KYIV, Ukraine—Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Wednesday that his “special military operation” in Ukraine is taking longer than expected but said it has succeeded in seizing new territory and added that his country’s nuclear weapons are deterring escalation of the conflict. “Of course, it could be a lengthy process,” Putin said of the more than…
Russia’s Putin Issues Warning on Mounting Risk of Nuclear Conflict
December 7, 2022
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of an “increasing” threat of nuclear war following months of steadily escalating rhetoric between Moscow and Washington. “This risk [of nuclear conflict] is increasing,” Putin said at a Dec. 7 meeting in Moscow of Russia’s Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights. “Why deny it?”…
UK’s Sunak Calls Russia ‘Rogue State,’ Urges G-20 Leaders to ‘Prise Open’ Putin’s Grip on Global Economy
November 14, 2022
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called Russia a “rogue state” and has called on G-20 leaders to “prise open” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on the world economy. Sunak arrived in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 14 for the gathering of the leaders of the world’s biggest economies, in one of his first outings on…
Putin Says No Need for Massive New Strikes on Ukraine
ASTANA -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday there was no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine and that Russia was not looking to destroy the country. Putin told a news conference at the end of a summit in Kazakhstan that his call-up of Russian reservists would be over within two weeks and there…
Putin Reveals Who Russia Believes Is Responsible for Crimea Bridge Explosion
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that the explosion on a bridge to Crimea was caused by Ukrainian forces, describing the incident as a terrorist attack. The explosion, he said in public remarks, is a “terrorist attack aimed at destroying critical Russian civilian infrastructure” and blamed “Ukrainian secret services” for it. Putin added that…
Putin Says Ukraine Is Responsible for Crimea Bridge Explosion, Calls it Terrorism
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that the explosion on a bridge to Crimea was caused by Ukrainian forces, describing the incident as a terrorist attack. The explosion, he said in public remarks, is a “terrorist attack aimed at destroying critical Russian civilian infrastructure” and blamed “Ukrainian secret services” for it. Putin added that…
Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Anchors Mega Yacht in Hong Kong
October 7, 2022
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The superyacht Nord, believed to belong to Alexey Mordashov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s third-richest oligarch, was anchored in Hong Kong waters on Oct. 6, 2022. After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other countries imposed sanctions on tycoons who are…
Biden Compares Putin’s Alleged Threat to Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine to Cuban Missile Crisis
October 7, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday night compared Russian President Vladimir Putin’s alleged threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to the potential “armageddon” of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Speaking to Democrat donors, Biden invoked the specter of the Cuban missile crisis while remarking on the state of the Russia–Ukraine war, as Ukraine’s forces recapture more territory in…
Biden Says World Faces ‘Prospect of Armageddon’ Over Putin’s Alleged Threat to Use Nuclear Weapons
October 7, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday night compared Russian President Vladimir Putin’s alleged threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to the potential “Armageddon” of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Speaking to Democrat donors, Biden invoked the specter of the Cuban missile crisis while remarking on the state of the Russia–Ukraine war, as Ukraine’s forces recapture more territory in…
Putin Signs Annexation of Ukrainian Regions
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws formally absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia. The documents finalizing the annexation were published on a Russian government website on Wednesday morning. Earlier this week, both houses of the Russian parliament ratified treaties making the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions part of Russia. That followed Kremlin-orchestrated…
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