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Diplomatic talks with Putin dependent on timing – Scholz

A return to direct talks with Vladimir Putin hinges on his acknowledgment of the necessity to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine, with current diplomatic efforts concentrated at the adviser level, German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz said, cited by Die Tageszeitung on April 12.

13 April 2024, 11:20 AM

Lukashenko complains to Putin about fortified Ukrainian border

During a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on April 12, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that there is no need for Belarus to enter the war against Ukraine, adding that the Ukrainian-Belarusian border is "mined and fortified."

13 April 2024, 01:45 AM

‘Putin is Hitler, and Ukraine is 1938 Czechoslovakia’ — German DM implores EU to prepare for war

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius compared Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine with Adolf Hitler's annexation of Czechoslovakia in 1938, and called for Europe to prepare for a Russian attack, Bloomberg reported.

12 April 2024, 01:35 PM

Chinese Foreign Ministry announces Russian FM Lavrov’s visit to Beijing

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to visit China on April 8, for a two-day trip, the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s press service announced on April 7.

7 April 2024, 03:19 PM

Scholz emphasizes continued Western support for Kyiv as crucial for restoring peace in Europe

Berlin will not let up in its efforts to back Kyiv, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a gathering of European social democrats in Bucharest and urged continued Western support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, Reuters reported on April 6.

7 April 2024, 11:58 AM

Brazil plans Putin’s G20 summit visit despite ICC warrant – report

The Brazilian government is arranging for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to attend the 2024 G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in person, despite an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on March 31.

1 April 2024, 09:00 PM

Putin’s former classmate sole candidate for Russian Supreme Court chair

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin continues the practice of nepotism, giving away top positions to the people from his inner circle, The Insider wrote on April 1.

1 April 2024, 03:49 PM

Three challenges Putin is likely to face — opinion

The official results of Russia’s presidential elections were exactly as the Kremlin ordered them to be, but they’re unlikely to have brought much satisfaction to incumbent President Vladimir Putin.

29 March 2024, 10:05 PM

Kyiv witnesses casualties and structural damage following ballistic strike

Kyiv was rocked by a series of explosions on March 25, as Russia launched two ballistic missiles from Crimea at Ukraine's capital, Kyiv city administration reported on Telegram.

25 March 2024, 02:40 PM

Russian opposition in exile leans towards supporting armed resistance against Putin

More and more Russian dissidents in exile are beginning to advocate for armed struggle against Putin's rule, though not enough have embraced this tactic as of yet, three Russian resistance group members said during a press conference in Kyiv on March 21.

22 March 2024, 07:07 PM

Putin might intensify mobilization after elections, expert warns

Pavlo Narozhnyy, Ukrainian military expert and founder of the Reactive Post charity organization, suggested in an interview with NV Radio on March 19 that following the “elections” in Russia, dictator Vladimir Putin might be emboldened to mobilize significantly more Russians to the war against Ukraine.

20 March 2024, 09:30 PM

Putin’s ‘elections’ marked by unprecedented falsifications, dubbed most dishonest in country’s history

The “presidential election” in Russia was the most unfair in Russian history as the falsifications were on an unprecedented scale, which is why it is impossible to establish the number of fake “votes”, Russian opposition publication Meduza claimed.

20 March 2024, 03:20 PM

EU condemns the Russian presidential ‘elections’ on temporarily occupied territories

Russian presidential "elections", held in Ukrainian temporarily occupied territories, violated the sovereignty of Ukraine, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said, Sky News reported on March 18.

18 March 2024, 03:48 PM

Freedom of Russia Legion volunteers vow to end Putin's reign in ‘last election’ raid

Alexey Baranovsky, a volunteer from the Freedom of Russia Legion, commented on the raid that continues in the Belgorod and Kursk oblasts against the backdrop of the sham Presidential elections in Russia during a Radio NV broadcast on March 17.

17 March 2024, 05:55 PM

Russians caught on video sabotaging sham Putin election in rare acts of defiance, spoiling ballots

To disrupt the voting in the so-called "Presidential election" in Russia, some Russians are trying to spoil ballots already cast in ballot boxes.

15 March 2024, 04:48 PM

Putin claims Russian volunteers in Kursk Oblast want to disrupt his 'elections' and 'gain a trump card' in peace talks

Raid of the Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps, and the Siberian Battalion in Belgorod and Kursk oblasts, is an attempt to disrupt the “elections” in Russia and “get a trump card” in the upcoming peace talks, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed in an interview with Russian propagandists Russia 1 and RIA Novosti on March 13.

13 March 2024, 01:35 PM

Russia ‘ready for nuclear war from military and technical point of view,’ says Russian dictator

Moscow is “ready for a nuclear war from a military and technical point of view,” Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed in an interview with the propaganda outlet RIA Novosti, while acknowledging that this is not an inevitable scenario.

13 March 2024, 11:45 AM

Military expert comments on development across Russia ahead of Putin’s sham reelection weekend

The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps, and the Siberian Battalion launched an operation in Belgorod and Kursk oblasts, while drones attacked nine regions of the Russian Federation, including Moscow Oblast.

12 March 2024, 04:58 PM

Putin may make major government reshuffle – Bloomberg

After the Russian elections, dictator Vladimir Putin may make a major government reshuffle for the first time since 2020, Bloomberg reported on March 12, citing people close to the Kremlin.

12 March 2024, 04:42 PM

Voting under occupation: How Russia's election unfolds in Donetsk and Luhansk

Early voting ahead of “Russia's presidential election” has commenced in parts of Ukraine currently under Russian occupation, the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 10.

11 March 2024, 11:35 AM

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