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TopicPresident Vladimir Putin

Topic: President Vladimir Putin

Russia jails Putin critic Navalny for 30 days, defying US, European calls to free him

Navalny, who returned to Moscow after recovering from poisoning, faces about 3.5 years in prison at a hearing set for 2 February on charges he breached terms of a suspended sentence.

Twitter, Facebook censorship of Trump is a gift to Putin, Erdogan

From the point of view of someone fighting authoritarian regimes in Russia, Turkey or elsewhere, it appears that US tech firms are aligning themselves with the political winners.

Ant, Yukos and the warning to rebel billionaires

Similarities between Yukos debacle in Russia & China's crackdown on Alibaba are striking — 2 political systems led by strongmen with penchant for cutting hubristic entrepreneurs to size.

Putin battles to sell Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine amid new rift with the West

Putin has pushed inoculation since touting Russia’s approval of Sputnik V in Aug as the globe’s first Covid shot. But many nations have been unwilling to give it fast-track approval.

Cupid’s take on ‘love jihad’ law and Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s ‘safest’ cabinet

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Second Covid wave in Russia is turning into a test for President Putin’s administration

The infections are hitting Russia in areas poorly served by primary care doctors & modern technical amenities. The weaknesses of country's hyper-centralised system are being laid bare.

Security in Eurasia, neighbouring areas requires special attention of the SCO, says Putin

Putin Wednesday held a meeting via video conference with foreign ministers of the eight-member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation including S Jaishankar.

Don’t know if Putin critic Navalny was poisoned, will look at it seriously if true, says Trump

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Alexey Navalny, who fell ill on a domestic flight to Moscow, was poisoned by a novichok nerve agent.

Putin critic Alexei Navalny’s blood, urine tests show no traces of poison, says doctor

Moscow: Doctors have so far not found any traces of poison in the blood and urine of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, deputy chief...

Russia doesn’t really know whether its Covid vaccine works

The vaccine has reportedly completed only early-stage trials, and data hasn’t been made available for independent scientific review.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?