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Russian President Putin underlines importance of freedom of speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the importance of freedom of speech and information in an address to a media summit on…
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Putin says Ukraine's Kursk offensive has failed
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed Ukraine's roughly one-month offensive in the Russian Kursk region, saying Kiev had…
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Putin pledges to assist all Russians detained abroad
Russia will always seek to assist its citizens detained abroad, President Vladimir Putin said in Vladivostok on Thursday, following a…
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Putin: I met Telegram founder Durov years ago, did not keep in touch
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he met the founder of messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov - who faces possible criminal…
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Putin says his family's 'little ones' can speak Chinese fluently
Russian President Vladimir Putin says people in his family can speak Chinese. "Members of my family, the little ones, speak Chinese…
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Putin gave a niece with no military experience a key defense job: UK Intel
Vladimir Putin appointed a relative to a top defense position, reports say. The relative, Anna Tsivileva, is Russia's new state secretary…
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NATO member says Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows just how hollow the Russian war machine is
Ukraine's attack on Kursk is "devastating for the Putin regime," said Sweden's foreign minister. Tobias Billström added that the shock…
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Zelensky: Ukraine has tested its own domestic-made ballistic missile
Ukraine has successfully tested its own domestic-made ballistic missile, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, as the country aims to…
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Putin meets Li in Moscow, energy agreements signed
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the close ties between Moscow and Beijing at a Wednesday meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang…
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EU foreign affairs chief calls Kursk offensive 'severe blow' to Putin
The European Union's foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, on Wednesday called Ukraine's Kursk offensive a "severe blow" to Russian…
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Putin made a rare visit to a part of Russia that fought for independence. It's a chilling warning to Ukraine.
Putin made a surprise visit to Chechnya, his first trip there since 2011. He was greeted by Chechnya's self-styled warlord Ramzan Kadyrov.…
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Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine's cross-border incursion
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic within the…
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Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks on Monday with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to…
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Russian President Putin in Baku for talks with Azerbaijan's Aliyev
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan on Sunday for a two-day visit, despite Ukraine's ongoing incursion into the…
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Russian President Putin to visit Azerbaijan for talks with Aliyev
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to visit Azerbaijan on Sunday, the Kremlin has confirmed, despite Ukraine's ongoing incursion into…
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Russia evacuates 180,000 civilians as Putin decries attack in Kursk region
Russia has evacuated some 180,000 people from Kursk as President Vladimir Putin decried a Ukrainian offensive in the border region and…
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Putin vows to ‘squeeze out the enemy’ as Ukraine pushes deeper into Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Monday to drive Ukrainian troops from his country’s territory as more civilians were urged to flee…
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Putin orders Russian army to drive Ukrainians from Kursk region
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called on his country's armed forces to push back Ukrainian units after their surprise…
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Putin is giving cash to Russians fleeing Ukraine's surprise attack — but only $115
President Vladimir Putin announced a compensation plan for citizens in the Russian region that came under attack by Ukraine. Russians "who…
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Russia's Putin accuses Ukraine of provocation amid border fighting
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of a serious provocation following reports of a Ukrainian offensive in the…
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Putin calls for a project to promote 'traditional Russian values' overseas
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Speaker of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin and…
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Who are the prisoners in the Russia-West swap?
The US has confirmed 24 people were involved in a prisoner exchange between Russia and some Western countries including the US and…
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Putin greets Russians freed in prisoner exchange at Moscow airport
Russian President Vladimir Putin has personally met the Russians released in a major prisoner exchange at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. Putin…
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Venezuelan electoral body declares Maduro winner, opposition outraged
Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Monday officially declared authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro the victor of Sunday's…