'A dictator without elections': Donald Trump slams Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Feb 20, 2025, at 12:54 am
Miami/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Wednesday called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator", deepening the personal rift that will have major implications for the effort to end the conflict triggered by Russia's invasion three years ago.
US, Russia to name teams for negotiating path to end Ukraine war
Feb 18, 2025, at 09:13 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: Russia and the United States will name teams, who will negotiate how to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, Washington DC said as the superpowers met on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.
Feb 15, 2025, at 12:33 am
Munich/IBNS: US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that the United States wants a "durable peace" in Ukraine, after holding talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Munich.
Feb 13, 2025, at 12:43 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Wednesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin and both leaders agreed to immediately start talks to end the Ukraine war.
Vladimir Putin says he is ready for talks with Donald Trump on Ukraine war
Jan 25, 2025, at 01:13 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he was ready for talks with US counterpart Donald Trump on Ukraine and called him a "smart" leader.
'Stop this ridiculous war now or face tariffs': Donald Trump tells Vladimir Putin
Jan 23, 2025, at 12:03 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Wednesday warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of tariff hikes and more sanctions if he fails to strike a deal to end the Ukraine war "now".
Dec 28, 2024, at 08:28 pm
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin extended an apology to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday over a "tragic incident" involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed in Russian airspace on Wednesday.
Nov 11, 2024, at 02:45 pm
US President-elect Donald Trump asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the telephone that the ongoing war against Ukraine should not be escalated.
Russian government is planning to establish Ministry of Sex to combat falling birth rate
Nov 10, 2024, at 12:17 am
The Russian government is planning to set up a Ministry of Sex to deal with the falling birth rate in the country.
Amid ongoing war with Ukraine, Russia begins nuclear drill; calls it 'most difficult phase'
Oct 30, 2024, at 06:26 am
Moscow/IBNS: Acting on President Vladimir Putin's orders, Russia's nuclear forces on Tuesday began a special drill exercise amid its ongoing war with Ukraine, media reports said.
Sep 26, 2024, at 04:20 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called an urgent meeting of the top security council to discuss its nuclear deterrence amid rising concerns over Ukraine being allowed by Western powers to use cruise missiles to target locations in Moscow, media reports said.
Sep 18, 2024, at 09:15 pm
Moscow/IBNS: Russian president Vladimir Putin has come out with an unconventional strategy to address the declining birth rate in his country, encouraging people to have sex during work breaks.
US flags 'concerns' over India's ties with Russia after Modi-Putin meet in Moscow
Jul 09, 2024, at 05:39 pm
Washington/Moscow/IBNS: The United States has raised "concerns" over its "strategic partner" India's ties with Russia after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin in an informal meeting at Moscow, media reports said.
Vladimir Putin takes oath for his fifth term as Russia's President, vows to defend country
May 08, 2024, at 06:44 am
Moscow/IBNS: President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term as Russia's leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration ceremony Tuesday.
Mar 24, 2024, at 07:35 pm
Indicating Ukraine's hand in the Moscow concert hall attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (March 23, 2024) said all four gunmen involved in the incident were arrested before they could cross the border.
Putin accuses Ukraine of involvement in Moscow concert attack; Kyiv denies allegations
Mar 24, 2024, at 04:12 am
Moscow/ Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday claimed that Ukraine played a role in the fatal Moscow concert attack, which resulted in the deaths of at least 143 people, media reports said.
Mar 18, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended congratulations to incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election as head of state, the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster reported on Monday.
Mar 18, 2024, at 03:56 pm
Vladimir Putin is set to return to power in Russia for another term as the latest trends of the presidential poll showed he is leading with 87.33 percent of votes.
Putin denies election meddling; ready to work with any US president
Mar 14, 2024, at 04:50 am
Moscow: Russia is not interfering in any elections and will work with any elected US president, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Rossiya Segodnya Director General Dmitry Kiselev for the Rossiya 1 broadcaster and RIA Novosti.
Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his family
Feb 25, 2024, at 07:13 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's body has been handed over to his mother, his spokesperson said.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin 'gifts' car to Kim Jong Un
Feb 20, 2024, at 04:04 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a Russian-made car from President Vladimir Putin, an episode showcasing the close ties shared between the two nations, media reports said.
Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia shares first emotional Instagram post since Putin's critic died
Feb 19, 2024, at 04:24 am
Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia on Sunday wrote her first social media post ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin's critic and the country's key opposition leader died in prison, an incident which triggered widespread criticism of the government.
Feb 18, 2024, at 10:23 pm
Rights group OVD-Info on Saturday claimed more than 400 people were detained by Russian authorities for paying tributes to President Vladimir Putin's key opponent Alexei Navalny across various cities in the country.
Alexei Navalny's team demands handing over his body to family, world leaders slams Putin
Feb 17, 2024, at 10:32 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's team members on Saturday demanded his body should be handed over to his family amid widespread criticisms by key world leaders against President Vladimir Putin over his death.
Vladimir Putin is responsible for Navalny's death: Joe Biden
Feb 17, 2024, at 05:51 am
Washington DC/ IBNS: US President Joe Biden Friday said he was "not surprised" but "outraged" over the news of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death.
Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison: Reports
Feb 17, 2024, at 12:00 am
Russian opposition leader and president Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny has died at the Arctic prison colony, media reports said on Friday.
North Korea says Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to visit Pyongyang soon
Jan 22, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to visit Pyongyang soon, North Korea's state media KCNA said on Sunday (January 21, 2024).
Russian Prez Vladimir Putin to run for his fifth term next year
Dec 09, 2023, at 06:03 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday announced that he will stand again for a fifth term in office.
Russia and Saudi Arabia rally OPEC+ nations for unified oil cuts
Dec 08, 2023, at 02:14 am
Riyadh/IBNS: The world's two biggest oil exporters, Saudi Arabia and Russia, on Thursday called for all OPEC+ nations to join an agreement on output cuts for the good of the global economy, just days after a fractious meeting of the producers' club, Reuters reported.
Vladimir Putin to participate in BRICS Summit to discuss Israel-Palestine conflict
Nov 21, 2023, at 05:14 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate virtually in the BRICS summit on Tuesday, which will focus on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the Kremlin said on Monday.