The stakes are high for the NATO alliance as the organization’s 75th anniversary summit gets underway in Washington this week. Particular focus will be on U.S. President Joe Biden amid widespread concerns about his age and mental fitness for the presidential race following his damaging debate performance against former President Donald Trump in June. Former … Read more
Emergency forces and civilians conduct search-and-rescue operations among the rubble of ‘Okhmatdyt’ Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A barrage of Russian missiles across Ukraine killed at least 31 people, injured 125 others and seriously damaged a key children’s hospital in a rare large-scale daytime attack, … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting at Taj Exotic Hotel on October, 15, 2016 in Benaulim, Goa, India. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, marking his first visit … Read more
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 5, 2024. Valery Sharifulin | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s closest European ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has drawn ire from the EU over his Friday trip to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Orban, … Read more
In his brief opening comments, Xi Jinping called Vladimir Putin his “old friend”. Astana: Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday that relations between Beijing and Moscow were stronger than ever before. The pair met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Kazakh capital of Astana … Read more
Astana: The leaders of Russia and China were in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a regional summit, seeking to harden anti-Western alliances and press their influence in the strategic Central Asian region. Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in the Kazakh capital of Astana Wednesday morning for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) — … Read more
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a concert at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on June 20, 2024. Gavriil Grigorov | Afp | Getty Images There appeared to be an additional presence on stage with Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump in last night’s CNN electoral debate: Vladimir Putin. The … Read more
Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his claim that jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is currently standing trial in Russia on espionage charges, will be released if the former president takes back the White House in the upcoming election. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump blamed President Joe Biden for … Read more
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin are buddies, which certainly doesn’t bode for international relations. They’re apparently so close that Putin gave his North Korean counterpart a luxury Russian-made limo on Thursday—the second such gift this year. The two celebrated the diplomatic gift-giving by taking the Aurus Senat for a drive. Vladimir Putin takes North Korean … Read more
Comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russia may supply weapons for North Korea after signing a defense pact with Pyongyang are “incredibly concerning,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. Putin suggested after a visit to North Korea this week that such weapons supplies to the isolated nuclear-armed country would be a mirror … Read more
