Category: Putin

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Feb. 21)

A summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the works. The French president suggested it for security purposes. Meanwhile, while the U.S. defense secretary says Russia could take Ukraine’s capital. Canadian police have cleared protesters from the country’s capital. We take a look at what happened over the weekend. The…


Biden Agrees to Meet With Putin If Russia Doesn’t Invade Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin if Russia doesn’t invade Ukraine, the White House said on Feb. 20. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will first convene on Feb. 24 and Biden has “accepted in principle” a meeting with Putin following that engement…


Macron Says Biden, Putin Agree to Summit After Announcing Measures to Halt Ukraine Escalation

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to hold a summit on “security and strategic stability in Europe,” the French Elysee Palace said early Monday, shortly after both Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron announced measures to work on a ceasefire arrangement in eastern Ukraine. “Presidents Biden and Putin have each…


What Did China Gain From Hosting the Olympics, and Did Their Political Stunt Work?

Starbucks is in trouble. An employee allegedly kicked out a group of policemen. Chinese netizens are using the chance to defend their country, and the Chinese state media is weighing in. Is it time for us to reflect on the decision to let China host the Winter Games? With the horrible human rights abuses in…


Former Intelligence Director Blasts Washington’s ‘Alarmist’ Posturing on Russia

Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has criticized the Biden Administration and Washington insiders for needlessly saber-rattling with Russia. Grenell’s remarks came at a Feb. 16 congressional hearing on Ukraine, and they follow a recent declaration from the White House that the threat of a Russian invasion is “immediate.” Russia has repeatedly denied…


Biden Holds Hour-Long Call With Putin Over Ukraine, No Material Progress Announced

The White House didn’t announce any material progress in deescalating the tension between Russia and Ukraine after President Joe Biden held an hour-long call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The call happened between 11:04 a.m. ET and 12:06 p.m. ET. Biden warned Putin that the United States will “respond decisively and impose swift and severe…


Biden Holds Hour-Long Call With Putin Over Ukraine, No Material Progress Made

The White House said that no material progress in deescalating the tension between Russia and Ukraine after President Joe Biden held an hour-long call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The call happened between 11:04 a.m. ET and 12:06 p.m. ET. Biden warned Putin that the United States will “respond decisively and impose swift and severe…


Putin, Xi Signal New Level of Cooperation

The Olympic Flame is lit in Beijing. But this year, the world is focusing on more than just what’s happening inside the city’s stadium. Russia’s president is in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympics. But while there, he met in person with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in two years….


Most Political Olympics Ever? Why China Always Politicizes Everything, Explained

China is making the Olympics political—meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and accusing the United States of sabotage, while at the same time trying to spy on athletes. The U.N. and its human rights councils are slow-walking reports and visits after the Olympics. So how do we interpret China’s goal in all this? Perhaps secret speeches…


Xi and Putin Announce ‘No Limits’ Partnership Amid Deepening Standoff With West

China’s leader Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on the opening day of the Winter Olympics in a show of solidarity amid mounting pressures from the West. Friday’s meeting also marks Xi’s first in-person meeting with his counterpart for nearly two years. The leader of the Chinese Communist Party hasn’t left…