MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed treaties to annex four Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions -- Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk and Zaporizhzhia -- at a grand ceremony in the Kremlin. (L-R) The Moscow-appointed heads of Kherson region Vladimir Saldo and Zaporizhzhia region...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognised the independence of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, according to presidential decrees issued late Thursday, on the eve of Russia finalising their annexation. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday demanded President Vladimir Putin be held to account as he faced Russia in a Security Council session in which the United Nations cataloged abuses in Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks during the...
KYIV, Ukraine -- The partial mobilisation ordered by President Vladimir Putin is a sign of "weakness", the US ambassador in Ukraine said on Wednesday. "Sham referenda and mobilisation are signs of weakness, of Russian failure," Bridget Brink wrote in a Twitter message. "The United States will never...
MOSCOW, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin called up Russian military reservists on Wednesday, saying his promise to use all military means in Ukraine was "no bluff," and hinting that Moscow was prepared to use nuclear weapons. This handout picture released on September 21, 2022 by the Kremlin...
MOSCOW, Russia – President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced "partial" mobilization in Russia, in an escalation of what Moscow calls its military operation in pro-Western Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with leadership of military-industrial complex...
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West. From L: China's President Xi Jinping, Russian President...
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping gather with other Asian leaders in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand from Thursday for a regional summit touted as a challenge to Western global influence. Xi and Putin will be joined by the leaders of India, Pakistan,...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- The prospects for peace in Ukraine are "minimal" at present, the United Nations chief lamented Wednesday after a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a joint press conference...
MOSCOW, Russia - The Kremlin said on Friday President Vladimir Putin will discuss with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a landmark deal allowing grain exports from Ukraine that Russia has repeatedly criticised. The agreement between Russia and Ukraine, which was brokered by Turkey and the...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday it was "impossible" to isolate Moscow and vowed to cut gas and oil deliveries to countries imposing a price cap on supplies. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 7, 2022....
In this handout photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Chinese troops march during the Vostok 2022 military exercise at a firing range in Russia's Far East, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service) MOSCOW, Russia – President...
