Category: Vladimir Putin

Putin Signs Annexation Laws, Formally Absorbing 4 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…


Nuclear Weapons Use ‘Would Not Go Without a Response,’ UK Warns Russia

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has warned Russia that any use of nuclear weapons would lead to consequences. Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested in a speech that all weapons in Russia’s arsenal could be used if Russia’s territory is threatened. While Putin did not specifically call for using nukes, other Russian authorities have…


Ukraine Applies for NATO Membership, Rules out Putin Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday announced that he had applied for his country to join the NATO military alliance under what he called “an accelerated procedure.” Zelenskyy, his prime minister, and the speaker of parliament signed the paperwork in an online video after Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions…


Ukraine Applies for NATO Membership, Rules out Talks With Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday announced that he had applied for his country to join the NATO military alliance under what he called “an accelerated procedure.” Zelenskyy, his prime minister, and the speaker of parliament signed the paperwork in an online video after Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions…


LIVE NOW: Ian Lashes South Carolina; 21 Deaths Reported in Florida | NTD Evening News

Ian was downgraded to a tropical cyclone after making landfall as a hurricane in South Carolina on Sept. 30. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by Moscow’s forces. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social…


Ian Lashes South Carolina; 21 Deaths Reported in Florida | NTD Evening News

Ian was downgraded to a tropical cyclone after making landfall as a hurricane in South Carolina on Sept. 30. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by Moscow’s forces. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social…


Putin Announces Official Annexation of 4 Ukrainian Territories

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree that will annex four Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation in a move that was condemned by Western powers. The order will impact the disputed regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. Starting about a week ago, residents of those areas signed referendums, although U.S. and…


Putin Declares Annexation of Ukrainian Lands in Kremlin Ceremony

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday presided over a ceremony to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating the seven-month war. “This is the will of millions of people,” he said in a speech before hundreds of dignitaries in the St. George’s Hall of the Kremlin. The ceremony took place three days…


Russia’s Historical Roots in Ukraine

Commentary Russian President Vladimir Putin’s view of his country’s history is remarkably conservative. He firmly believes that Russia’s strength lies in its traditional Orthodox values. For Putin, Russia’s isolation from the globalist agenda of the western elites allows his country to preserve its Byzantine inheritance, its old Slavonic culture and its Orthodox beliefs, untouched by…


Misplaced Hope for Hong Kong’s Future

Commentary By the time this article is published, the last quarter countdown is on: we have less than 100 days before 2022 comes to an end. In today’s article, I try to recap important news in Hong Kong that has recently  caught people’s attention. The Hong Kong government just announced the relaxation of COVID-19 quarantine…