Putin Apologizes For ‘Tragic’ Plane Crash But Doesn’t Say Russia Shot It Down
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible. Putin’s apology...
Putin Claims He Is Open To Talk To Trump As He Boasts About Gains In Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin boasted that his military operation in Ukraine has strengthened Russia and denied that the ouster of key ally Bashar Assad in Syria had hurt Moscow’s prestige, as he held his annual news conference and call-in show Thursday. He used...
Vladimir Putin Signs New Doctrine Lowering Threshold For Using Nuclear Weapons
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles. The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear...
Putin hails ‘return’ of annexed Ukrainian territories
Putin hails ‘return’ of annexed Ukrainian territories AFPLast Updated: Mar 18, 2024, 10:32:00 PM IST Synopsis “As for Novorossiya, as for the Donbas, the people living there … declared their desire to return to their native family. Their way back to their homeland turned out...
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