Tag: Vladimir Putin

Putin Breaks Silence, Says Russia Will Triumph in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that Russia would triumph in its conflict with Ukraine, delivering his first remarks in several days about the weekslong war. “That Blitzkrieg on which our foes were counting on did not work,” Putin claimed of the West’s crippling sanctions imposed after Putin’s Feb. 24 order to invade the country,…


Is Russia-Ukraine Conflict Being Used as a ‘Sleight of Hand’ Diversion? If So, From What?

In some ways, resistance against Covid mandates and restrictions seemed to be peaking in February with events like the Canadian trucker protest, which looked like it was beginning to spread to other places. Then suddenly, restrictions and mandates seemed to relax almost across the board at around the same time Russia began invading Ukraine and…


UK, EU Sanction Vladimir Putin’s Daughters Over Ukraine Invasion

The UK and the European Union have imposed sanctions on the two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. The UK Foreign Office on April 8 announced travel bans and asset freezes on Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova, who were already sanctioned by the United States two days…


Kremlin Rejects New Ukraine Draft Peace Deal as ‘Unacceptable’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said Moscow rejects Ukraine’s latest draft peace proposal and claimed Western powers are trying to undermine negotiations between the two sides. After the “Ukrainian side presented its draft agreements to our negotiators,” Russian officials claimed it was a “clear departure from key provisions that were committed to at…


‘Mistake’ to Hold on to Nord Stream 2, Says German President

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday acknowledged that his previous support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline had been a mistake. Steinmeier, long an advocate of Western rapprochement with Russia, expressed regret for his prior backing of the controversial pipeline project. “My adherence to Nord Stream 2 was clearly a mistake,” he said. “We…


Biden Calls For Putin to Face War Crimes Trial As Violent Images From Ukraine’s Bucha Surface

President Joe Biden is once again labelling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and vowing to ratchet up U.S. sanctions against Russia in response to new images of violence on the outskirts of Kyiv. Images from the Ukrainian town of Bucha show bodies lying dead in the street with some thrown in hastily dug…


UK to Push for Tougher Sanctions on Russia, More Military Aid to Ukraine

The British government has said it will push for tougher international sanctions against Russia and further increase supplies of weapons to Ukraine. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will use a trip to Poland this week to call for more sanctions against Russia ahead of talks with NATO and G-7 allies later in the week, the Foreign…


UK to Send Long-Range Artillery, Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

Britain has said it will supply the Ukrainian armed forces with long-range artillery and armoured vehicles, as international allies agree to send more military aid to help the country resist the Russian invasion. After a conference call with defence ministers from over 35 nations, including the United States, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan, UK…


UK Sanctions Russian TV Figures in Bid to Crack Down on ‘Kremlin Disinformation’

The UK has imposed new sanctions on a number of Russian “propagandists” and media organisations for spreading “lies and deceit” about the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin-backed TV-Novosti, which controls the RT news channel, and the state-owned Rossiya Segodnya, which is responsible for the Sputnik news agency, were among 14 new entries added to the…


Putin Signs Order Demanding Gas Payments in Rubles

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he signed a decree that mandates “unfriendly” foreign buyers must pay in rubles for Russian gas starting on April 1. If payments aren’t made in Russia’s currency, contracts will be halted, the Russian president said. A number of European countries rely heavily on Russian gas and oil, meaning…