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“I am calling on you…”: Putin urges Russians to take part in presidential
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to TASS, President Putin addressed the nation ahead of federal elections eight times--in 2000, 2004, 2016, and 2018 (twice before the presidential election and after announcing their results), in 2021, and 2020, before the nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments.
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Russia: President Vladimir Putin to address Federal Assembly on February 2
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the Federal Assembly on February 29, the Kremlin has announced.
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In major shake-up, Zelenskyy removes top army general
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a major shake-up of the Ukrainian military amid the ongoing war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed his top general, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, on Thursday after weeks of feverish speculation about his fate, the New York Times reported.
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Russia to hold 2024 presidential elections from March 15-17 next year
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) will hold presidential elections on March 15 to 17 next year adding that elections will also be held through house-to-house voting in Russia's four new regions, including Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia, according to TASS.
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Russian senators set March 17 as date for next year's presidential electio
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Russian Federation Council has unanimously agreed to officially designate March 17, 2024, as the date for next year's presidential election at a plenary meeting on Thursday, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported.
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Russia President Vladimir Putin to attend virtual G20 Summit
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Summit will be chaired by PM Modi. Leaders of all G20 members, including the Chair of the African Union, as well as nine guest countries and heads of 11 international organisations, have been invited.
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South Korea “will not stand idly” if North Korea receives Russian help on
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday said his country and its allies “will not stand idly” if North Korea receives Russian help to boost its weapons of mass destruction. This comes just days after the leaders of the two nuclear-armed nations held a closely watched summit, CNN re
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"Armed mutiny" by Wagner group is "stab in back of our country," says Russ
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Putin's statement comes after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the alleged head of the Wagner mercenary group, in a series of recordings released on social media on Saturday, announced that his troops had taken control of military facilities in two Russian cities.
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In Putin and Russia, Jinping sees counterweight to American, NATO influenc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"I think you've seen over the years that these two countries are growing close together. I wouldn't go so far to call it an alliance. ... (it's) a marriage of convenience, because that's what I think it is. In President Putin and Russia, President Xi sees a counterweight to American influenc
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Russian President to hold talks with Syrian counterpart today
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"On March 15, Vladimir Putin will hold talks with President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad," the statement read.
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Russia waging war so Putin can stay in power, says Ukrainian President Zel
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday accused Russia of waging a war that its President Vladimir Putin can stay in power 'until the end of his life.'
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Putin signs decree recognizing 'independence' of Ukraine's Zaporizhia, Khe
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 30 (ANI): In a major move by Russia, President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognizing the so-called "independence" of the Ukrainian regions Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, media reports said.
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