Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin has said. President Putin said the move would not violate nuclear non-proliferation agreements and compared it to the US stationing its weapons in Europe, according to Russian state media.…
Putin to Xi: We will discuss your plan to end the war in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has said he will discuss Xi Jinping’s 12-point plan to “settle the acute crisis in Ukraine”, during a highly anticipated visit to Moscow by the Chinese president. “We’re always open for a negotiation process,” Mr Putin said, as…
Putin calls Ukraine role in Nord Stream blasts ‘‘sheer nonsense’’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed as “sheer nonsense” allegations that Ukrainians could be behind the explosions that crippled the Nord Stream gas pipelines, suggesting the United States may have been responsible. The Russian leader insisted on Tuesday the US…
Russian economy more resilient than West thought when introducing sanctions – Putin
Russia’s economy turned out to be more resilient than the West expected “when introducing sanctions against our country”, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. Putin said this during his address to the Russian Federal Assembly. “Russia’s economy and administrative…
Russia moves to cut oil production over western price caps
Russia announced Friday that it will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month after western countries capped the price of its crude over its action in Ukraine. “As of today, we fully sell all our crude output,…
Russian Journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine
A court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent. Alexander Nevzorov, a television journalist and former…
Ukraine: Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike
Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an “extraordinary” phone call in the run-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The then British prime minister said Mr Putin told him it “would only take a…
Russia imitates firing of hypersonic missile in Atlantic Ocean
The Russian Navy has successfully tested its new hypersonic Zirkon missile by means of computer simulation during a manoeuvre in the Atlantic Ocean, it announced on Wednesday. This was carried out during an exercise by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov in…
Spanish leader calls for negotiations with Putin to end Ukraine war
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Sánchez made the comments on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. “It is important that we maintain…
Russia claims control of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, its 1st victory in months
Russian forces on the front line of the bitter fight for control of eastern Ukraine have claimed their first victory in several months of grinding conflict. After some of the war’s most intense combat, Russia now controls the mining town…