News of putin

AS I SEE IT

Getting down to business

23-05-2020 10:19 Something must be badly wrong with a system which offers voters a choice between Trump and Joe Biden. Surely a country inhabited by over 330 million people can do better than that?

by James Neilson

Coronavirus Pandemic

The G20 video call: In the coronavirus era, even summits are virtual

27-03-2020 14:30 Leaders of the world's most powerful economies will convene virtually to coordinate a response to the fast-spreading new coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

Geopolitical Chess

Ending Putin's support of Venezuela no easy feat for Washington

19-02-2020 13:54 For months, US officials have been warning foreign companies that they could face retaliation if they continue to do business with Maduro. Those admonishments have been aimed primarily at Russia and its oil trade with Venezuela.

First Foreign Trip

Fernández joins world leaders at Holocaust event in Jerusalem

23-01-2020 12:10 Leaders call on world to combat anti-Semitism as president attends gathering marking the Holocaust and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

First Foreign Trip

Packed agenda awaits for Alberto Fernández as he lands in Israel

22-01-2020 14:11 President arrives in Tel Aviv on commercial flight. He is scheduled to have bilateral meetings with both the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his time in Israel.

FIRST FOREIGN TRIP

Fernández flies to Israel in first foreign trip as president

21-01-2020 11:19 Argentine leader will attend commemorations marking Holocaust and 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz. He will also meet with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, in his first bilateral meeting as head of state on foreign soil.

First Foreign Trip

Symbolic and strategic: Fernández picks Israel for first foreign trip

17-01-2020 00:12 President’s decision to visit Jerusalem next week welcomed by Jewish community in Buenos Aires.

by Joseph Charney

Russia

Russian government resigns, Putin announces constitutional reform

15-01-2020 12:18 Changes would give Parliament the power to choose the prime minister and senior Cabinet members, instead of the president as under the current system.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

President Macri meets with BRICS as BA hosts G20 agro summit

28-07-2018 09:07 Macri heads to South Africa in a busy week for bilateral ties.

US-RUSSIA RELATIONS

Report: Putin, Trump talked about a referendum for eastern Ukraine

21-07-2018 10:43 They discussed the possibility of a referendum in separatist-leaning eastern Ukraine.

EDITORIAL

Editorial: The geopolitics of football

14-07-2018 09:04 Russia’s master throughout this 21st century, Putin has constructed an authoritarian, racist and homophobic society in his own image.

GEOPOLITICS, RUSSIA AND THE WEST

Putin’s Russia shrug off isolation

16-06-2018 12:56 Host nation’s thrashing of Saudi Arabia raises expectations, but for the Russian president, the tournament is about much more than just football.

POLITICS AND FOOTBALL

Putin’s World Cup a prestige boost for sanctions-hit Russia

09-06-2018 10:55 The World Cup kicks off in Russia kicks off this week with the hosts at loggerheads with the West and intent on using the football showpiece to trumpet their superpower status.