News of putin

How to give autocracy a bad name

30-06-2023 10:30 Just what is happening in Russia is anyone’s guess. Most accredited experts seem to be as flummoxed as everyone else. Did Prigozhin come near to setting off a new civil war or was there never any real danger?

by James Neilson

China's Xi offers Russia 'firm support' in 'core interests'

24-05-2023 09:18 Chinese President Xi Jinping offers Beijing's support on Moscow's "core interests" at a meeting with Russian prime minister.

Ukraine conflict on Lula's agenda in delayed China visit

10-04-2023 12:08 Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing this week to discuss trade and Ukraine mediation.

Putin says ready to discuss China's Ukraine plan at Xi talks

20-03-2023 15:12 President Vladimir Putin tells Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Russia was open to discussing China's proposals to end the fighting in Ukraine.

The Ukraine war in five chapters

24-02-2023 02:09 A timeline of the main developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine one year ago.

Argentina's trade with Ukraine and Russia down 40% since outbreak of war

23-02-2023 23:51 Trade with Russia and Ukraine has slumped by more than 40% since war broke out 12 months ago.

Ukrainians in Argentina plan anti-war march to Russian Embassy

21-02-2023 16:56 Argentina is home to around 450,000 members of Ukrainian community, one of the largest diasporas in the world; Anti-war protesters to hold march this Friday to demonstrate against Russian aggression.

Putin suspends US nuclear treaty, vows to keep fighting in Ukraine

21-02-2023 09:43 President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow's participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Washington and vowed to keep fighting in Ukraine during a speech in which he accused the West of escalating the conflict.

Poland puts military on alert after reported Russia strike

15-11-2022 20:14 Two fatalities reported in blasts within NATO member's borders as Putin continues assault on western Ukraine.

President vows to promote dialogue between Russia, Ukraine at G20

13-11-2022 13:12 Alberto Fernandez says he will utilise contacts with other G20 leaders to try to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table.

The end game nears for Putin

23-09-2022 13:16 By now, Putin must know that his “special military operation” has been a humiliating failure and that prolonging it would be almost certain to make things even worse for him.

by James Neilson

Russians flee country as Putin orders troop mobilisation

22-09-2022 17:19 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls on Russians to "protest" partial mobilisation; Authorities in Moscow say thousands had volunteered even as Russian men flee the country to avoid being forced to fight.

Putin warns Finland, Sweden over NATO membership

16-05-2022 16:28 Sweden and Finland are poised to give up decades of military non-alignment over fears they could be next in line following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

Brazil's Lula says Ukraine leader Zelensky shares blame for war

04-05-2022 21:11 Brazilian presidential front-runner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tells 'Time' magazine that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin bear equal responsibility for the war in Ukraine.

Tougher Russia sanctions urged over Ukraine 'war crimes' in Bucha

04-04-2022 08:54 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky slams Russian troops as "murderers, torturers, rapists, looters" after allegations emerged of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv.

Russia signals scaling back of Ukraine aims as Biden visits Poland

25-03-2022 17:35 Moscow signals it only wants to seize part of Ukraine; US president describes Putin as a "war criminal" on visit to Poland; Putin paints Russia as victim, comparing Western boycotts to "Nazis in Germany."

The new energy crisis could suit Argentina

11-03-2022 11:30 Fossil fuels are back in fashion. Western leaders are now searching frantically for exploitable oil and gas deposits that are beyond Putin’s reach.

by James Neilson

Vladimir Putin is dragging the world back to the 19th century by force

10-03-2022 16:06 The president of the Russian Federation dreams of restoring the empire of yesteryear with himself as the new czar.

by Jorge Faurie

Russia isolated as UN council votes to probe rights abuses in Ukraine

04-03-2022 22:55 Argentina's government, which chairs UN body, among 32 nations to support call for investigation into alleged human rights violations committed by Russia.

Fury over Russian attack on nuclear plant in Ukraine grows

04-03-2022 19:34 Kyiv accuses Kremlin of seeking to impose “nuclear terror” after reckless attack on Europe's largest atomic power plant’; Shelling continues across Ukraine with thousands believed to have perished already.