Contents tagged with Putin
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Kremlin: meeting between Putin and Trump in Argentina may not happen
The meeting between the presidents of Russia and the US Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump remains up in the air. After the cancellation of talks in Paris during the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, the discussions in Argentina at the G20 summit are also at risk.
Interfax reports that spokesman for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov stated that the American side is slow in preparing a meeting that Putin publicly asked for from Trump’s national security adviser John …
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Putin supports Macron's idea of forming a European army
In an interview with RT France during his visit to Paris, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that French President Emmanuel Macron's idea of forming unified European armed forces reflects a “generally positive process”.
“As for the alternative all-European armed forces, this is not a new idea. President Macron has reanimated it but one of the ex-presidents of France, Jacques Chirac, also told me about it. These ideas existed even before him,” Putin said.
“Europe is a powerful economic …
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Kremlin: Trump and Putin did not discuss the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in Paris
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss the fate of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) treaty while they were in Paris, the press secretary of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov stated on Sunday, Interfax reported.
Earlier, Russian information agencies reported that Putin stated that Moscow wants to resume the large-scale dialogue with the USA on the fate of the historical missile treaty concluded during the Cold War.
Information agencies …
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Kremlin: Putin and Trump agreed to meet at the G20 summit
According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, presidents of the United States and Russia, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, confirmed their intention to talk during the G-20 summit in Argentina, writes Interfax.
Peskov, answering the question whether the leaders of the two countries confirmed their intention to talk separately in the capital of Argentina, said: "Yes. We agreed to meet there."
Earlier, Putin said that he was able to talk with Trump …
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Austrian intelligence unmasks second Russian spy in one week
For more than a year, the Austrian Prosecution Office has been investigating a employee of the Office for Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (BVT) who is suspected of spying for Russia, reported the Austrian news outlet Kronen Zeitung with reference to sources in the economic and corruption prosecution office.
“An Austrian counterintelligence agent is suspected of disclosing state secrets. According to Austrian legislation, the punishment for this may be up to ten years in …
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Austria accuses Russia of espionage
Six months after the attempted poisoning of the former double agent Sergei Skripal in the UK, Russia found itself in the middle of a new “espionage scandal.”
The Austrian Defense Ministry on Friday reported the arrest of a 70-year-old retired colonel, who engaged in espionage for Russia more than 20 years.
“The military counterintelligence service through international cooperation opened the espionage case. The retired officer of the Austrian army from the 1990’s spied on the Bundesheer ( …
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Media: procurement of Russian missile corporation controlled by daughter of Putin’s adviser
The daughter of Boris Obnosov, CEO of the Russian state corporation Tactical Missile Weaponry (KTRV), is the partial owner of the company through which all state procurements for strategic missile production take place. An investigation by Novaya Gazeta has uncovered that the son-in-law of Sergei Prikhodko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Administration, is also involved in the chain of companies created around the defense enterprise.
In 2012, Obnosov ordered for all …
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Macron proposes to create EU army
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that it is necessary to create a "real European army", "taking into account Russia, China and even the United States.", reports DW.
According to him, without their own army, Europeans will not be able to defend themselves. Russia stands at our borders, and this can be a threat," he added.
Noting that “peace in Europe is fragile,” the president recalled attacks in cyberspace and repeated attempts to “interfere in democratic processes”. At the same …
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Lukashenko says no to Russian military base in Belarus
Belarus is “categorically opposed” to the deployment of a Russian aerospace base in its territory, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday, commenting on a possible response to NATO’s increased presence in Poland.
According to Lukashenko, a Russian military base would create risks for Belarus, which is “independently capable” of carrying out the defensive functions prescribed in the Collective Security Treaty with Russia.
A Russian base would put Minsk “under a possible …
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Kremlin: Putin and Trump will have a brief meeting in Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will meet briefly in Paris to discuss the possibility of further bilateral talks, stated Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian president, TASS reported.
“They will most probably meet at the meeting of the G20 in Argentina, so we can assume that they will most likely speak about this possibility in Paris,” the Peskov said.
The press secretary also said that the two leaders will have a brief meeting in the French capital on …