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Putin met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, and with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He also met with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Tuesday. “I am very pleased to be on the hospitable Iranian soil…We can boast about record figures in terms of trade growth,” said Putin …

Bernie Ecclestone has apologised for speaking so highly of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.   The former F1 boss  was heavily criticized for describing Putin as a ‘first class person’ during an interview on Good Morning Britain last week and is set to miss the Austrian …

This seems to be a good time to remind ourselves that MAGA has always been a Russian-backed operation to weaken every facet of classic Western liberalism in the United States, especially our adherence to democracy. Putin and his allies found a Republican party that doesn’t want to face the changing …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned sanctions imposed on the west towards his country since the invasion of Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, drawing a tough response from the West.   The west has placed sanctions on Russia’s currency, the Rouble, limited or totally cut off Russian exports, …

In an exclusive interview with CNN in Washington, DC, Rinkēvičs also outlined Latvia’s key goals for NATO’s approach to the eastern flank — namely, a long-term military presence — and expressed concern about the mounting food crisis caused by Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports. Rinkēvičs’ visit to DC came as …

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike ‘new targets’ if the US supplied long-range missiles to Ukraine, according to Russian state media.    According to Putin, delivering new arms to Kyiv only aims to “drag out the armed conflict for as long as possible,” Putin said in an interview …

Brazilian football legend, Pele has urged President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.   Pele made the call on Instagram, ahead of Ukraine’s 2022 World Cup playoff semi-final against Scotland.   He told Putin that “there is absolutely no justification for this continued violence.”   Pele added: “This conflict …

The Russian government has denied persistent rumours about the failing health of Russian president, Vladimir Putin. There has been increasing unconfirmed media speculation that Putin, who turns 70 this year, may be suffering from ill health, possibly cancer. Western intelligence agencies have been taking a close interest in Putin’s mental and physical …

George Pagoulatos Opinion by George Pagoulatos (athens, greece) Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Inter Press Service ATHENS, Greece, May 25 (IPS) – Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has sparked a new introspection in the West. A number of commentators, most of them writing from the US and the UK, have come up …

For years, President Vladimir V. Putin has viewed the expansion of NATO as an existential threat that would leave Russia hemmed in with Western missiles on its doorstep. Now, Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine seems to be bringing the Russian leader’s nightmare to life, with NATO on the brink of starting …