This Is Beirut, 2024-06-19 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a mutual defense agreement on Wednesday with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who offered his “full support” on Ukraine. The pledge of military cooperation was part of a strategic treaty signed during a summit in Pyongyang, where Putin was making his first visit in 24 years. “It is really a breakthrough ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 22:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in North Korea on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, kicking off a visit set to boost defense ties between the two nuclear-armed countries as Moscow pursues its war in Ukraine. Ahead of Putin's late-night touchdown, huge banners with a smiling photograph of the Russian leader reading "We ardently welcome ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 10:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to touch down on Tuesday night for his first trip to the isolated nation in 24 years, with a confrontation between North and South Korean troops on their shared border highlighting regional security tensions. Ahead of his visit, Putin hailed North Korea for "firmly supporting" Moscow's war in Ukraine ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-14 15:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would only halt its offensive on Ukraine if Kyiv effectively surrenders by pulling its troops out of the east and south and dropping its bid for NATO membership. Ukraine, NATO and the United States immediately rejected Putin's hardline conditions to halt the full-scale military offensive ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-05 23:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Ukraine United States Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday criticized the West's delivery of long-range weapons to Ukraine, arguing Moscow could arm other countries with similar weapons to attack Western targets. The comment -- which Putin made at a rare press conference with foreign news outlets -- came after several Western countries including the United ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-23 20:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree allowing the confiscation of assets inside Russia belonging to the United States, its citizens and companies, to compensate those hit by Western sanctions against Moscow. The West froze around $300 billion of Russian financial assets, mostly its central bank reserves, after Moscow ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-17 20:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Ukraine Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested on Friday that Moscow would not comply with calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Summer Olympics, pointing to what he said was the unfair treatment of Russian athletes. When asked during a visit to China whether he backed French President Emmanuel Macron's idea for a global "Olympic truce" during ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-16 00:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Thursday to meet with counterpart Xi Jinping as he seeks greater support from Beijing for his war effort in Ukraine and his isolated economy. This is Putin's first trip abroad since his March re-election and the second in just over six months to China, an economic lifeline for Russia after the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-15 20:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that more powerful and advanced weapons could hasten victory for his troops fighting in Ukraine. The Kremlin leader also hailed recent advances on the battlefield, saying Russia's army was advancing on all fronts, as he urged Moscow to intensify and modernize its arms production at home. "We have ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-15 20:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The gunman who shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico multiple times and wounded him on Wednesday has been detained by the police, the country's president said. Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was battling life-threatening wounds Wednesday after officials said he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt condemned by European ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-12 22:08 - Reading : less than a minute
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday moved to replace defense minister Sergei Shoigu, nominating economist Andrey Belousov as his replacement, Russian state news agencies reported, citing the Kremlin. Putin also published decrees naming Shoigu as the new secretary of the Security Council, replacing Nikolai Patrushev who has been ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-04 17:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, a government database showed on Saturday. Zelensky appeared in the Russian Interior Ministry's "wanted" list, an online database of alleged criminals sought by the authorities. It stated that the Ukrainian leader was wanted "under an article of the criminal ...