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Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Donald Trump statement on seeking to end conflict in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed former U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments about seeking to bring an end to…
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Russia denies report about indirect talks with Ukraine
Russia on Sunday denied a report that Ukraine’s attack on the Kursk region had derailed indirect talks with Kyiv on…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin reaches Vietnam after signing defence pact with North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Vietnam on Thursday on a state visit, a day after signing a mutual defence…
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North Korea, Russia sign pact to give all available military help
North Korea and Russia agreed to provide immediate military assistance if the other side faced armed aggression, under a pact…
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Russia ready for peace talks but warns against ultimatums
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has never refused to hold peace talks with Ukraine. He insists that it is…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin backs China’s Ukraine peace plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published early on Wednesday, said he backed China’s plan for a peaceful settlement…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin removes Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry
Russian President Vladimir Putin has removed his long-standing ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister, the Kremlin has announced. The 68-year-old…
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US to impose more sanctions on Russian targets
The United States will impose sanctions on over 500 targets today in action marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin to stay in power past 2024, sources say
Vladimir Putin has decided to run in the March presidential election, a move that will keep him in power until…
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North Korea’s Kim meets Putin in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would discuss Pyongyang’s satellite program, among other…
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After Wagner chief death, Russia vows to keep helping Mali
Russia pledged at the United Nations on Monday to keep providing “comprehensive assistance” to Mali, where about 1 000 fighters…
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President Biden not surprised as Wagner chief Prigozhin presumed dead in plane crash
The Kremlin and the defence ministry were yet to react. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s short-lived rebellion was seen as the biggest challenge…
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SA government met ICC 97 times over Putin’s arrest warrant
The South African government met with the International Criminal Court (ICC) almost a hundred times in a bid to have…
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Amnesty International welcomes court ruling on Russian President Putin arrest warrant
Amnesty International has welcomed Friday’s court ruling that compels the government to execute an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir…
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Erdogan says he is in agreement with Putin that grain deal should be extended
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he is in agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin that a deal…
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NATO allies offer Ukraine security assurances as President Biden hits out at Putin
US President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having a “craven lust for land and power” at the…
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Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks
Key African states stressed the need for grain imports to tackle food insecurity as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to…
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BRICS Summit will still take place in SA in August: Presidency
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the BRICS Summit scheduled for August, will still take place in South Africa…
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Russia says Ukraine tried to kill Putin with drone attack on Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with government members via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside…
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WC Premier Winde doesn’t have the powers to arrest Putin, says Legal expert
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde’s insistence that he will have Russian President Vladimir Putin arrested is wishful thinking, the SA…
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Nothing should prevent President Vladimir Putin from visiting SA: Contralesa
The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) says nothing should stop Russian President Vladimir Putin from visiting South…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin should be arrested if he comes to SA: DA
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) John Steenhuisen says Russian President Vladimir Putin should be arrested if he comes to South Africa.…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Erdogan held a phone call and discussed the grain deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said on Saturday. Erdogan…
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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns that arresting Putin would be a declaration of war
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says any attempt to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin on the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin must be allowed to attend BRICS Summit
The International Criminal Court’s warrant of arrest for Russian President Vladimir Putin has put South Africa in a difficult position,…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Crimea as Ukraine grain deal extended
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday visited Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the peninsula’s annexation, a day after…
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ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being…
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G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund
G20 health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund to tackle the next global pandemic ahead of the bloc’s leaders…
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Two Russians fleeing military service seek US asylum
Two Russians fleeing military service have claimed asylum in the United States after arriving by boat in Alaska, authorities said…
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US President Joe Biden says Putin’s nuclear threat is the biggest risk since Cuban Missile Crisis
US President Joe Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons is the biggest such threat since…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin mobilises more troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial military mobilisation, as Russian forces battle a Ukrainian counter-offensive that has…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin discusses Ukrainian nuclear plant with Macron
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the security situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin discusses food and fuel supplies in call with Malian leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed possibly supplying food, fertilisers and fuel to Mali in a phone call with the African…
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Russia considers switching payments for grain to rubles
Moscow is considering switching payments for its grain exports to rubles to protect the Russian business amid Western sanctions, similar…
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President Vladimir Putin warns of new targets if Ukraine supplied with long-range missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Sunday that Moscow will strike new targets if the West supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine…
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Russia Denies President Vladimir Putin is Suffering from Serious Illness
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday denied claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering from a serious illness.…
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George W Bush mistakenly condemns Putin’s invasion of Iraq instead of Ukraine
Former US president George W Bush accidentally condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal, unjustified” invasion of Iraq, during his speech…
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No end in sight for Ukraine war as Putin hails Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his country’s biggest patriotic holiday Monday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did…
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Russian President Vladimir warns West of lightning retaliation for intervention in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of lightning-fast retaliation if countries interfere in Ukraine, while US President Joe Biden was set…
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Russian president Vladimir Putin bathes in blood of deer antlers to boost his s.e.x drive
Vladimir Putin “bathes in blood of deer antlers” to boost his s.e.x drive. The 69-year-old Russian president – who launched…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin not seen ready to compromise ahead of peace talks
Ukraine and Russia were preparing on Monday for the first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, but a…
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Elon Musk: We can’t let Vladimir Putin take over Ukraine
As Moscow’s invasion of Kyiv has entered its second month, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the world cannot…
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Russia’s ambassador in Indonesia says Putin plans to attend G20 summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to attend a G20 summit being hosted by Indonesia later this year, Russia’s ambassador in…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ready to end Ukraine war, says France
Fighting raged near Kyiv on Saturday and heavy shelling in other areas threatened new attempts to evacuate trapped civilians as…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warns of wider war from a no-fly zone as key port siege resumes
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday warned the West of a wider war if a no-fly zone is set up,…
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US President Biden condemns ‘Russia’s unjustified attack on Ukraine’
US President Joe Biden condemned an “unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces” in a statement Wednesday evening following…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announces military operation in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday a military operation in Ukraine to defend separatists in the east of the…
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President Joe Biden to tell Putin he’ll face toughest sanctions yet if he invades Ukraine
US President Joe Biden will use a high-stakes video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday to tell…
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UK Foreign Secretary says Russia has clear responsibility in Belarus-Poland border crisis
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Sunday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene in the crisis that has left…
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Putin says Russia needs to speed up vaccination for Covid-19
Russia must accelerate Covid-19 vaccinations, Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated on Tuesday as the country recorded its highest daily death…
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