‘There Is No International Conspiracy’: Putin Condemns COVID-19 Pandemic Deniers Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday emphasised that there is no international conspiracy related to COVID-19 and called on people to listen to the advice of specialists and not give in to “non-sensical” rumours. Putin Stresses Only Vaccination Can Curb Spread of COVID-19, Opposes Nationwide... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the vast majority of the country’s Soviet-era atomic stockpile will soon be replaced by modern weapons, warning that Moscow is intent on defending itself against foreign aggression. Speaking as part of his annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin said that his government “wants to have positive relationships with everyone... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that a massive war is coming that will cause the “end of our civilization.” Speaking at the World Economic Forum this week, Putin said that the elite’s crackdown on people’s civil liberties has exacerbated global tensions and warned that there is “every reason to believe that the tensions might be aggravated even further.” Citing experts who... 

Big Tech companies have become rivals to governments, but there are doubts over the benefits of their monopoly for society, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said, during a virtual meeting of the annual World Economic Forum. “Where is the line between a successful global business, in-demand services and consolidation of big data – and attempts to harshly and unilaterally govern society, replace... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has weighed in on the debate around freedom of speech and the rights of religious believers, saying the clash of cultures is an existential problem in the West. In response to a question from RT correspondent Igor Zhdanov as part of his annual end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Putin said there was a fine balance between expressing yourself and insulting the... 

Addressing the Federal Assembly on Tuesday, President Putin began the substantive part of his speech by focusing on demography: Russia’s future and historical perspective depend on how many of us there are (I would like to start the main part of my Address with demography), how many children are born in Russian families in one, five or ten years, on these children’s upbringing, on what kind of... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told widows of the five scientists who died in a nuclear explosion earlier this year that their husbands were working on ‘the most advanced and unmatched technical’ weaponry. Putin’s comments came during a ceremony of state decorations at the Kremlin today where he awarded the deceased employees of Russia’s state nuclear company with the... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin succinctly summarized the shifting tectonic plates of geopolitics. First he explained the status quo… “The Dollar enjoyed great trust around the world. But, for some reason, it is now being used as a political weapon to impose restrictions.” Then Putin explained the consequences… “Many countries are now turning away from the Dollar as a Reserve Currency.” And... 

Russia won’t stop boosting its defensive capabilities with state-of-the-art weaponry, but it doesn’t mean that it’s going to threaten other countries with it, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said. “Hypersonic, laser and other state-of-the-art weapon systems, which no other country possesses, will be put in service,” Putin promised as he met with newly assigned military commanders and... 

Moscow has written off more than $20 billion in debt accumulated by African countries during the Soviet era, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday. “It was not only an act of generosity, but also a manifestation of pragmatism, because many of the African states were not able to pay interest on these loans,” Putin told TASS on the eve of the summit. While addressing the Russia-Africa... 

Russia-Japan ties have long been strained as a peace treaty at the end of World War II was never signed because of Japanese claims to the Kuril islands. This is great news and we fully agree with mr. Putin here. There was a war, Russia won the war fair and square and lost millions of lives in the war, they captured the islands and now Japan wants them back. Well tell you what, then Russia wants all... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law suspending the Cold War-era INF Treaty. Putin announced in February that he would halt participation in the treaty after Washington’s abrupt decision to pull out of the agreement. The Trump administration announced last October that the US would pull out of the treaty which has been a cornerstone of European security since its signing in 1987.... 

The frontrunner in the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and UK prime minister wrote an extensive piece for a British newspaper on Sunday to comment on a recent interview by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said that liberal ideas were no longer supported by a majority of people in Western nations. The United Kingdom will show Russian President Vladimir Putin its commitment... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that “liberalism has become obsolete” and that multiculturalism is “no longer tenable.” In an interview with Financial Times last week, Putin explained the rise of Trump and nationalism worldwide was a reaction to the failures of globalism. “The ruling elites have broken away from the people,” Putin said, adding that the “so-called liberal idea... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Donald Trump can secure concessions on key issues by dangling the prospect of a new one-to-one meeting, but reiterated that Moscow is ready for fresh talks. The US president has repeatedly insisted that he will speak face-to-face with Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka next week, and US National Security Advisor John Bolton confirmed on Sunday that Trump...