Russia celebrates from March 15 to 17 the eighth presidential elections in its history, elections in which the current head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putinseeks re-election for a fifth term: Putin, favorite by acclamation Putin, who came to power on December 31, 1999, has served four presidential terms with a four-year hiatus as prime minister […]
Tag: Vladimir Putin
Three supporting candidates for Putin’s re-election
A communist, an ultranationalist and a supposed liberal are the three candidates allowed by the Kremlin to compete, with no chance of success, in this weekend’s presidential elections in Russia against the sure winner: Vladimir Putin. None of them has the slightest chance in the presidential elections on the 15th, 16th and 17th, but their […]
Putin, a warrior tsar in search of international greatness
Vladimir Putin, in power in Russia For a quarter of a century, he has entered the presidential elections as an authoritarian leader in the midst of the invasion of Ukrainethe repression in his country and the confrontation with the West. The Russian leader, who reformed the Constitution in 2020 to allow him to remain in […]
Biden sends a message to Putin in his speech before Congress: “I will not give in”
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, sent his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, a message this Thursday during his State of the Union address, stating that he will not give in to its threats to NATO and Washington will not abandon Ukraine. “My message to President Putin is clear. We will not withdraw. We […]
Putin willing to guarantee nuclear security in meeting with IAEA chief
The Russian president, Vladimir Putinshowed his willingness this Wednesday to guarantee nuclear safety when receiving Rafael Grossi, general director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “We, of course, are ready to do everything possible to ensure security at any point where we are in any way related to the nuclear energy”Putin said at the […]
EU, US and 17 other countries call for international investigation into Navalni’s death
More than forty countries, including all of the European Union, USA and the United Kingdomthey have asked before the UN Human Rights Council an independent and transparent investigation into the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalni, who died on February 16 in captivity. “The unexpected and shocking death of Navalni is another symptom […]
Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine could cause nuclear conflict
The president of Russia, Vladimir Putinpledged Thursday to meet Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and warned the West against further involvement in the war, saying it could spark a global nuclear conflict. The president issued the forceful warning during his speech on the state of the nation, on the eve of the presidential elections in March […]
Russians defy fear to attend Navalny’s funeral en masse
Thousands of Russians participated this Friday in the funeral of the opposition leader Alexei Navalnydespite strict police measures and warnings from authorities about the consequences of participating in unauthorized acts. ”Navalni was the conscience of the nation. And although I am afraid, I have chosen conscience over fear and that is why I am here,” […]
Putin suggests raising taxes on the rich
President Vladimir Putin suggested, last Thursday, the possibility of increasing taxes on wealthy individuals and companies, stating that a fairer distribution of the tax burden was necessary, while urging Russian businessmen to invest in Russiaaccording to Reuters. “I propose to reflect on the modernization of our Tax systemabout a fairer distribution of the tax burden […]
Von der Leyen rejects post-electoral alliances with “Putin’s friends” or anti-Right State
The president of the European Comission (EC) and the only candidate of the European People’s Party to repeat that position, Ursula von der Leyenrejected this Wednesday a possible alliance with “Putin’s friends” or parties that do not defend the values of the rule of law after the European elections next June. “For me it is […]