Vladimir Putin
Putin orders major Russian military expansion as Ukraine conflict intensifies
[ad_1] The NewsRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military Monday to add 180,000 troops, bolstering its active-duty forces to 1.5 million.The expansion, the third since the Ukraine invasion, would...
Putin raises Russian military strength to 2.4 million
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the size of the country's military for the third time since the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine by boosting the overall number...
Russian President Putin underlines importance of freedom of speech
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the importance of freedom of speech and information in an address to a media summit on Saturday, in comments seen as absurd by critics...
Putin says Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has failed
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed Ukraine's roughly one-month offensive in the Russian Kursk region, saying Kiev had failed to achieve its goals and done nothing to stop...
Putin pledges to assist all Russians detained abroad
[ad_1] Russia will always seek to assist its citizens detained abroad, President Vladimir Putin said in Vladivostok on Thursday, following a major prisoner exchange with Western countries last month.Putin was...
Putin: I met Telegram founder Durov years ago, did not keep in touch
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he met the founder of messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov - who faces possible criminal charges in France - in Moscow a...
Putin says his family’s ‘little ones’ can speak Chinese fluently
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin says people in his family can speak Chinese."Members of my family, the little ones, speak Chinese fluently," Putin said on Monday.China has remained a close...
Former Russian defense official detained suspected of fraud in latest high-profile military arrest
[ad_1] A former Russian defense official was ordered detained on fraud charges Thursday in the latest high-profile arrest of a senior military official in what appears a sweeping investigation into...
Putin meets Li in Moscow, energy agreements signed
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the close ties between Moscow and Beijing at a Wednesday meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang that was preceded by the signing of bilateral...
Putin made a rare visit to a part of Russia that fought for independence. It’s a chilling warning to Ukraine.
[ad_1] Putin made a surprise visit to Chechnya, his first trip there since 2011.He was greeted by Chechnya's self-styled warlord Ramzan Kadyrov.The visit comes amid a Ukrainian incursion into Russia's...
