Page 14 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is weaponising energy, alleges US after export cut threats
Russian President Vladimir Putin is weaponising energy, the White House has alleged, a day after he threatened to cut off all energy exports to the West if the US proceeded with its gas cap
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Unfolding global economic crisis triggered by Western elites, says Putin
The Russian President cited surging inflation in the EU as the most telling example, noting that standards of living in the bloc were being sacrificed to American interests
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Putin, Xi to meet at SCO summit in Uzbekistan next week, says official
The two leaders will meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Sept. 15-16
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Why Chinese Prez Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip is important: An explainer
According to Russian media, Xi will attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Uzbekistan where he will meet with Putin
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Oil price rises after Russia's Putin threatens to halt energy supply
Oil rebounded after President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will stop supplying gas and oil if price caps are imposed on Russia's energy resources
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Putin mocks West, says Russia will press on military action in Ukraine
Putin charged that Russia has strengthened its sovereignty in the face of Western sanctions, which he said bordered on an aggression
Putin says Russia to stop supplying energy if Western price caps imposed
Speaking at an economic forum in Vladivostok, Putin said European calls for a price cap on Russian gas were 'stupid', and would lead to higher global prices and economic problems in Europe
Putin blames Germany and West for Nord Stream 1 shutdown at economic forum
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would resume gas supplies to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline as soon as a key turbine was returned
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Elon Musk urged bankers to slow Twitter deal on war risk, lawyer says
Twitter lawyers are using Elon Musk's text messages to try to convince a Delaware judge that the billionaire wants to abandon his $44 billion deal to acquire the company because of buyer's remorse
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Putin appears to limp as he observes Russia's major Vostok war games
Video shows Putin walking stiffly across the room and he appears to hesitate before stepping down to reach a set of chairs
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Putin attends joint military drill with China, others; shows military power
The Kremlin, in turn, has strongly backed Beijing amid the latest tensions with the U.S. that followed a recent visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Russia blames Europe for gas crisis, warns West of oil retaliation
Europe to blame for Nord Stream 1 shutdown, says Kermlin and warns of retaliation over G7 oil price cap; European gas prices rocket 30%, shares fall
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Russia's Putin, Turkey's Erdogan discuss bilateral ties, Ukraine over phone
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanged views on bilateral ties during a phone call
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Putin's ally accuses US for Russia's breakup, says it could lead to doom
A top Russian official accused the U.S. and its allies on Saturday of trying to provoke the country's breakup and warned that such attempts could lead to doomsday
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Hundreds line up to say farewell to Mikhail Gorbachev; Putin absent
Hundreds of mourners lined up to pay tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union
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Putin's resistance to Russia's imperial decline and fall will prove futile
Today, Putin enjoys popularity at home based on the success of Russian arms in Chechnya, Georgia, Crimea and the Donbas
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Russian Prez Putin won't attend funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, says Kremlin
He added that the Russian President visited the Central Clinical Hospital today to pay his respects to Gorbachev
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Russia mulls buying $70 billion in yuan, other 'friendly' currencies
The yuan briefly extended gains against the dollar after the news, rallying to a session high.
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Putin pays tribute to Gorbachev but won't attend his funeral: Kremlin
Kremlin said that prior to departing for a working trip to Russia's westernmost Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Putin visited a Moscow hospital where Gorbachev's body is kept before Saturday's funeral
What is Nord Stream 1 pipeline, and why is it critical for Europe?
Nord Stream 1 is the biggest pipeline transporting cheap natural gas between Russia and Europe via Germany
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