Tag: Vladimir Putin
Trump claims India will stop buying Russian oil, escalating pressure on Moscow over Ukraine war
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally assured him that his country would stop buying Russian oil....
Trump and Infantino: How a friendship is shaping the World Cup
WASHINGTON – The plan started coming together inside a luxury box at MetLife Stadium.As the Premier League's Chelsea was on its way to a...
Georgia’s ruling party claims landslide win in local vote boycotted by main opposition
TBILISI – Georgia’s ruling party claimed victory in every municipality across the South Caucasus country in a local election that was boycotted by the...
Georgia’s police use water cannons to push back protesters trying to storm presidential palace
TBILISI – Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace,...
Putin praises Trump but warns that supplies of US long-range missile to Ukraine will badly hurt ties
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and...
Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four...
After the royal pomp, Trump’s state visit turns to politics and a meeting with Starmer
LONDON – After the pomp, it’s time for the politics.President Donald Trump will meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, the final day of...
Russia’s central bank reveals GDP is shrinking, in a sign Putin’s war economy has slipped into recession | Fortune
The Bank of Russia lowered benchmark rates again on Friday and denied the economy is in a recession, even after its own data showed...
US and European officials meet to discuss new sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON – U.S. and European officials met at the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday evening to discuss various forms of economic pressure to exert...
Is Putin playing Trump or is Trump playing us?
With this week’s Russian missile and drone onslaught across Ukraine, which included the largest bombardment of Kyiv since February 2022 — it’s clear that...
