Tag: Vladimir Putin

This eventually compelled the generals to look further afield for new arms suppliers. Myanmar approached Russia, other East European countries and even North Korea. Myanmar generals purchased Russian MiG-29s after ...

ASTANA, Kazakhstan: President Vladimir Putin used a speech to Asian leaders on Thursday (Oct 13) to develop a theme that he has pressed more intensely as Russia's military fortunes have ...

CALM DOWN, EVERYONE Everyone probably needs to calm down a bit. The US may feel it has justifiable reasons to complain about India’s equivocation on Ukraine, but it would be ...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States", ...

RUSSIA, THE JUNIOR PARTNER What is happening in Ukraine makes Putin look weak. And it makes Xi also look weak by association. It’s not hard to imagine that Putin’s public ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now "is not a time for war" on Friday (Sep 16) on the sidelines of a regional ...

SINGAPORE: China’s President Xi Jinping trod carefully around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Sep 15), in a delicate balancing act that analysts ...

SINGAPORE: China’s President Xi Jinping trod carefully around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Sep 15), in a delicate balancing act that analysts ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Sep 15) said he understood that Xi Jinping had questions and concerns about the situation in Ukraine but praised China's leader for ...

BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping visited Uzbekistan on Wednesday (Sep 14), state media said, ahead of a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. "Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here (in ...