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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicPresident Vladimir Putin

Topic: President Vladimir Putin

Russia begins move to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in July, says President Putin

Putin's move comes in the wake of Russia-Ukraine war and is seen as an apparent warning to the US-led NATO military alliance over it support for Kyiv.

Ex-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says Ukraine war could ‘last for decades’, reports RIA

Medvedev, Putin's top ally, made the comment during a visit to Vietnam. He had previously described Ukrainian authorities as infection.

Xi Jinping set to visit Russia for 2-day trip next week after China touts Ukraine peace plan

Xi's March 20-22 trip comes after China last month published a plan for 'a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis' & after a senior Chinese diplomat called for negotiations.

‘I’m lost’: Year on, wife of first Ukrainian soldier to die in Russian war seeks answers

Denis Tkach was the first Ukrainian soldier to lay his life in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a report in The Guardian.

Russia’s nuclear weapons, its strength and who controls the arsenal

President Putin Tuesday delivered a nuclear warning to the West, suspending a nuclear arms control treaty, announcing new strategic systems & warning Moscow could resume nuclear tests.

What’s the New START arms treaty between Russia & US that Putin pulled out of today?

It was signed by then-US President Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in 2010. It caps the number of strategic nuclear warheads that the two nations can deploy.

Putin approved supply of missiles that shot down Malaysian plane MH17 in 2014, investigators say

The BUK-TELAR missile system was used to shoot down MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014 that killed 298 people, investigators said.

Russia rehearses response to nuclear attack amid tensions over ‘dirty bomb’ allegation

Russian President Vladimir Putin remotely observed the annual exercise, called 'Grom' or 'Thunder' that involved nuclear submarines, strategic bombers and ballistic missiles.

Russian strikes cause blackouts in much of Ukraine, thousands flee the city of Kherson

Zelenskyy said the attacks had struck on a 'very wide' scale. With winter approaching, the potential for freezing misery looms as Russia continues to attack Ukraine's power grid.

Russian commander admits situation is ‘tense, difficult’ for his forces in Ukraine’s Kherson

Kremlin-installed chief of Kherson announced the 'gradual displacement' of civilians from 4 towns. Russian forces have been driven back by 20-30 km in the last few weeks from the region.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.