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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicVladimir Putin

Topic: Vladimir Putin

Ukraine minister invites India to join Zelenskyy’s peace plan and grain initiative

Without naming Russia, Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova calls on India to diversify its energy imports and military contracts.

Four bankers who helped Russian President Putin’s cellist friend set up Swiss bank account convicted

The four executives—three Russians and one Swiss—were found guilty Thursday of helping Sergey Roldugin, a concert cellist who has been dubbed 'Putin's wallet' by the Swiss government.

Any attempt to arrest Putin would be ‘declaration of war’, says former Russian president Medvedev

The comments of Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Putin's security council, come after ICC issued an arrest warrant accusing Putin of war crimes in Ukraine.

At least 9 dead after Russia hits Ukraine with missiles, drones as Xi departs Moscow

During Xi's visit to Moscow, China proposed a peace plan for Ukraine that the West largely dismisses as vague at best, and at worst a ploy to buy time for Putin to regroup his forces.

Strengthening Russia-India-China trilateral, energy cooperation: Takeaways from Xi-Putin joint statement

Statement released during Xi Jinping's Moscow visit welcomes China's peace plans for Ukraine & condemns attempts to 'cram extraneous issues' into agenda of multilateral forums.

Xi, Putin set their sights on shaping a new world order, no peace in sight for Ukraine

After meeting in Moscow, the leaders referred to each other as dear friends and described their countries' relations as the best they have ever been.

Putin is now a junior partner—Xi’s Moscow trip prepares new ‘blueprint’ for China-Russia ties

The focus on China’s peace plan for Ukraine is missing the point about the ‘new blueprint’ of China-Russia relations being built on Putin's growing dependence on Xi.

White House urges Xi Jinping to press Putin on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine

John Kirby, White House national security spokesperson, told reporters US is concerned that Xi, currently on a trip to Moscow, will reiterate calls for a ceasefire.

Russia opens criminal case against ICC judges, prosecutor over Vladimir Putin arrest warrant

Russia’s Investigative Committee said there were no grounds for criminal liability on Putin's part, and heads of state enjoyed absolute immunity from jurisdiction of foreign states.

Arrest warrant against Putin: What is ICC & why India didn’t sign Rome Statute

India is not a signatory of Rome Statute. It has in the past hosted individuals that faced action from ICC including ex-Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.