Vladimir Putin
Putin's most ambitious, dangerous gamble of his 22 yrs in power
The first week of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion into Ukraine has not gone to plan, with his country's military admitting the deaths of 500 soldiers (Ukrainian estimates are higher) and western sactions dealing a body blow to the Russian economy that will only grow worse in the coming weeks, the Guardian reported.
Russia wishes to continue dialogue with Ukraine: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country wishes to continue a dialogue with Ukraine and wants peace, provided that all of Moscow's security demands are met amid the war on Kiev. Putin made the remarks on Friday during a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the Russian assault on Ukraine continued for a ninth day, reports Xinhua news agency.
Chechen leader seeks Putin's go ahead to seize major Ukrainian cities
If Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to put a quick end to the countrys military operations in Ukraine, he should give Chechen troops the go-ahead to seize the East European nations major cities, a Chechen leader has claimed. According to the head of the republic, there are currently 12,000 Chechen troops in the East European country.
Jihadists, mercenaries from third countries fighting Ukraine war: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that in Ukraine, the appearance of mercenaries from third countries and even jihadists is increasingly being recorded. Putin told German Chancellor Scholz that Ukrainian nationalists are using people, including foreigners, as human shields.
Russia says Zelensky has left Ukraine and is in Poland
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Poland. "Zelensky left Ukraine. The deputies of the Verkhovna Rada said that they could not get to him in Lvov. Now he is in Poland," he wrote, RT reported. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, declined to comment on information about the whereabouts of Zelensky.
Despite India's denial, Russia President Putin says over 3,000 Indian nationals being held hostage by Ukrainian military
“Ukraine is using civilians and foreigners as human shields. Indian students were taken hostage. We have evidence… Thousands of young people, students who were studying in Ukraine’s colleges were kept for more than one day… more than 3,000 Indian citizens at the train station in Kharkiv,” President Putin claimed in a television address.
Putin will pay high price for invading Ukraine: Biden
President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he "will pay a continuing high price" for "unprovoked and premeditated invasion" of Ukraine. Delivering his first State of the Union (SOTU) address to the joint session of Congress on Tuesday under the shadow of the Ukraine crisis, Biden said that Putin had badly miscalculated when he launched the invasion "seeking to shake the foundations of the free world".
World's democracies strengthened their resolve to counter rising autocracies: Biden
The US is also closing its airspace to Russian aircraft, joining a number of countries that took similar measures this past week, "further isolating Russia," Biden said. Biden noted that Putin's aggression had only made the world's democracies strengthen their resolve to counter rising autocracies.
Putin signs decree on measures to ensure financial stability
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree introducing temporary economic measures to ensure the country's financial stability, the Kremlin announced.These measures will be taken in response to anti-Russian sanctions by the US, other countries and international organisations, according to the decree. Among the measures, Russia will ban the outflow of foreign currencies in an amount exceeding the equivalent of $10,000 starting Wednesday.
Russia plans to disconnect communications followed by fake reports about surrender: Ukraine
"Initially, they plan to disconnect communications. After that, there will be a lot of fake reports that the Ukrainian military and political leadership seems to have agreed to surrender. "So-called confirmation of this fake news will be distributed by allegedly signed documents, as well as filmed fake videos," the Defence Minister of Ukraine, Alexei Reznikov, had warned, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
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