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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicPresident Vladimir Putin

Topic: President Vladimir Putin

Biden’s ‘flowers’ for Vladimir Putin, and Tiananmen Square moment in Ukraine

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

US sanctions Putin as Ukraine discusses location of potential peace talks with Russia

Russian President Putin had earlier said he's ready to authorise negotiations with Ukraine about the country adopting a 'neutral' status.

India to bring back 1st batch of Indians stranded in Ukraine, but many evacuation hurdles ahead

The process of evacuation has been made difficult because of Ukraine shutting down its airspace. Complete breakdown of public transport has further complicated matters.

Putin calls Kyiv leadership ‘gang of drug addicts’, urges Ukraine army to overthrow leadership

In a televised address, the Russian president reiterates claim that the Kyiv government engaged in 'genocide' in the Donbas region.

Sanctions imposed on Russia likely to impact bilateral ties, India studying them, says Shringla

Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla said impact of sanctions on India’s interests will have to be gauged. Soon after, PM Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone.

Military operation aimed at ‘demilitarisation and denazification’ of Ukraine, says Putin

Held special military operation on request of People’s republics of Donbass; to protect people that are subjected to abuse, genocide from Kyiv regime for 8 years, Putin said in his address.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan travels to Russia today on two-day visit amid Ukraine tensions

This will be the first bilateral meeting between the nations in over two decades. Bilateral, regional & international topics will be discussed, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said.

Ukraine crisis: Russian lawmakers give Putin permission to use force outside country

153 senators voted unanimously in the Russian parliament’s upper house on using the army to back separatists in Ukraine.

Biden’s wolf-crying campaign over Ukraine has turned the tables on Putin

There is a plausible scenario that defies the seemingly unshakable logic of Putin's planned invasion of Ukraine and plays out as a media phenomenon rather than a hot war.

Imran Khan praises Putin over Prophet Mohammad remark. Some Pakistanis call it childish

Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his annual news conference, had said that ‘insults to the Prophet are a violation of religious freedom.

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Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Muhammad Aurangzeb has been clamped with more manacles than he has wrists. His immediate task is to negotiate a new loan programme with the IMF.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.