In his speech that focused heavily on economic and social issues ahead of the March 15-17 presidential vote, Putin argued that Russia was "defending its sovereignty and security and protecting our compatriots" in Ukraine, charging that the Russian forces have the upper hand in the fighting....
Russian President Putin accused the U.S., NATO and Kyiv of starting the fight in Ukraine during the Victory Day Parade. In Ukraine, President Zelenskyy accused Putin of "repeating the horrific crimes of Hitler's regime today" as a Russian
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Wednesday to give his armed forces anything they asked for to support the military campaign in Ukraine. In a speech to defence chiefs in Moscow, Putin said there were no financial limits on what the government...
Others, however, are said to prefer reducing the billions of dollars in assistance the US gave to Ukraine in the Biden administration as a way of forcing a swift end to the conflict. Critics of that approach say it would disarm Ukraine and effectively prompt a capitulation to Russia...
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Putin's move comes as Russia's armed forces press on with their "special military operation" in Ukraine, now in its 20th month. The president, who signed an order in March calling up 147,000 people for the spring campaign, said this month he was bracing for a long w...
Government of Ireland announced new hate speech laws which will permit courts to jail ‘Hate Speech’ offenders for up to five years, but still cannot decide on a legal definition for what constitutes hate speech. Meanwhile the Irish government is finding itself accused of suppressi...
When the chancellor makes his Mansion House speech next week, the glamorous world of pensions will take top billing. The UK government wants to harness pension savings to invest in infrastructure and rejuvenate the economy and stock market. There will be another topic on the agenda, too: one ...
"After that, we said, would come the bombs and missiles, the soldiers and tanks. Already soldiers have been deployed to the occupied regions of Ukraine. We are here tonight because we believe the rest is imminent," she added. The speech is ongoing. ...
Hezbollah’s Al-Ahed: Putin’s Speech Foils U.S. Scheme in Ukraine On February 22, 2022 Hezbollah’s official newspaper Al-Ahed carried an interview with a Russian diplomat identified as “Dr. Sergei Faribov,”– about whom there is no other information online – claiming ...