President Vladimir Putin

Africa’s Role: Weighing Putin’s Deal And Ukraine Peace

July 31, 2023 3:34 am

As the two-day Russia-Africa summit came to close, African leaders wrestled with unmet expectations, fluctuating grain agreements, and an incessant conflict in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin provided nebulous commitments, leaving Africa, caught in the crossfire of global politics, on the brink of reassessing its diplomatic strategies. Amidst economic challenges and a convoluted political landscape, Africa’s role in facilitating peace in Ukraine and protecting its interests has become more crucial than ever.

The Russia-Africa summit, a tumultuous panorama of political posturing and complex negotiations, has ended with an air of palpable uncertainty. African leaders now find themselves standing at a …

Ukraine We Have Credible Reports Of War Crimes – US Govt

Russia Is Paying Some ‘Huge Costs’ In Ukraine – Blinken Boasts

September 9, 2022 9:51 pm

Antony Blinken who is the United States Secretary of State has revealed on Friday that President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send some more reinforcements to Ukraine’s Kharkiv region has finally underlined the huge losses that Russia’s forces are currently taking in its war.

“There are a huge number of Russian forces that are in Ukraine and unfortunately, tragically, horrifically President Putin has demonstrated that he will throw a lot of people into this at huge cost to Russia, at huge cost to its future,” he said.

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Blinken had …

Daughter Of Notorious Putin, Kremlin Ally Killed In Car Bomb

August 21, 2022 12:04 pm

Disaster struck on Sunday when the daughter of Alexander Dugin who is a notorious hardline Russian ideologue and a close ally to President Vladimir Putin had been killed after she was blown up in a car bombing on Moscow’s outskirts.

Remarks by some of the family members have pointed at the fact that Dugin who had been vocal supporter of Kremlin’s offensive in Ukraine might be the likely target of the blast as his daughter borrowed his car at the last minute.

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Daria Dugina had been killed …

Court Jails Young Russians For ‘Plotting To Overthrow Putin’

August 6, 2020 3:43 pm

Three young activists have been sentenced to long jail terms for plotting to overthrow President Vladimir Putin in a case that has sparked protests and allegations of police overreach.

The young activists identified as Ruslan Kostylenkov, Pyotr Karamzin, and Vyacheslav Kryukov were sentenced by a Moscow court on Thursday.

The activists were arrested and detained since 2018 after they were accused of belonging to an anarchist cell called the “New Greatness” that was plotting an uprising against the government.

However, the group’s supporters said the case was fabricated by the FSB security service and that agents infiltrated the group, financed …

16 More Years For Putin? Russians Cast Ballots In Referendum Today

July 1, 2020 4:40 am

Russians will head to polling stations throughout the country on Wednesday to cast their ballots in a referendum to determine whether President Vladimir Putin can remain in power for the next 16 years.

It was the final day of voting, which began at the weekend, and is a public holiday

Putin, 67, has been in power for two decades as president or prime minister and is currently the longest-serving Russian or Soviet leader since Joseph Stalin.

The referendum seeks changes to the constitution that could enable Putin to run for re-election twice more and potentially remain in power until he …

Russian Court Backs Putin Presidential ‘Reset’ Plan

March 16, 2020 4:48 pm

Russia’s Constitutional Court on Monday approved a package of amendments including a “reset” of President Vladimir Putin‘s previous terms, giving him the possibility to rule into 2036.

The approval came just two days after Putin signed the reform bill, which has faced fierce criticism from opposition figures who say it will allow the longtime Russian leader to become “president for life”.

The court published the ruling on its website, upholding a wide-ranging package of reforms first proposed by Putin in January and approved last week by Russia’s two houses of parliament.

A public vote on the reforms has been …