On November 24, 2014 President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing the Armed Forces. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, and the commanders of the different branches of the armed forces took part in the meeting. PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Good afternoon, colleagues. Today, we are continuing our series […]
Putin and Nazarbayev commit to work together to “guarantee” the ceasefire in southest Ukraine
November 21, 2014, 17:35 – At Kazakhstan’s initiative, President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. “The two presidents continued their exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine, stressing the need to guarantee the ceasefire in the country’s southeast. They reiterated their mutual commitment to working closely with other foreign […]
Putin is given advice on human rights by Russian Human Rights Commissioner Ms. Pamfilova. Question: Will he listen or will she have to scold him again?
President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Russian Human Rights Commissioner Ella Pamfilova on November 18, 2014. The discussion focussed on different aspects of Human Rights Commissioner’s work and measures to strengthen the status of this institution. In particular, Mr Putin and Ms Pamfilova discussed amending the law on the human rights commissioner, measures to streamline the […]
Short memory of Prime Minister Orban
History teaches us to remember its lessons and draw relevant conclusions. Someone who doesn’t do it will be punished sooner or later. Unfortunately, this truth hasn’t been comprehended by Hungarian governmental authorities who have come into power as the fates decree. Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orban is a good example of this opinion. A […]
Effort to develop Russian defense industry companies “quite successful”, Yevgeny Luyvahev tells Putin
Moscow, Russia, September 26, 2014, 12:30 – Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Yevgeny Kuyvashev to discuss the region’s “socioeconomic development. ” “Mr Kuyvashev said that the highest growth is in aircraft manufacturing sector. He added that the program to develop defense industry companies is also being implemented with quite […]
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 […]
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