin met earlier this week but it remains to be seen whether she is interested in the new job offer

    Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was offered the chance to stay for another five years as head of the New Development Bank (NDB, also known as the BRICS Bank) by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the bloc's Summit in Kazan, Agencia Brasil reported Thursday. Rousseff's term ends in July 2025.

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