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Putin Emerges Winner Of Russia’s Presidential Election With Landslide
Presidential candidate, President Vladimir Putin speaks as he meets with confidants at his campaign headquarters in Moscow on March 18, 2018.Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP Vladimir Putin was Monday set for another six years in power after his landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election but so far only close allies have congratulated him on...
BREAKING: Putin Elected Fourth Term As Russia President
Russian President, Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin has been re-elected for the fourth term as the President of Russia Putin on Sunday won fourth Kremlin term with 73.9 percent of the vote. He is expected to lead Russia for another six years. Vladimir Putin was earlier projected to win the Russian presidential election with 73.9 percent of the vote,...
Vladimir Putin In 10 Dates
File photo: President Vladimir Putin/ Alexey NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / AFPVladimir Putin, who is expected to win a fourth term as Russian president in Sunday’s election, has reimposed the Kremlin’s grip over society since taking power 18 years ago. Here are key dates in the life of the 65-year-old former KGB officer: – October 7, 1952:...
Russian Presidential Election: Polls Open In Moscow
Russian paratroopers vote at a polling station during Russia’s presidential election in Stavropol on March 18, 2018.Danil Semyonov / AFPVoting opened Sunday in Moscow in Russia’s presidential election, with President Vladimir Putin set to secure a historic fourth Kremlin term amid escalating tensions with Britain and its allies over a...
BREAKING: United States Sanctions Russia For Election Meddling, Cyberattacks
FILE PHOTO US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.SAUL LOEB / AFP US President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday announced sanctions against Russians accused of trying to influence the 2016 election and of involvement in other separate cyber attacks. The announcement...
US Welcomes Ukraine-Russia Prisoner Swap But Says More Can Be Done
The United States on Thursday welcomed the mass prisoner swap by Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist rebels, but called on both sides in the conflict to go farther, asking Moscow to help put an end to the fighting. On Wednesday, authorities in Kiev and the rebels who control large parts of eastern Ukraine exchanged more than 300 prisoners, in...
Merkel And Macron Call For ‘Peaceful Settlement’ In Eastern Ukraine
French President of Republic Emmanuel Macron (L) talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) during the family photo after the Reinforcing European Defence meeting on first day of a European union summit in Brussels at the EU headquarters on December 14, 2017. European leaders will discuss the migration crisis and defence on December 14,...
UN Votes On Jerusalem After Trump Warns ‘We’re Watching’
Members of the UN Security Council. KENA BETANCUR / AFPUN member-states will vote on Thursday on a motion rejecting us recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, under strong pressure from President Donald Trump who has threatened to cut funding to countries that back the measure. The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session to...
New Austrian Government Rules Out EU Referendum
Future Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (L) of the conservative People’s Party (OeVP) and incoming vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) give a joint press conference to unveil their joint programme on December 16, 2017 in Vienna, Austria. PHOTO: ALEX HALADA / AFP Austria’s new coalition...
Ex-Georgian President Saakashvili On Hunger Strike After Ukraine Arrest
Supporters of former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili, angered at his detention, attend a rally outside a detention centre in Kiev late on December 8, 2017. PHOTO: Genya SAVILOV / AFP Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has gone on hunger strike to protest his arrest in Ukraine on charges of trying to stage a coup sponsored by...
