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Putin to preside over ceremony adding 4 Ukrainian areas to Russia: Kremlin

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:04:25 +0000

Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Friday begin formally annexing 15% of Ukrainian territory, presiding at a ceremony in the Kremlin to declare four Ukrainian regions part of Russia. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the ceremony would take place at 3 p.m. (1200 GMT) on Friday in the St George’s (Georgievsky) Hall of the [...]

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Kremlin Denies Reports Of Chinese President Xi Refusing To Visit Russia

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:33:31 +0000

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied media reports suggesting that Chinese President Xi Jinping refused to visit Russia. “This is not true. This is completely untrue. The fact is that certain Covid restrictions in China continue, and this is absolutely normal, and this should be treated with understanding,” RT quoted Peskov as saying. “And as [...]

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Russia Has No Plans To Attack Ukraine, Clarifies Kremlin

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:02:54 +0000

Russia is not planning an attack on Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Greek TV channel ANT1 in an exclusive interview. “No, the problem is very simple. Russia is moving its forces within its territory and we can move our forces in any direction we want and closer to the areas that could pose a [...]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin orders end of military drills near Ukraine border- Kremlin

Ade Adewale — Mon, 19 May 2014 09:40:45 +0000

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an end to military exercises in regions bordering Ukraine, the Kremlin said Monday, while also calling on Kiev to immediately withdraw troops from east Ukraine. "Due to the end of the planned spring training…

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Russia begins border army drill after Ukraine attacks rebels

Adewale A. — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:09:47 +0000

Russia ordered new military exercises on the border of Ukraine Thursday and warned of "consequences" after Kiev launched a deadly assault against pro-Kremlin rebels occupying the flashpoint town of Slavyansk, in an escalation of the crisis. But Ukraine…

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Pro-Kremlin gunmen gain ground in crisis-hit Ukraine while Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement

Ade Adewale — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:36:15 +0000

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement Monday with pro-Russian insurgents gaining ground in eastern Ukraine, but an unconvinced European Union expanded its sanctions on officials accused of trying to break up the ex-Soviet country. Putin…

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Ukraine eyes coal after Russian gas price hike

Ade Adewale — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:07:54 +0000

Ukraine's Western-backed leaders scrambled on Friday to find new sources of energy after Russia hiked its gas price by 80 percent in response to the overthrow of Kiev's pro-Kremlin regime. The crisis-hit nation saw the amount it must pay for 1,000 cubic…

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Putin suggests to Obama ‘joint steps’ to calm Ukraine: Kremlin

Adewale A. — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 10:41:42 +0000

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested to his US counterpart Barack Obama in a phone call between the two leaders that the international community could examine joint steps to calm the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday. Putin in the…

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Berezovsky death: coroner records open verdict

Ade Adewale — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:43:59 +0000

A British coroner has recorded an open verdict in the death of Boris Berezovsky, saying he could not prove the Russian oligarch had meant to take his life. The Kremlin insider-turned-critic, 67, was found lying on the floor of the locked bathroom of…

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Putin signs decree recognising Crimea as independent state

Ade Adewale — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:20:56 +0000

President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree formally recognising Crimea as an independent state following its vote to secede from Ukraine and join Russia, news agencies quoted a Kremlin statement as saying. Russian news agencies quoted the decree…

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US, Europe sanction Russians after Crimea vote

Ade Adewale — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:03:57 +0000

The United States and Europe targeted Vladimir Putin's inner circle on Monday, slapping sanctions on senior officials to pressure the Kremlin to abandon moves to annex Crimea. The move came after the breakaway Ukrainian region voted to join Russia,…

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Putin slams Ukraine protests as ‘pogrom, not revolution’

Adewale A. — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:33:14 +0000

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed street protests in Ukraine against the government's decision not to sign a key agreement with the European Union and seek closer ties with the Kremlin. "The events in Ukraine seem more like a pogrom…

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