Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed situation in Eastern Ghouta in a phone conversation with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kremlin’s press service said in a statement. “The situation in Eastern Ghouta in the context of implementation of UN Security Council’s resolution 2401 was discussed. The importance of settling the humanitarian problems and the necessity of further uncompromising fight against the terrorist […]

President Vladimir Putin’s warnings to NATO allies are “unacceptable” and do not help efforts to calm tensions, the alliance said Friday, a day after the Russian leader announced an array of new nuclear weapons. Already angry at NATO’s expansion eastwards into its old Soviet sphere of influence, Putin said in a speech Thursday that any […]

President Vladimir Putin boasted Russia has developed a new generation of hypersonic missiles in his state of the nation address on Thursday, warning global powers they must now reckon with Moscow’s military might. Putin, who is standing for a fourth Kremlin term in March, displayed a series of hi-tech video montages of weaponry maneuvering across […]

President Putin of Russia forwarded a message of condolences to his Iranian counterpart Rouhani over the crash of the passenger plane which claimed the lives of 66 people on Sunday. President Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences, on Sunday noon, to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Ruhani over the crash of the passenger liner ATR-72 […]

The Russian Central Elections Commission (CEC) registered on Tuesday incumbent President Vladimir Putin as a candidate for the upcoming presidential election, said the commission’s head Ella Pamfilova. The commission said in a live broadcast that Putin’s headquarters had collected 314,837 signatures for his support, more than the 300,000 threshold needed for the registration. It has […]

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Wednesday he plans to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin the European Union’s sanctions against Moscow. The Belgium PM, who is paying a visit to Russia, is scheduled to meet with Putin later on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Michel held talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. During his […]

TEHRAN – The Russian president has commented on the reports that the US administration released on Monday the list that includes 114 Russian politicians and 96 businessmen who may face new US sanctions in future. Commenting on the release of the list, President Putin said he was “sad” that he hadn’t been on the list, […]

Russian president’s approval is the final step of implementation of the Russia-Syria agreement, which was signed on January 18, after the expansion of the Russian naval facility was ratified by the Russian State Duma on December 21. On Friday Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the deal on the expansion of the Russian naval facility in […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and permanent members of the Security Council discussed the Syrian settlement and preparations for holding the Syrian National Dialogue Congress, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “The sides discussed in detail prospects of the Syrian settlement, namely given the recent round of talks in Astana,” Peskov told reporters. The participants “exchanged views […]

TEHRAN – The Russian president said at the United Russia party’s congress on Saturday that Moscow will build relations with the Western and Eastern partners on the principles of mutual trust. Delivering a speech at the meeting, Vladimir Putin said that the sovereignty resting on the power of the army and the naval forces can […]