“There are lots of rumors about President Putin’s health,” CIA Director William Burns said during a talk at the Aspen Security Forum. “As far as we can tell, he’s entirely too healthy.” Putin is, however, deeply misguided in his justification for launching the ongoing invasion ...
In 2018, he and his daughter Yulia were left in critical condition after being exposed to Novichok near their home in southern England. They survived after a long stint in hospital, with Yulia revealing in the weeks after that their rehabilitation had been “slow and extremely painful.” ...
Responding to an invitation from Putin to come to Russia, Macron said he’d be happy to visit “so we could spend a lot more time together,” but only “if health conditions allow,” possibly at the end of summer. Macron’s office said the meeting was part of an outreach effort launch...
It says a "top-secret memo" was sent out by the headquarters of the FSB, Russia's domestic security agency, to all its regional directors instructing regional chiefs not to trust rumours about the president's terminal condition. Mr Steele added: "When you see that ha...
Speaking in China on 17 May, Putin said Ukraine may use the Swiss talks to get a broader group of countries to back Zelenskyy’s demand for a total Russian withdrawal, which Putin said would be an imposed condition rather than a serious peace negotiation. The Swiss foreign ministry...
Boris Yeltsin bore the greatest burden because of the timing of his term as President as he watched the oligarchs steal everything in sight. His well-known drinking problem and heart condition were surely the result of having to go along with the whole charade. Nevertheless, he knew that in...
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China stands ready to work with all other countries to step up international cooperation against the COVID-19 epidemic and safeguard global public health security. ...
"The fundamental condition of European peace is a stable and balanced relationship between Russia and Europe," Orban stressed. He also mentioned that the interest of Hungary was a stable and successful Ukraine, not least because of the important Hungarian minority living there. The issue of Ukraine...
“Totalitarianism remains [in Russia]. The two most helpless sectors are education and health care. Everything is done forcefully here. Last year I had a flu shot, everyone was told they needed to be vaccinated. And everyone did it, because if you don’t, there will be penalties.” ...
Kuleba later tweeted that he and Qin “discussed the significance of the principle of territorial integrity.” Ukraine has listed Russia's withdrawal from the occupied areas as the main condition for peace. “I underscored the importance of (Zelenskyy’s)’s peace formula for ending the...