Tag: Vladimir Putin

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.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 05:24 UTC
Pope tells Putin “a sincere and great effort” was needed for peace in Ukraine

Barely a few days after Europe’s most powerful leaders presented a common front on Russian sanctions; President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia landed in Italy and met privately with Pope Francis at the Vatican, his second audience with the pope in the past 18 months.
Friday, June 5th 2015 - 06:33 UTC
Falklands: Cristina Fernandez met Snowden in Moscow to talk about UK spying on Argentina, reveals BAH

President Cristina Fernandez met with former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden when she visited Moscow in April, according to the Buenos Aires Herald. Snowden became world famous when in 2013 when he revealed the extent of Washington’s global Internet and phone surveillance.
Friday, May 29th 2015 - 08:41 UTC
Putin claims US seeks to derail Russia's 2018 World Cup plans

Russian president Vladimir Putin waded into the FIFA scandal by accusing the United States of interfering in FIFA affairs after the US Justice Department ordered Swiss police to arrest seven senior FIFA officials on Wednesday. They were among nine current and former FIFA officials indicted.
Sunday, May 24th 2015 - 08:13 UTC
Obama and Putin congratulate Cristina Fernandez and Argentina on 25 May, National Day

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have sent letters to President Cristina Fernández to salute the head of state and congratulate the Argentine people on the anniversary of the May Revolution.
Saturday, April 25th 2015 - 05:08 UTC
Falklands and replacing the dollar, priorities for Argentina/Moscow agenda, argues Russian ex diplomat

The cooperation agreements recently signed by Argentina with Russia could be a Buenos Aires' response to the situation with the disputed Falkland Islands territories, former Russian ambassador to Argentina Evgeny Astakhov told the Russian news agency, Sputnik International on Friday.
Friday, April 24th 2015 - 08:08 UTC
EU regulators Russia's Gazprom of abusing dominant position; fine could reach 16bn

Russia’s biggest gas utility, Gazprom, was hit with an antitrust case by European Union regulators for “abusing” its dominant position and overcharging customers for gas supplies. The investigation against the Gazprom has been ongoing for two years.
Friday, April 24th 2015 - 07:51 UTC
Russia and Argentina agree on an “all-encompassing strategic partnership”

Russia and Argentina signed agreements which amounted to an “all-encompassing strategic partnership” during Argentine President Cristina Fernandez visit to Moscow, which ended on Thursday with the meeting at the Kremlin with her counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Friday, April 24th 2015 - 07:36 UTC
CFK from the Kremlin praises Russia's support for Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty claim

President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, on an official visit to Russia met at the Kremlin with Vladimir Putin and praised Moscow’s support to Argentina in the dispute with the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands as well as in the legal battle against speculative funds suing the country over its defaulted bonds.