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Quad echoes India's 'no era for war' position on Russian-Ukraine conflict
The Quad leaders, who held their third in-person summit in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the G-7 summit, also condemned Putin's threat - without naming him - to use nuclear weapons as "serious and inadmissible", amplifying India's own outrage over the threats that had made it cancel an annual bilateral summit with Russia.
Russia's parliament denounces European armed forces treaty
"Deputies of the State Duma, guided by the interests of our citizens, decided to denounce the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe to ensure the security of the Russian Federation," said Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin initially submitted a bill to the state.
World at 'turning point', Vladimir Putin says at Victory Day speech
In his address to the nation from Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the erstwhile Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the Second World War, Putin said Russia was defending its sovereignty, reports the BBC. He likened Ukraine's democratically elected government to the Nazis that were defeated in World War Two, accusing the West of forgetting who defeated the Nazis.
Drone flights banned in over 30 regions of Russia
Authorities of St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia, confirmed on Thursday that its airspace has been closed for drones until May 15. Earlier, an aviation source said that St. Petersburg temporarily banned drone flights from the end of April, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the RIA Novosti news agency.
US denies any role in Kremlin drone attack
A day after accusing Ukraine of carrying out the alleged attack aimed at assassinating President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was done with Washington's support. Peskov said on Thursday that the US was "undoubtedly" behind the alleged attack, without providing evidence. "Decisions on such attacks are not.
We did not attack Putin, says Zelensky
Zelensky, who is currently on a trip to Finland, told reporters in Helsinki late Wednesday night: "We are not attacking either Putin or Moscow; we are fighting on our own territory, defending our villages and towns. We don't even have enough weapons to do that... That's why we didn't attack Putin; we'll leave that to the (international).
Russia warns of retaliation for Ukrainian attack on Kremlin
Officials said two Ukrainian drones attempted to strike Kremlin early on Wednesday morning, but the raid was thwarted, RT reported. The President was not hurt in the "terrorist attack", and the Kremlin complex did not suffer any damage, Putin's office said, as per the report.
Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin with explosive-laden drone
The Ukrainian forces reportedly launched the UJ-22 drone, laden with 17 kg of C4 plastic explosives, from Ukraine on Sunday with the aim of reaching a newly-built industrial estate near Moscow where Putin was due to visit, German newspaper Bild claimed, Daily Mail reported.
Anyone trying to resist global trend towards multipolarity will lose: Putin
"The global trend ... towards multipolarity is inevitable, and will only intensify," Putin said during a videoconference of the Council for Local Self-Government Development on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. "Those, who do not understand this, and who will choose not to follow this trend, will lose," he added.
Vladimir Putin makes 'surprise' visit to frontline, reviews status of operations
Putin travelled to the command centre of the 'Dnieper' battlegroup located "in the Kherson area" and received reports from the group's commander, Colonel General Oleg Makarevich, and Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, the commander of Russia's airborne troops, a Kremlin statement said, RT reported.
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