Tag: Putin
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Putin pressures Georgia, Moldova to turn away from the West
Even so, attempts to bring the three nations into the European Union had stalled in the years prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The beginning of that war “really created this sense of urgency and also really led the E.U. to extend the membership prospect to these three new countries in the East: Ukraine,…
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North Korean troops could join war this weekend, Ukraine warns as Putin alarms China
HONG KONG — North Korean troops will begin fighting alongside Russian forces as soon as this weekend, Ukraine said Friday — adding new urgency to a stunning turn in the war that has alarmed the Kremlin’s foes but may also be causing a headache for its friends. Reports confirmed by Washington this week that North…
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North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine ‘fair game,’ U.S. warns Putin
SEOUL, South Korea — Some 12,000 North Korean troops will be sent to Russia, a key United States ally said Thursday, vowing it “will not stand by and do nothing” in the face of this significant “provocation.” The new estimate, shared with NBC News by South Korea’s defense ministry, comes after the United States joined…
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Xi tells Putin the world is in chaos but friendship with Russia will endure
KAZAN, Russia — Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the international situation was gripped by chaos but that Beijing’s strategic partnership with Moscow was a force for stability amid the most significant changes seen in a century. Xi and Putin in May pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two most powerful rivals…
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Inside the big summit where Putin hopes to defy western pressure on Ukraine war
KAZAN, Russia — Almost 700 miles east of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the city of Kazan is a safe enough distance for President Vladimir Putin to try and reposition himself as an international ambassador. In the center opposite Kazan’s Kremlin, a historic castle, Russian state media is erecting broadcast stages to amplify three days of…
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Harris attacks Trump for giving Putin Covid tests ‘when Black people were dying everyday by the hundreds’
As she steps up her appeals to Black voters, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on a popular Black radio program Tuesday where she said she is still open to slavery reparations and slammed former President Donald Trump for allegedly sending Covid tests to Russia “when black people were dying” back home. In a wide-ranging live…
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Trump has kept in touch with more foreign leaders than Putin since leaving office
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has kept a toe in foreign policy since leaving the White House, talking not just Russian President Vladimir Putin — who he reportedly has spoken to seven times since leaving office, a revelation that has raised eyebrows. At his Manhattan and Mar-a-Lago homes, foreign delegations from Israel and Ukraine…
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Kremlin confirms Trump sent Putin Covid tests, denies Putin phone calls since he left office
Former President Donald Trump did send coronavirus testing devices to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the pandemic, the Kremlin confirmed Wednesday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Bloomberg News in a written statement that “we also sent equipment at the beginning of the pandemic.” The story was initially reported in “War,” a new…
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Trump and Putin have talked as many as 7 times since 2021, new book claims
Former President Donald Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin as many as seven times since leaving the White House, including as recently as this year, according to new reporting by journalist Bob Woodward. Woodward makes the claims in his forthcoming book, “War,” a dramatic account of the White House under President Joe Biden…
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Russia captures Vuhledar from Ukraine, a big strategic gain for Putin
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops on Wednesday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Russia launched its full-scale assault in 2022. The advance of Moscow’s forces, which control just under a fifth of Ukraine, has underlined Russia’s vast superiority in men and materiel as Ukraine pleads for…