Tag: Vladimir Putin

Friday, December 18th 2015 - 08:36 UTC
Putin looks to the mirror and praises Trump as “talented and outstanding”

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday described US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump as “talented” and “outstanding,” welcoming his stance on Russia.
Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 07:14 UTC
France and Russia agree on an unusual alliance against the Islamic State

France and Russia agreed to coordinate their military and security services in an unusual alliance against Islamic State jihadists in Syria on Tuesday after a devastating attack on Paris and the bombing of a Russian plane.
Tuesday, November 17th 2015 - 08:18 UTC
Putin claims 40 countries fund ISIS including some members from G20

Russian President Vladimir Putin dropped a bombshell when he alleged that the dreaded Islamic State (ISIS) is being funded by 40 countries including some members of the G20 countries.
Thursday, November 5th 2015 - 05:38 UTC
Putin, Merkel and Obama, in that order, the world's three most powerful people, according to Forbes

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (No. 1) takes the top spot out of 73 on Forbes’ seventh annual ranking of “The World’s Most Powerful People” for the third year in a row. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (No. 2) moved up 3 spots from last year, while President Barack Obama (No. 3) dropped 1 spot, making it the first year a sitting U.S. President has not made it into the top 2 spots.
Saturday, October 31st 2015 - 06:51 UTC
Venezuela seeking an additional 12 Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia

Venezuela will allocate $480 million to upgrade its Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia. “President Nicolas Maduro just authorized the payment of $480 million so that the service life of our Sukhoi planes and continue to fulfill their duty and give protection to the Venezuelan airspace,” Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez was quoted, by Moscow's Sputnik news agency on Thursday.
Thursday, October 22nd 2015 - 06:03 UTC
Cristina Fernandez and Putin exchange praise during a videoconference

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez and Russia's Vladimir Putin exchanged praise and compliments during a videoconference on Wednesday marking the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both nations.
Tuesday, September 29th 2015 - 05:46 UTC
Obama willing to work with Iran and Russia to end Syrian conflict, but not with President al-Assad

The United States is willing to work with Iran and Russia to try to end the Syrian conflict, US President Barack Obama on Monday but insisted there could not be a return to the status quo under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Friday, July 10th 2015 - 07:00 UTC
Putin announces BRICS development bank and currency reserve pool

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a new BRICS bank would become fully operational and finance energy projects next year as emerging markets attempt to challenge the Western-dominated financial system. BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- which represent 40% of the world's population, agreed in 2013 to establish their own development bank, with estimated capital of $100 billion.
Thursday, July 9th 2015 - 06:29 UTC
Brics summit takes off in Russia with an agenda full of economic and political issues

Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday with his Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff at the Siberian city of Ufa, where the Brics group summit is taking place. Previously, Putin had met with president Xi Jinping (China); Jacob Zuma (South Africa) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the five countries that make up the group.
Saturday, June 20th 2015 - 09:16 UTC
Buenos Aires/Moscow close ties are “a fact, not a wish”, says Argentine minister Kicillof

Argentine Economy Minister Axel Kicillof speaking from Moscow said ties between Buenos Aires and Russia were “a fact, not a wish” praising the bilateral “natural understanding” and “complementation”, achieved by the two partners in economic, energy and trade affairs.