Tag: Vladimir Putin

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  World sets eyes on Biden-Putin meeting in Geneva

  

  The world will virtually stop Wednesday at least for five hours when US President Joseph Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva at a time when ties between the two countries are approaching Cold War lows.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:36 UTC

  Biden warns Putin, renews US-NATO partnership after somber Trump years

  

  United States President Joseph Biden Monday called on his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin to step back from provocative actions during a news conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  Biden first overseas trip: G7 summit in the UK, meetings with EU, NATO leaders and Putin

  

  United States President Joe Biden and his wife Jill are expected to land on Air Force One at UK's RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk this Wednesday to kick off an eight-day trip to Europe, which includes meetings with Queen Elizabeth, PM Boris Johnson, and equally significant Russian president Vladimir Putin in Geneva.

• Friday, June 4th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentina to launch local production of Sputnik V vaccine, but subject to availability of active ingredient

  

  Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina and Vladimir Putin of Russia are to launch Friday the beginning of local production at the South American country of the Sputnik V vaccine.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 23:15 UTC

  Brazil and Russia back to discussing Sputnik V's certification after Anvisa's ruling

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's diplomacy is trying to place its ties with Russia back on track following the rejection of the Sputnik V vaccine which was unanimously turned down last week by the entire National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) board, citing a lack of proper documents.

• Monday, May 3rd 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Bolsonaro thanks Putin for release of footballer's driver wrongly arrested for drug trafficking

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the release of Robson Oliveira, the driver of former Spartak Moscow footballer Fernando Martins, who was arrested upon arrival for carrying a banned substance.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro and Putin discuss Sputnik-V vaccine purchase in telephone conversation

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro spoke Tuesday on the telephone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about the possible purchase of Sputnik V, the anti-Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Institute for Research in Epidemiology and Microbiology.

• Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  Russia's Putin invites Argentine President over to discuss bilateral cooperation

  

  Russia's President Vladimir Putin Monday held a phone conversation with his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández, whom he invited over to Moscow for talks to advance cooperation issues.

• Wednesday, March 3rd 2021 - 08:26 UTC

  World leaders congratulate Gorbachev on his 90th birthday; most Russians not convinced with his reforms

  

  Mikhail Gorbachev turned 90 on Tuesday, with several world leaders sending well-wishes to the former leader of the Soviet Union. The ex-leader of the Soviet Union and secretary-general of the Communist Party is considered by some as one of the greatest reformers of the 20th century — but remains a controversial figure at home.

• Thursday, February 4th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Argentine president asks Putin to guarantee supply of the Sputnik V vaccine

  

  Supply of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine and the possible elaboration of the shots in Argentina were among the issues addressed by Argentine president Alberto Fernandez and Russia's Vladimir Putin during a Tuesday phone conference.