MOSCOW, Russia-- Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the representatives and commanders of the Wagner military group on June 29, RIA Novosti reported Monday, citing Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. A total of 35 Wagner members were invited to the meeting, including the group's head Yevgeny...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to "kill each other" during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group, which stunned the country with an aborted march on Moscow over the weekend. Russian President Vladimir...
The Philippine Embassy in Moscow told Filipinos in Russia to remain vigilant and take precautions amid tensions arising after a private mercenary group launched an armed rebellion, which had since ended after a deal brokered by a neighboring country. A man waves the Russian national flag as the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Wikipedia) A lot of people find Russian President Vladimir Putin a very intriguing--if not fascinating--personality. Professor Clarita Carlos is no exception. Carlos, who currently serves as House Speaker Martin Romualdez's chief policy adviser on security and...
MOSCOW, Russia - The Kremlin said on Wednesday it shot down two drones launched by Ukraine and accused Kyiv of attempting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Two unmanned vehicles were aimed at the Kremlin... the devices were put out of action," the Kremlin said in a statement, calling the...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (AFP) YAGIDNE, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he hoped Russian leader Vladimir Putin would spend the rest of his life in a dark basement with a bucket for a toilet. Zelensky spoke in the village of Yagidne,...
MOSCOW, Russia - President Vladimir Putin conceded Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine could bring about "negative" consequences for the country, after insisting Moscow was adapting to the penalties. "The sanctions imposed against the Russian economy in the...
House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro believes that there's "high possibility" that the International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue a warrant of arrest against former president Rodrigo Duterte in connection with his bloody war on drugs. This, after the ICC's...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Saturday, March 18, said the warrant for arrest against Russian President Vladimir Putin was a strong message to the global community that the world would not idly watch while war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity are being committed within territories of...
MOSCOW, Russia - President Vladimir Putin lashed out Friday against "direct attempts" to hinder work of Russian gas giant Gazprom, at the centre of deteriorating ties between Moscow and Europe over the Ukraine conflict. European countries were heavily reliant on the company for natural gas supplies...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his state of the nation address on February 21, the Kremlin said Friday, just days before Moscow's offensive in Ukraine passes its first anniversary. "On February 21, the President of the Russian Federation will address the Federal...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday repeated a claim that neo-Nazis were committing crimes in Ukraine -- an allegation Moscow has used to justify its military intervention -- as the world marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. "Forgetting the lessons of history leads to the...
