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May 9, 2024 5:26 PM

Putin agrees to withdraw Russian forces from various Armenian regions, says Ifax

President Vladimir Putin has agreed to withdraw Russian forces and border guards from various parts of Armenia at Yerevan's request, Putin's spokesman was cited as saying on Thursday by Russia's Interfax news agency. The announcement follows the departure of nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeepers from in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region which Azerbaijan returned by force in September last year. Their exit ended a multi-year deployment which gave Moscow a military foothold in the strategic S...

May 9, 2024 4:20 PM

Putin warns of global clash as Russia marks victory in World War Two

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Thursday of risking a global conflict and said no one would be allowed to threaten the world's biggest nuclear power as Russia marked the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. As Russian troops advance against Ukraine's Western-backed forces, Putin accused "arrogant" Western elites of forgetting the decisive role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany, and of stoking conflicts across the world. "We know wha...

May 9, 2024 3:11 PM

Vietnam irks EU by delaying meeting ahead of possible Putin visit

Vietnam's foreign affairs ministry has annoyed the European Union by postponing a meeting next week with the EU's top official on Russian sanctions, ahead of a possible visit to Hanoi by Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Vietnam has been striving to pursue a neutral foreign policy in its relations with major world powers. It has abstained from condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine, a position that Western countries see as too close to the Kremlin. Special envoy for the implementation of EU sa...

May 6, 2024 9:58 PM

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West

Russia said on Monday it would practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military after what the Moscow said were threats from France, Britain and the United States. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Russia has repeatedly warned of rising nuclear risks - warnings which the United States says it has to take seriously though U.S. officials say they have seen no change in Russia's nuclear posture. Russia says the United States and its European allies are pushing the w...

April 4, 2024 7:24 PM

Russia can’t be target for Islamic fundamentalists, Putin says

Russia cannot be a target for Islamic fundamentalists, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, nearly two weeks after at least 144 people were killed near Moscow in a mass shooting that was claimed by Islamic State militants. "We have every reason to believe that the main goal of those who ordered the bloody, awful terrorist act in Moscow was to damage our unity," Putin said in televised comments. "There are no other goals visible, there are none, because Russia cannot be the target of terr...

March 30, 2024 1:42 PM

Tajikistan detains 9 people over Russian concert hall attack

Tajikistan's state security service has detained nine individuals suspected of having contact with the perpetrators of last week's attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall by gunmen. The detainees, residents of the Vakhdat district, were apprehended for their alleged connection to the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall on March 22. Russian security forces were reportedly involved in the operation to detain these suspects. Previously, Russian officials had announced the arrest of 11 suspect...

March 28, 2024 4:54 PM

‘Utter nonsense’: Putin rebuffs claims of plans to attack Europe, NATO countries after Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has categorically rejected reports suggesting Moscow’s intention to attack Europe and NATO countries following the Ukraine crisis, terming such claims as “utter nonsense,” as reported by RT news agency on Wednesday. Putin’s statement comes in the backdrop of his visit to the Toezhok air base in the Tver Region, where he said that Moscow does not seek confrontation with Eastern European countries viewed as “America’s vassals.” Addressing the allega...

March 25, 2024 3:16 PM

Moscow concert hall attack: Four suspects arrested, produced in court

The Russian authorities on Saturday announced the arrest of four individuals suspected of setting a suburban Moscow concert on fire and killing at least 143 people, in one of the worst terrorist attacks to shake Russia in President Vladimir Putin’s nearly quarter-century in power. The suspects, identified by Russian authorities as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Rachabalizodu, Shamsidin Fariduni, and Muhammadsobir Fayzov, faced trial at the Basmanny Court in Moscow. The court proceedings w...

March 23, 2024 7:33 PM

Putin announces March 24 as national mourning day as concert death toll touches 143

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called the Moscow concert hall attack in which 143 people lost their lives a “barbaric terrorist act”. He also announced a day of nationwide mourning in the country on March 24. Addressing the nation via a televised speech, Putin condemned the heinous attack, stating, “I am speaking to you today in connection with the bloody, barbaric terrorist act, the victims of which were dozens of innocent, peaceful people. … I declare 24 March a day of n...