Vladimir Putin

UN Secretary General concerned about the escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine

20 November, 2024 51

Trump tells Putin to avoid escalation in Ukraine

U.S President-Elect Donald Trump has told his Russian counterpart to avoid an escalation in Ukraine according to a Washington Post report. The conflict could be one of the topics US President Joe Biden discusses when he meets Donald Trump at the White House this week. Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.

11 November, 2024 32

Oshiwambo

Cyril Ramaphosa audaneka ekwatafano lavo na Russia tali pula komesho

Omu President wa SA Cyril Ramaphosa, okwa kwashilipaleka ekwatafano lavo no mupresident wa Russian, Vladimir Putin tali pula komesho. oshikundaneki sho africanews osha lopota kutya, Ramaphosa edi okwe dipopila moshilando Kazan, omo vashakena nambushe waye moilonga wa Russia, oku kufa ombinga moshongalele oshi 16th shoilyolongo yo BRICS. Meenghundafana dovaleli voilyolongo yopavali oda talika dali yoo da pambula kombinga yoomaupyakadi akuma ounyuni oshoyo ekwatafano okulongela kumwe pokati ka Pretoria na Moscow. […]

23 October, 2024 26 1

World

Zelenskyy thanks Ramaphosa for support amid war

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa for supporting his country's territorial integrity amid the war with Russia. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations Summit of the Future in New York. Zelenskyy has emphasized that only the unity of world leaders can force Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war.

26 September, 2024 64

World

Russia’s Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it were struck with conventional missiles, and that Moscow would consider any assault on it supported by nuclear power to be a joint attack. Vladimir Soldatkin for Reuters.

26 September, 2024 45

World

US accuses Russia of interfering with its presidential election

US attorney general, Merrick Garland, says Russian President Vladamir Putin's inner circle directed companies to promote disinformation as part of a programme to influence the presidential election. The Justice Department has filed charges against two Moscow-based managers of state broadcaster RT, for allegedly paying content creators in America to pump pro-Russia propaganda and disinformation to US audiences.

5 September, 2024 45

Africa

Is Africa Becoming a New Battlefront in the Russia-Ukraine War?

By Damilola Banjo, via PassBlue Ukraine’s military intelligence recently claimed to have had a role in the massive ambush coordinated with Tuareg rebels that killed Russian troops operating alongside Malian armed forces in Mali, the Francophone West African country. The assertion has sparked fears that parts of Africa might become a proxy war zone for Russia and Ukraine. As the war in Ukraine continues, President Volodymyr Zelensky is […]

14 August, 2024 54

World

Thousands evacuated in Kursk after Ukrainian incursion

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says his troops have moved into Russian territory to "restore justice". It's reported tens of thousands of people have been told to leave their homes in the western Kursk region after Ukraine launched the incursion. The UK's former ambassador to Ukraine, Lee Turner says it's a major problem for Vladimir Putin.

12 August, 2024 50

World

Putin and Assad discuss Middle East tensions

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad paid a surprise visit to Moscow - for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two leaders discussed recent developments in the Middle East, which Putin described as an "escalation". The meeting is seen as an attempt at defusing tensions between Turkey and Syria. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

25 July, 2024 41