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Biden-Putin talks set for Tuesday amid Ukraine tension

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 02:10 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden will hold talks on Tuesday, as tensions rise over Ukraine. Read more »

Putin fires prison chief after torture, rape videos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 07:37 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin fired the head of the country's prison service on Thursday, the Kremlin said in a statement, after harrowing videos of torture and rape inside a jail were leaked. Read more »

Putin says Nobel no 'shield' for newspaper editor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 12:13 AM

Muratov, chief editor of Russia's top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, last week won the prestigious award along with Maria Ressa. Read more »

Russia to test COVID-19 vaccine in form of nasal spray

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 13 08:09 AM

Putin said on Tuesday Russia needed to speed up its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 as the country recorded its highest single-day death toll. Read more »

Coughing Putin says he's fine, tests for COVID daily

Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 08:55 AM

Putin blamed the cough on the cool air temperature and took the opportunity to urge his colleagues to get fully vaccinated. Read more »

World leaders scramble to limit 'Pandora Papers' damage

Thomas Urbain, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 08:51 PM

Some 35 current and former leaders are featured in roughly 11.9 million documents leaked from financial services companies. Read more »

Document dump allegedly links world leaders to secret wealth

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 04 10:48 AM

A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organizations on Sunday that allegedly tie world leaders to secret stores of wealth. Read more »

Putin says dozens in his circle have COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 04:31 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that dozens of people in his entourage tested positive for the coronavirus before he went into self-isolation earlier this week. Read more »

Putin gives cash to cops, soldiers ahead of polls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 08:27 PM

The payments come as Russian authorities have struggled to curb soaring inflation. Read more »

Putin urged to call off 'foreign agent' media crackdown

Reuters
Posted at Aug 28 03:12 AM

The appeals were addressed to senior Russian officials and published by outlets Read more »

No survivors of Turkey plane crash as floods kill 55

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 15 09:02 AM

Turkey battled two disasters on Saturday with 8 people dying when a fire-fighting aircraft crashed and rescuers racing to find flash flood survivors. Read more »

Russia test fires Zircon hypersonic cruise missile

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 19 04:06 PM

Russia said Monday it had carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, a new addition to an arsenal of weapons called "invincible" by President Vladimir Putin. Read more »

US, Japan, China leaders to attend virtual APEC summit

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 15 06:36 PM

SYDNEY — US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend an informal meeting of APEC leaders held virtually on Friday, their respective governments confirmed Thursday. Read more »

Xi and Putin show united front in message to Biden

Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 30 02:33 PM

Beijing and Moscow have stepped up their rhetoric against Washington and its allies, vowing to strengthen their quasi-alliance and promote a “more just and democratic international order” to counterbalance the United States and its ideologically driven offensive.   Read more »

Biden gifts Putin pair of iconic American-made aviators

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 11:14 AM

For his first meeting with Vladimir Putin in Geneva this week, President Joe Biden gifted his Russian counterpart a pair of American-made sunglasses in the US leader's signature aviator style. Read more »

Russia and China defy attempts to destroy ties, Putin says

Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 16 12:40 PM

Relations between Beijing and Moscow remain at an “unprecedentedly high level”, despite attempts to destroy the relationship, Russian President Vladimir Putin said ahead of a key meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday.   Read more »

Duterte greets Putin on Russia Day, cites countries’ ‘strong relations’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 11:48 PM

Duterte promised enhanced bilateral relations with Moscow, especially in efforts to curb the coronavirus. Read more »

Putin promises Duterte he'll send more Russian vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 12:06 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to send more COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, in a phone call with President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang said Wednesday. Read more »

US, Russia seek to ease tensions in first meeting under Biden

Francesco Fontemaggi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 10:51 AM

The US and Russian foreign ministers sought to ease tensions in their first meeting since President Joe Biden took office, saying they were ready to cooperate but acknowledging the wide gulf between the rival powers.   Read more »

Putin says Ukraine is becoming an 'anti-Russia', pledges response

Andrew Osborn and Alexander Marrow, Reuters
Posted at May 14 10:38 PM

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that neighboring Ukraine was becoming "anti-Russia" and that Moscow would be ready to react to what he said were threats to its own security. Read more »