Tag: Vladimir Putin

• Tuesday, November 17th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Putin announces a naval facility in Sudan strengthening Russian foothold in Africa

  

  President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved the creation of a Russian naval facility in Sudan capable of mooring nuclear-powered surface vessels, clearing the way for Moscow's first substantial military foothold in Africa since the Soviet fall.

• Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  China and Germany heading for superpower status, forecast Vladimir Putin

  

  The era when the United States and Russia decided the world's most important questions is in the past, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, saying China and Germany were now heading for superpower status.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:18 UTC

  Germany rejects Trump's proposal to invite Putin back to the Group of Seven

  

  Germany has rejected a proposal by US President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven (G-7) most advanced economies, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Putin approves a US$ 4bn loan to Venezuela

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law ratifying the protocol to the intergovernmental agreement on providing a loan to Venezuela by Moscow, which guarantees timely debt repayment to Russia.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:27 UTC

  Putin mocks US embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights

  

  President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked the US embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights, suggesting it reflected the sexual orientation of its staff.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 07:19 UTC

  Bolsonaro talks to Putin about the pandemic and coming BRICS summit

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said he spoke on Monday with his Russian counterpart to strengthen bilateral ties.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Putin in a round of calls to Allies' and German leaders marks the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday spoke on the phone to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

• Friday, May 1st 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Russian Prime Minister in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19

  

  Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has told President Vladimir Putin that he had been diagnosed with the coronavirus and was temporarily stepping down to recover. Mishustin, 54, suggested that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov serve as acting prime minister in his absence. Putin, who appointed Mishustin in January, supported the proposal.

• Tuesday, April 28th 2020 - 07:17 UTC

  Trump and Putin recall 75th anniversary of the “Spirit of the Elbe”

  

  US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement over the weekend commemorating a 1945 World War Two link-up of US and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate.

• Saturday, February 15th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Putin denies gay marriage, “as long as I am president, there will be dad and mum”

  

  President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would not legalize gay marriage as long as he was in the Kremlin. He made clear he would not allow the traditional notion of mother and father to be subverted by what he called “parent number 1” and “parent number 2”.