Tag: Vladimir Putin

• Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 09:43 UTC

  Cosmonauts unveil from space the emblem of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup

  

  The official emblem of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has been unveiled by the cosmonauts at the International Space Station. The logo was then projected onto the iconic Bolshoi Theater building in the heart of Russian capital, Moscow.

• Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 07:41 UTC

  Putin retaliates US/EU sanctions: plans to redirect food purchases from Latam

  

  Russia will ban all imports of US food products as well as fruit and vegetables from the European Union after President Vladimir Putin ordered retaliation for Western sanctions against Moscow, a state news agency reported today.

• Monday, July 21st 2014 - 06:39 UTC

  “An intense week” of negotiations in a world that “becomes multi-polar again”

  

  President Cristina Fernández used her Twitter account on Sunday to comment on last week’s heavy agenda with the visit of Russia’s and China’s presidents and the BRICS-UNASUR summit in Brazil. “It has been an important week for Argentina,” she said.

• Monday, July 21st 2014 - 06:31 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: strong support from China in joint declaration with Argentina

  

  Daniel Filmus head of the Argentine Foreign ministry office on Issues related to the Question of Malvinas, underlined the support from China to Argentina' sovereignty claim over the disputed Islands, which was “clearly expressed” in a joint declaration signed by Presidents Cristina Fernandez and Xi Jinping, currently on a visit to several Latin American countries.

• Tuesday, July 15th 2014 - 07:19 UTC

  Putin and Rousseff discussed doubling bilateral trade ahead of BRICS summit

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have restated their aim of doubling bilateral trade between the two nations to a value of 10 billion dollars a year, in a meeting held a day before the sixth summit of the BRICS group on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, July 15th 2014 - 06:42 UTC

  Chinese president Xi arrives in Fortaleza for the BRICS summit

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived on Monday to Fortaleza, Brazil for a summit of the BRICS countries. The sixth summit of the BRICS, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, will be held in Brazil from Tuesday to Wednesday.

• Monday, July 14th 2014 - 05:39 UTC

  Falklands: Putin calls on UK to sit and talk with Argentina to resolve the dispute

  

  Russia's president Vladimir Putin has got involved in the Falkland Islands row, urging Britain it must sit down with Argentina for fresh talks to resolve the dispute, as indicated by the United Nations.

• Monday, July 14th 2014 - 05:24 UTC

  Russia offers to build (and finance) two new nuclear power plants in Argentina

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Saturday a nuclear energy cooperation deal with Argentina on the third stop (Cuba, Nicaragua) of a tour to bolster trade ties and strengthen Russia’s influence in Latin America.

• Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 10:24 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez will miss the Maracana final; ten leaders are expected to attend

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will not be attending the Brazil World Cup final in Maracana stadium on Sunday when Argentina clashes with Germany, but will be present for the BRICS-Unasur-Mercosur summit scheduled for next week.

• Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 10:13 UTC

  CFK invites regional presidents to the official dinner for Russia's Putin

  

  President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, invited her peers from Bolivia, Uruguay and Venezuela, Evo Morales, Jose Mujica and Nicolas Maduro respectively to participate in a special dinner after her meeting with the Russian head of state, Vladimir Putin on Saturday.