Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande and Petro Poroshenko took part in the talks on a settlement to the situation in Ukraine. At the final stage, they were joined by Heidi Tagliavini, OSCE Special Representative to the Trilateral Contact Group on the Ukrainian Settlement. Participants from the Russian side included Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Foreign […]
“We need to ensure stable operation and security of the Russian segment of the internet”, warns Putin
On October 1, 2014 President Vladimir Putin held a Security Council meeting on countering national security threats in the information sphere. Measures to improve protection of Russia’s communications networks and information resources and guarantee stable operation of the Russian segment of the internet were the main subjects of discussion. * * * Opening remarks at […]
US perplexing Putin with new round of economic sanctions
On September 12, 2014 during a press conference following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, reporters hijacked the news conference to talk about the new economic sanctions against Russian by the United States and the European Union. Putin did respond to the reporters questions in frankness and honesty saying the new economic sanctions strike him as […]
“I cannot fathom what these latest sanctions are actually about”, said Putin
On September 12, 2014 during a press conference following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, reporters hijacked the news conference to talk about the new economic sanctions against Russian by the United States and the European Union. Putin did respond to the reporters questions in frankness and honesty saying the new economic sanctions strike him as […]
Putin responds to US economic sanctions calling it very “strange”
On September 12, 2014 during a press conference following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, reporters hijacked the news conference to talk about the new economic sanctions against Russian by the United States and the European Union. Putin did respond to the reporters questions in frankness and honesty saying the new economic sanctions strike him as very strange. The exchange […]
As Elections Approach, Search for Scapegoats Fixed on Putin’s Allies
As Russia prepares for parliamentary elections in December followed by presidential polls next March, in which President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are both considering running, political pundits are beginning their seasonal mudslinging. An April 2011 news piece in The Los Angeles Times reported that former two-time president Vladimir Putin has already […]
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