Putin, Trump hold first ever one-on-one summit in Helsinki
The presidents of Russia and the United States held closed-door talks in Finish capital of Helsinki to discuss a wide range of issues. The top diplomats from the two countries Sergei Lavrov and Mike Pompeo have held separate talks. At the start of the summit, Putin told Trump that “the time has come to talk […]
Putin: 25 Million Cyber Attacks Thwarted during World Cup
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says Russian and other security services thwarted nearly 25 million cyber attacks linked to the World Cup. Putin announced the foiled attacks after Sunday’s World Cup final — and just before meeting with US President Donald Trump, who is facing growing concerns about alleged Kremlin meddling and Russian cyber attacks on […]
Trump-Putin Summit Should Proceed: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin should proceed even as the political fallout continues over the indictments of 12 Russian military intelligence officers. Despite calls by top Democrats in Congress for Trump to cancel the meeting scheduled to take place in […]
Pres. Putin to visit Tehran for trilateral meeting on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish and Iranian counterparts, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani, are to meet in Tehran to discuss Syria, Ali-Akbar Velayati Senior Aide to Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said. Velayati met with Russian president on Thursday in Moscow. He delivered messages from Iran’s Leader and President Hassan Rouhani to Putin, Russia […]
Putin: U.S. nuclear deal exit could trigger instability
TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the U.S. exit from the 2015 nuclear deal could trigger dangerous instability. “We can’t sort things out with North Korea. Do we want another problem on the same scale?” Putin asked at a business forum, Fox News reported. The Russian leader said the U.S. withdrawal […]
German, Russian, French and Chinese leaders back nuclear deal
Leaders of Russia, France, Germany as well as the Chinese premier have reiterated their support for the 2015 nuclear deal as Donald Trump has exited the U.S. from the internationally backed agreement. China, Russia, Germany, and France are among the signatories of the nuclear deal with Iran. Talking to reporters in St Petersburg on Thursday, […]
Rouhani, Putin, Erdogan likely to meet in Tehran on Syria in Sep.
Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey are likely to hold a summit on Syria in Tehran sometime in late August or September, Russian delegation head at the Astana peace talks, Alexander Lavrentiev said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Russian delegation head at the Astana peace talks, Alexander Lavrentiev, said presidents of Iran, Russia and […]
Putin, Erdogan discuss US withdrawal from JCPOA on phone
Turkish President Erdogan and Russian President Putin in a phone conversation discussed the future of Iran nuclear deal in the light of US pullout from the agreement, a source in Erdogan’s administration told Sputnik. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed in phone talks on Thursday the prospects of the Iran […]
Putin: Trilateral aggression in Syria violates intl. norms
Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed on Tuesday that the tripartite aggression on Syria is an act of aggression and a violation of international law, including the UN Charter. Putin’s remarks came during a phone call with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to the Kremlin. “The two sides discussed in detail the aggravation of the […]
Putin Wins Russia’s Presidential Election
Vladimir Putin is set to extend his power in Russia for another six years after winning Sunday’s presidential election with a decisive 73.9% of the vote, a state-run exit poll shows. Putin was widely expected to win his fourth term as President, with no meaningful opposition in the running and his fiercest opponent, Alexei Navalny, barred […]