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TopicPresident Vladimir Putin

Topic: President Vladimir Putin

‘Radical Islamists’ behind Moscow attacks, Putin says still hinting at Ukraine involvement

Putin said the planned terrorist attack hoped to sow panic but was met with unity and resolve. He did not mention ISIS which claimed responsibility for attack on concert hall outside Moscow.

Russia casts doubt on Islamic State responsibility for concert attack

President Putin has not publicly mentioned Islamist militant group in connection with attackers, who he said had been trying to escape to Ukraine. Ukraine has denied any role in the attack.

Moscow court sentences activist Oleg Orlov to 2.5 years in prison for discrediting Russian army

The case against him stemmed from an article he wrote in 2022 in which he said Russia under President Vladimir Putin had descended into fascism.

‘West is on decline’, Putin tells Tucker Carlson, highlights Russia’s ties with China

In a rare interview with an American journalist, the Russian president also said the war with Ukraine would stop in a few weeks if the US stopped supplying arms to Kyiv.

‘Russia can rely on India’: Putin praises Modi’s leadership, commends India’s foreign policy

Putin lauded India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and said Russia is one of the highest investors in the country and is further looking forward to making huge investments.

Putin confirms he will run for 2024 presidential polls

A constitutional amendment in 2021 allows the Russian president to run for two more six-year terms and possibly stay in power till 2036.

Biden likens Putin to Hamas, urges Americans to support Israel & Ukraine wars ahead of budget appeal

The Joe Biden administration is expected to send Congress a funding request of around $100 billion, including $10 billion and $60 billion for military aid to Israel and Ukraine.

Putin, Taliban and Xi to rub shoulders in Beijing today as China hosts 3rd Belt and Road Forum

Experts say, by having the Russian President come down, ignoring an international court's arrest warrant against him, Beijing wants to label international law as solely for Western powers.

Why Russia is pushing for UNSC resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict

Moscow has circulated draft resolution & called for UNSC to vote on it Monday. Experts say Russia's focus is on ensuring conflict doesn't impact Syria, a key regional ally.

Russia military can modernise North Korea forces. US must draw attention to this growing axis

A Russia-North Korea axis complicates the security picture both in Ukraine and on the Korean peninsula.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?