Vladimir Putin

‘Erasing history’: Russia closes top rights group, capping year of crackdowns

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Supreme Court ordered the country's oldest human rights group to disband on Tuesday for breaking a law requiring it to act as "a foreign agent", capping…

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Putin says Russia doesn’t want conflict but needs ‘immediate’ guarantees

MOSCOW, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Russia wants to avoid conflict with Ukraine and the West, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, but needs an "immediate" response from the United States…

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Putin: we don’t want conflict over Ukraine

Russia wants to avoid conflict with Ukraine and the West, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "This is not our (preferred) choice, we do not want this," Putin said at…

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EXPLAINER-Why is Russia’s Putin so focused on Ukraine?

Ukraine has become the main flashpoint in Russia's relations with the West after a build-up of tens of thousands of Russian troops near its border and a series of tough…

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Putin rues Soviet collapse as demise of ‘historical Russia’

President Vladimir Putin has lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago as the demise of what he called "historical Russia" and said the economic crisis that followed…

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Putin says he wants talks with the West to guarantee NATO won’t expand east

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he wanted to hold talks with Western countries to obtain guarantees that NATO will not expand eastward. He…

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Putin says West, not Belarus, root cause of migrant crisis on border

MOSCOW, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Western countries, rather than Belarus, were ultimately responsible for a migrant crisis on the Belarus-Poland border, pointing…

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Merkel asks Putin to press Belarus over “instrumentalisation of migrants”

BERLIN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone that Belarus's "instrumentalisation of migrants" was inhumane and unacceptable and asked him to press…

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Biden, Putin may meet for talks in person in early 2022

MOSCOW, Nov 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet for talks in person in early 2022 and speak by video conference before the…

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Putin to deliver recorded COP26 message, no live video link

MOSCOW, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a recorded message to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, the Kremlin said on Monday, but there are no…

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Putin says Western military backing of Ukraine threatens Russia

President Vladimir Putin warned that the Western-backed military development of Ukraine posed a serious threat to Russia, two days after the U.S. defense secretary staged a show of support for…

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Russia says Putin won’t fly to Glasgow, in blow for climate talks

MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russia delivered a blow to hopes of a breakthrough international deal on climate change when the Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin would…

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Russia’s Putin says crypto has ‘value’, but maybe not for trading oil

Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks cryptocurrencies have value — but he’s not convinced they can replace the U.S. dollar in settling oil trades. Some months ago, Russia’s deputy prime minister,…

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Russia’s Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan hold Syria, defence talks

The presidents of Russia and Turkey on Wednesday began talks on curbing renewed violence in northwest Syria and on possibly expanding Moscow's sales of military defence systems to Ankara despite…

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Putin ends self-isolation with Siberian fishing trip

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has spent several days on holiday in Siberia where he was hiking and fishing, the Kremlin said on Sunday, following a…

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Russia’s ruling pro-Putin party wins parliamentary vote – early results/exit poll

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, is on course to win a three-day parliamentary election, initial results and an exit poll showed on…

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UPDATED: Putin to remain in COVID-19 isolation for “a few days”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would have to spend "a few days" in self-isolation after dozens of people in his entourage fell ill with COVID-19, the TASS…

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Putin calls for launch of regular cargo shipments via northern sea route next year

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia should start regular container shipments via the Northern Sea Route across its northern flank from Vladivostok to St Petersburg next year. Russia…

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Putin says Russian navy can carry out ‘unpreventable strike’ if needed

The Russian navy can detect any enemy and launch an "unpreventable strike" if needed, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, weeks after a UK warship angered Moscow by passing the…

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Putin says UK warship near Crimea wanted to test Russia’s military response, says time will come when he will name possible successor

A British warship that Russia says illegally entered its territorial waters near Crimea earlier this month did so to observe in detail how Russian forces would react, President Vladimir Putin…

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UPDATED: Putin says he received Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19

President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid a wave of cases and said for the first time that he had received Russia's Sputnik V…

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Reaction to Biden-Putin summit ranges from ‘positive’ to ‘disturbing’

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at their first summit on Wednesday to hold talks on arms control and cybersecurity. Here is some reaction to their…

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UPDATE – Biden calls for “basic rules of the road” at summit with Putin

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin decided at a "pragmatic" first summit on Wednesday to hold arms control and cyber-security talks and return their respective ambassadors, while…

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UPDATED: Russian President Putin says hopes meeting with U.S. Biden will be productive

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he hoped a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva would be productive. "Mr President, I'd like to thank you for your…

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Putin says relations with U.S. at lowest point in years

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with NBC News ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden next week, said U.S.-Russia relations are at their lowest point in…

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Putin to arrive in Geneva on June 16 for Biden summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Geneva on June 16, the same day he is set to meet U.S. President Joe Biden there, Russia's TASS news agency quoted his…

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EU’s Michel says Russia must stop ‘disruptive behaviour’ to improve ties

Russia must change its behaviour if it seeks better relations with the European Union, the EU said on Monday. "The downwards trend in EU-Russia relations can only change if Russia stops disruptive behavior," Charles Michel, the…

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Putin plans to offer vaccinations to visiting foreigners for a fee

Russia may provide coronavirus vaccinations for a fee to foreigners who travel to the country, President Vladimir Putin told an economic forum, as Moscow seeks to enhance its global reputation…

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Putin offers Belarus leader support against West in Ryanair plane standoff

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday offered his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko support in his standoff with the West over his handling of the grounding of a passenger jet and the arrest of a dissident blogger. The West has accused Belarus of piracy…

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UPDATE – Putin reviews Russian military might as tensions with West soar

MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin reviewed Russia's traditional World War Two victory parade on Sunday, a patriotic display of raw military power that this year coincides with soaring tensions with the West. The parade on…

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U.S. President Biden says he is confident he can meet Russia’s Putin soon

U.S. President Joe Biden said he expected to be able to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon and the White House said ongoing differences between the United States and Russia…

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Putin warns West of harsh response if it crosses Russia’s ‘red lines’

MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday not to cross Russia's "red lines", saying Moscow would respond swiftly and harshly to any provocations and…

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UPDATED: Putin says Russia should have collective COVID-19 immunity by autumn

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Russian public should attain collective immunity from COVID-19 by this autumn and called on Russians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.…

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UPDATED: Top Navalny allies arrested as protesters prepare to defy Putin,UE condemnation

The arrest of Krelmin critic Alexei Navalny's closest allies before a day of mass protests was "deplorable", European Council President Charles Michel said on Wednesday. "The detention of supporters of…

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Navalny at growing risk of kidney failure – medics union

MOSCOW, April 17 (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is at increasing risk of kidney failure and his vision is deteriorating after more than two weeks on hunger strike,…

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Putin to decide on counter sanctions against Washington, says Kremlin

MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would decide what counter sanctions to impose on Washington, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden hit Moscow with an array of punitive measures, but…

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Russia says Moscow will respond to U.S. sanctions, summons U.S. envoy

MOSCOW, April 15 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was "unavoidable" that Moscow would respond to new U.S. sanctions and that it had called in Washington's ambassador…

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Biden proposes to hold summit with Putin in coming months

Washington (dpa) - US President Joe Biden has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate border tensions with Ukraine and proposed the two leader hold a summit in the coming months, the White…

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Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘dangerous provocative actions’ in call with Erdogan

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of "dangerous provocative actions" in its eastern Donbass region in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said…

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Merkel tells Putin to pull back troops as Kremlin accuses Ukraine of provocations

BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) -German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to pull back the Kremlin's military build-up near the border with Ukraine, while he in turn accused…

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Putin signs law that could keep him in Kremlin until 2036

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that could keep him in office in the Kremlin until 2036, the government said on Monday. The legislation allows him to run…

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UPDATED: Russia wants an apology from U.S. after Biden called Putin a killer, Putin wishes Biden ‘good health’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that people tend to view others as they actually see themselves after U.S. President Joe Biden said he thought Putin was a killer,…

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Russia calls U.S. allegations over Putin-directed election meddling ‘baseless’

MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday described U.S. intelligence allegations that President Vladimir Putin had likely directed efforts to try to swing the 2020 U.S. presidential election to…

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Biden speaks to Putin for first time since taking power -White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for the first time since taking office and raised concerns about Russian activities including the…

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Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine – Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's president Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV channel on Sunday. "He said…

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Keep up the good work, Putin tells spy agency staff

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said the foreign intelligence service was exceptionally important for protecting the country, in comments made soon after it was accused by some of…

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Putin says yet to decide if he will run for president again in 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had not yet decided whether or not he would run for president again when his current term in the Kremlin…

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Putin congratulates Biden on his victory

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially…

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Putin says ready to work with any U.S. leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to work with any U.S. leader and would congratulate whoever emerges the winner of the U.S. presidential election once all the legal…

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Putin tells Azerbaijan to take care of Christian shrines in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia's President Vladimir Putin told his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev to take care of Christian shrines in parts of Nagorno-Karabakh that Azerbaijan gets under this week's ceasefire agreement, the Kremlin…

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Putin orders Russian government to work towards Paris climate goals

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the Russian government to work towards meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change, but stressed any action must be balanced…

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Kremlin dismisses UK media report about Putin being ill and quitting as nonsense

The Kremlin on Friday rejected as untrue a report in Britain's mass market Sun newspaper which suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have Parkinson's disease and be poised to…

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Navalny ally says only Putin could have authorised suspected poisoning

A senior ally of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he believed only President Vladimir Putin could have authorised the suspected poisoning of the outspoken Kremlin critic. The…

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Marathon vote on extending Putin’s rule begins amid coronavirus epidemic

Russians on Thursday will begin casting their ballots in a seven-day vote on sweeping reforms that could clear the way for President Vladimir Putin to stay in the Kremlin until…

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Russia’s Putin says he may seek another term

Vladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russia’s president if voters approve constitutional changes that would enable him to do so, Russian news agencies quoted him as…

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Russia can use nuclear weapons in response to conventional weapons attack

President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Tuesday stipulating that Russia's military can use nuclear weapons in response to an attack involving only conventional weapons. Russia can proceed with such…

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Russia reports new record in coronavirus cases, Putin’s rating popularity dips

Russia on Thursday reported 11,231 new cases of the novel coronavirus, a record daily rise that pushed the national case total to 177,160. Russia’s coronavirus taskforce said 88 people had…

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