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Putin orders major Russian military expansion as Ukraine conflict intensifies
The News Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military Monday to add 180,000 troops, bolstering its active-duty forces…
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Putin raises Russian military strength to 2.4 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the size of the country's military for the third time since the February 2022 full-scale…
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Russian President Putin underlines importance of freedom of speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the importance of freedom of speech and information in an address to a media summit on…
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Putin says Ukraine's Kursk offensive has failed
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed Ukraine's roughly one-month offensive in the Russian Kursk region, saying Kiev had…
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Putin pledges to assist all Russians detained abroad
Russia will always seek to assist its citizens detained abroad, President Vladimir Putin said in Vladivostok on Thursday, following a…
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Putin: I met Telegram founder Durov years ago, did not keep in touch
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he met the founder of messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov - who faces possible criminal…
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Putin says his family's 'little ones' can speak Chinese fluently
Russian President Vladimir Putin says people in his family can speak Chinese. "Members of my family, the little ones, speak Chinese…
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Former Russian defense official detained suspected of fraud in latest high-profile military arrest
A former Russian defense official was ordered detained on fraud charges Thursday in the latest high-profile arrest of a senior military…
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Putin meets Li in Moscow, energy agreements signed
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the close ties between Moscow and Beijing at a Wednesday meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang…
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Putin made a rare visit to a part of Russia that fought for independence. It's a chilling warning to Ukraine.
Putin made a surprise visit to Chechnya, his first trip there since 2011. He was greeted by Chechnya's self-styled warlord Ramzan Kadyrov.…
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Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine's cross-border incursion
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic within the…
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Day after Putin's visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan formally applied Tuesday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader…
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Gazprom and Azerbaijan’s SOCAR ready to expand strategic partnership
Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom and Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, have agreed to enhance…
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Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks on Monday with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to…
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Moscow says talks with Kiev 'impossible' after Kursk offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out negotiations with Kiev in light of Ukraine's counteroffensive on Russian soil, Russian…
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Chechen ruler Kadyrov shows off Tesla Cybertruck
Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, who has been sanctioned by the US and the EU for human rights violations, has bragged about a luxury…
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Russian President Putin in Baku for talks with Azerbaijan's Aliyev
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan on Sunday for a two-day visit, despite Ukraine's ongoing incursion into the…
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German ambassador says Russia not ready to negotiate with Ukraine
Russia is currently not ready to negotiate for peace with Ukraine, the German ambassador in Moscow, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, told the…
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Russian President Putin to visit Azerbaijan for talks with Aliyev
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to visit Azerbaijan on Sunday, the Kremlin has confirmed, despite Ukraine's ongoing incursion into…
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'Blood on their hands' and 'Starmer warns Iran'
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Ukraine claims to control 1,000 sq kms of Russian territory
Ukraine's top commander has said Kyiv's forces control 1,000 square kilometres of Russian territory as they press their biggest…
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Putin vows to ‘squeeze out the enemy’ as Ukraine pushes deeper into Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Monday to drive Ukrainian troops from his country’s territory as more civilians were urged to flee…
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Putin orders Russian army to drive Ukrainians from Kursk region
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called on his country's armed forces to push back Ukrainian units after their surprise…
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Veteran human rights advocate freed in swap says Russia is sliding back toward Stalinist times
BERLIN (AP) — A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a…