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September 10, 2024 8:35 PM

Putin casts naval exercise with China as bid to counter US in the Pacific

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (September 10) warned the United States against trying to outgun Moscow in Asia as Russian and Chinese warships held joint drills as part of the biggest Russian naval exercises since the Soviet era. Putin said the wider "Ocean-2024" strategic exercise would be conducted from the Mediterranean to the Pacific and would test units' combat-readiness and the use of high-precision weapons, including promising new types. It would also incorporate lessons learned fr...

September 6, 2024 4:26 PM

Ukraine presses for long-range strike support, US announces more aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Western allies on Friday to ignore Moscow's "red lines" and allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons for strikes on Russian territory, as Washington pledged another $250 million in weaponry for Kyiv. Zelenskiy made his first appearance at a regular U.S.-hosted gathering of Ukraine's allies at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, and sought to present the long-range strike options as another way to pressure Russia to end its 2-1/2-year-old invasion. He spoke a...

September 3, 2024 6:02 PM

Putin gets lavish welcome in Mongolia despite ICC warrant

Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red carpet welcome on Tuesday on a state visit to Mongolia, whose failure to arrest him under a warrant from the International Criminal Court was criticised by Ukraine as a blow against justice. As he stepped out of his limousine in the capital Ulaanbaatar, Putin was greeted by his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh in front of a row of ceremonial guardsmen on horseback wearing helmets with pointed tops. The Kremlin leader stooped to kiss a ...

September 2, 2024 5:58 PM

Putin says Russia advancing fast – by kilometres – in eastern Ukraine

Russian forces are advancing faster in eastern Ukraine than they have done for a long time, taking several square kilometres per day, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday as Moscow's forces tried to smash through a major Ukrainian defensive line. Russian forces, which control 18% of Ukraine, have been advancing in eastern Ukraine since the failure of Kyiv's 2023 counter-offensive to achieve a major breakthrough. Despite a major Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk region that began on Au...

September 16, 2024 6:00 PM

US urges India to use its relationship with Russia, tell Putin to end his illegal war in Ukraine

Amid the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, the US has urged India to "utilize" its longstanding relationship with Russia and tell President Vladimir Putin to end his "illegal war" in Ukraine. The spokesperson of the US State Department, Matthew Miller, in a press briefing on Monday not only noted the strong Delhi-Moscow ties but also urged India to tell Putin to respect the UN Charter. "So India has a longstanding relationship with Russia. I think that's well-known. And we have - speaki...

July 3, 2024 1:30 PM

Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi to meet at security summit in Kazakhstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are due to meet on Wednesday at a summit of a Eurasian security and defence club seen by Moscow and Beijing as an instrument to counter the influence of the United States and its allies. Putin and the Chinese president have expanded the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a club founded in 2001 with Russia, China and Central Asian powers, to include India, Iran and Pakistan as a counterweight to the West. Putin will hold a series of ...

June 21, 2024 1:16 PM

Putin remarks about possible weapons for North Korea ‘incredibly concerning,’ US says

Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments on Thursday that Moscow may supply weapons for North Korea after signing a defense pact with Pyongyang are "incredibly concerning," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. Putin suggested after a visit to North Korea this week that weapons supplies to the isolated nuclear-armed country would be a mirror response to the Western arming of Ukraine. He also warned that U.S. ally South Korea would be making "a big mistake...

June 19, 2024 4:46 PM

Dutchman Mark Rutte, longtime Putin critic, set to lead NATO alliance

Mark Rutte, who looks set to be NATO's next secretary-general, is a staunch ally of Ukraine and a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who honed his skills as a political dealmaker during nearly 14 years as Dutch prime minister. Rutte, 57, has been one of the driving forces behind Europe's military support for Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion, and says defeat on the battlefield for Moscow is vital to secure peace in Europe. His view is heavily influenced by the downing of an ...

June 19, 2024 10:46 AM

Putin thanks Kim for unwavering support at summit, including on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a summit meeting on Wednesday after a grand welcome ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Russian media said, as they pledged to develop their nations' ties. An honour guard including mounted soldiers, and a large crowd of civilians gathered at the square by the Taedong River running through the capital. The scene included children holding balloons, and giant portraits of the two leaders with national fla...

June 18, 2024 11:04 AM

Putin to visit North Korea for first time in 24 years

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday for the first time in 24 years, the two countries said, underscoring Moscow's burgeoning partnership with the nuclear-armed state since the invasion of Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended an invitation to Putin during a visit to Russia's Far East last September. Putin last visited Pyongyang in July 2000. In Washington, the White House said it was troubled by the deepening relations...