The Biden administration is preparing a new round of “major sanctions” against Russia in response to the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny in a Russian penal colony last week. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby announced the Biden administration would reveal new sanctions against Russia on Friday. […]
Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has criticized President Joe Biden’s approach to Russia and its ongoing conflict with Ukraine, saying that the president’s strong words need to be followed up with action. In an interview with Newsmax’s “Eric Bolling The Balance” on Feb. 16, Mr. Bolton said that although the president expressed a […]
Former president Donald Trump was campaigning in South Carolina on Feb. 14, with the primary there just days away. President Trump targeted President Joe Biden amid a wave of fresh scrutiny on President Biden’s memory and mental faculties. NTD’s Iris Tao reports from the rally on President Trump’s wide leads in the polls against Nikki […]
EU Urges Countries to Be Constructive on Grain The EU is urging countries to be constructive on grain, despite some countries saying a flood of grains and oilseeds has impacted local farmers’ incomes. The European Commission is at odds with Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over banning grain imports from Ukraine. Brussels opted not to renew the ban […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said a brief military mutiny by Russia’s Wagner Group private military force put Russian President Vladimir Putin on a less stable footing in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. “You could say that [Putin is] still there, he’s still strong, but he certainly has been I would say somewhat weakened at least […]
Top U.S. officials on June 25 reacted to news out of Russia that the Wagner Private Military Company had mounted a mutiny against the Russian state before withdrawing, saying it shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin is weaker within his own nation than many thought. The conflict between Putin and Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin—formerly known as “Putin’s […]
Congressman Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) says Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s latest meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, is a sign the two leaders are bringing their countries together into an axis of authoritarian nations. Putin greeted Xi at a meeting in Moscow on Monday. Xi’s Russia visit, which is set to run through to Thursday, […]
The United States is prepared to immediately negotiate bringing Russia back into compliance with the New START treaty after Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended his country’s participation in the nuclear arms control agreement earlier this week. The New START treaty limits the number of nuclear warheads each participating country can possess and allows for mutual […]
The leaders of China and Russia met in person on Sept. 15 to discuss regional security issues and further explicate their ambitions to counter U.S. influence abroad. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan. It was the […]
BELGRADE—Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday he had agreed a new three-year gas supply contract in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I can not speak about the price now, all details will be agreed with Gazprom,” Vucic told reporters. Vucic said that he had agreed with Putin that the price of […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at a packed soccer stadium on Friday praising his troops for fighting in Ukraine. Coverage of his speech on state television was unexpectedly interrupted by what the Kremlin said was a technical problem with a server. Speaking on a stage at the center of Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, Putin […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is saying goodbye to Russian President Vladimir Putin. She’s traveling all the way to Moscow Friday for what may be her last meeting with him as the German leader. Warning: some of the footage contains flash photography.
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the World Economic Forum (WEF) by video conference on Wednesday, Russian news agencies cited his spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Monday. The event, which gathers business chiefs, political thinkers, and state leaders, is being held online due to COVID-19. Putin’s appearance is likely to be contentious with critics […]
