Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to a statement from the Turkish Presidency of the Turkish Presidency, during a telephone conversation between Russia and Ukraine, Erdogan stressed that he always attaches great importance to the close dialogue he has established with the Russian President on regional […]
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Poll: 73% of Russians support recognition of Donetsk and Lugansk
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the independence of the “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” (DNR and LNR) is supported by 73% of Russians, according to a VCIOM poll conducted by the Russian news agency TASS. “Three-quarters of respondents probably support the Russian president’s decision to recognize the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as independent […]
Why there is conflict in Eastern Ukraine and what is Putin’s ultimate goal
Russian President Vladimir Putin is at the center of international interest as he has ordered Russian troops to enter two pro-Russian, breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after first recognizing them as independent states. According to CNBC, Western officials and analysts refute Putin’s claim that they are “peaceful forces”, arguing that this decision of the Russian […]
DW: ‘Nord Stream 2 pipeline is dead’
Political consensus on Soltz’s decision to freeze the pipeline, but also covert criticism of Angela Merkel. IFO: “Putin laughs” with Western sanctions. Chancellor Soltz reiterated his decision to freeze the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline last night. Speaking to the evening magazine of the first channel of the public television ARD, he even stated […]
UBS: Market scenarios – Risks and investment opportunities against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis
Her Eleftherias Kourtali In today’s report, UBS examines the scenarios for the markets after the developments around the Ukrainian crisis, identifies the risks for investors and recommends the wisest strategy in this critical period. As he points out, the crisis in Ukraine is evolving rapidly. The stock market rebounded from lows yesterday when Putin said […]
Trump finds Putin strategy ‘genius’ and Biden ‘weak’
Former Republican President Donald Trump on Tuesday described the Russian president’s strategy in Ukraine as “genius”, while criticizing the management of the crisis by his successor Joe Biden. “I’m exclaiming,” said the real estate mogul during an interview he gave to a conservative podcast. “He is cunning,” the former president said, referring to Mr Putin, […]
Putin: Minsk Agreement no longer exists – Ukraine should be demilitarized
LAST UPDATE 21:38 Russian President Vladimir Putin today clarified that the Minsk peace agreement on Ukraine no longer exists, blaming Kiev for the collapse of the agreement, while clarifying that Moscow recognized the two breakaway “Republics” within the borders of the Donetsk region and Luhansk, although some parts of these areas are controlled by Ukrainian […]
The Russian parliament has given Putin the green light to send troops to Ukraine
LAST UPDATE 18:44 Russian President Vladimir Putin has requested and been instructed by the upper house of the Russian parliament (Federation Council) to use the country’s armed forces abroad, following the official recognition of the two regions of eastern Ukraine, the “Donetsk People’s Republic”. (DPR) and the “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LPR). According to Reuters and […]
See Putin: We do not seek to re-establish the Russian Empire
Russian President Vladimir Putin today rejected accusations that his moves were aimed at rebuilding the Russian Empire. In particular, as reported by the Tass agency, in talks he had with his counterpart from Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, Bl. Putin told him that “you know that yesterday Russia decided to recognize the sovereignty of the two People’s […]
German Press: Putin seeks controversy
The main topic in the German press is the developments in Ukraine and the recognition by Moscow of the two Ukrainian regions. A reference to the Greek economy. President Putin has decided to recognize the independence of the two breakaway regions of Ukraine, the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and the “Luhansk People’s Republic”, which are controlled […]