Contents tagged with Putin
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Erdogan announces new military operation in Syria
Speaking at the Justice and Development Party meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the launch of a new military operation in Syria, reports Hurriyet.
According to him, the Turkish armed forces will soon begin a new large-scale military operation east of the Euphrates river in Syria.
"We will soon carry out a complex operation on the east side of the Euphrates, at the very epicenter of terrorist organizations. One night we might attack unexpectedly," said Erdogan.
He …
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Putin: Russia ready for new military operation in Idlib
Russia is prepared to actively support the Syrian army in the elimination of militants in Idlib, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of a quadrilateral summit in Istanbul, which was broadcast by RIA Novosti.
“The Syrians themselves must deal with the future of their country,” Putin said. In order for this to happen, the measures necessary for conflict resolution in the country need to be ensured. “First and foremost, we must ensure the launch of a constitutional committee in …
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Putin says Russia will produce weapons that have never been seen before
After Washington's announcement that the US would be pulling out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will make weapons that have never been seen before.
On Thursday, speaking to high-ranking representatives of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement agencies, Putin said, “Russia does not threaten anybody. We strictly adhere to our obligations in the sphere of international security and arms control.”
He added that Russia’s …
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Putin introduces bill allowing Central bank to look for foreign accounts of Russian officials
On Wednesday, October 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted a bill to the State Duma allowing General Prosecutor’s Office to work with the authorities of foreign countries to verify compliance with anti-corruption restrictions against Russian officials. The decree was published on the Russian Duma electronic database website.
Russian legislation prohibits high-ranking deputies, civil servants, officials and senators from opening and holding accounts and deposits in foreign banks, or …
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Media: Italy intends to ask Putin for a bail out
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte came to Russia on an official visit on Wednesday. Conte is the head of Italy’s populist government which was formed after summer elections as a coalition between the anti-establishment “Five Star Movement” and the anti-migration party “Northern League”.
Conte spoke to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in the morning, and later met with President Vladimir Putin.
During the talks, Conte intended to ask Putin for financial assistance, as he had been …
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Putin threatens to point nuclear missiles at Europe
Russia will be forced to respond in kind to the US’s withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
If European countries agree to have American missiles deployed in them, as was the case in the 1980s, they will “have to understand that they are putting their territory at risk of a response strike from Russia,” Putin remarked after talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the Kremlin.
“It isn’t our choice,” …
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Recent Putin and Trump meeting costs Finland €1.7 million more than expected
The expenses for a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump increased from €4 million to €5.7 million, following amendments to the country's budget for 2018, according to an update posted to the Finnish government’s website.
The expenses include the remuneration of police, border guard, defense forces and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The message did not specify what allocations each department received or whether they were increased.
In July 2018, …
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Putin: Sevastopol was legally always a part of Russia
During a meeting with the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Sevastopol, “was legally always a part of Russia.”
Sobyanin noted that Moscow and Sevastopol are sister cities, and “at all times, even when Sevastopol was not a part of Russia,” the Russian capital always helped it. Putin interrupted Sobyanin, saying that Sevastopol formally has always been a Russian city.
“Sevastopol has always been legally part of Russia. It was a city under central …
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Putin imposes retaliatory sanctions against Ukraine
The report published on the Kremlin’s website states that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree introducing "special economic measures" in regards to the "unfriendly Ukraine’s actions."
The decree states that Russia imposed these economic restrictions to protect its national interests and “respond to Ukraine’s unfriendly and contrary to international law actions related to the introduction of restrictive measures against citizens and legal entities of the Russian Federation”.
The …
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NATO accuses Moscow of unilaterally denouncing the US INF treaty
Representatives of the North Atlantic Alliance stated that Moscow is responsible for the unilateral denunciation of the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-range and Shorter-range Missiles (INF) with the USA since, in recent years, Russia has not complied with the terms of the treaty, reports Russian media.
“At the NATO summit in July, the Allies declared that the US was fulfilling the terms of the treaty, while Russia’s actions over many years, has cast a whole range of doubts,” NATO …