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    Russia pulls out from the International Criminal Court

    World | November 17, 2016 8:15 IST

    The Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, media reported. According to Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry statement, Putin formally ordered by decree the withdrawal of Russia's

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    Vladimir Putin's Party wins majority in Russian Parliamentary elections

    World | September 19, 2016 12:39 IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin's political party, United Russia, as cruised to an easy victory in the country's parliamentary elections. According to a report from Russian state-run news agency Interfax, United Russia won 54.21% of the

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    Turkey president apologises to Vladmir Putin over death of Russian Pilot

    World | June 27, 2016 21:02 IST

    Moscow: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologised to Moscow for the death of a Russian pilot who was shot down last year, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. In a

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    World leaders including Putin, Sharif exposed in Tax haven dump

    World | April 04, 2016 12:33 IST

    New Delhi: News organizations from around the world have published investigations based on a massive trove of leaked documents about the secret dealings of aides to Russian president Vladmir Putin, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, Chinese

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    Moscow will not yield to western pressure: Russian FM

    World | January 27, 2016 8:07 IST

    Moscow: Russia intends to build relationships with western countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, and it will no longer yield to external pressure, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here."Our western colleagues sometimes

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    Turkey shot down Russian jet to protect Islamic State oil: Putin

    World | December 01, 2015 19:11 IST

    Paris: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Turkey of downing the Russian warplane last week because it wanted to protect supplies of oil from the Islamic State group.Speaking at the global climate conference in Paris

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    Vladmir Putin orders economic sanctions against Turkey

    World | November 29, 2015 7:19 IST

    Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a series of economic sanctions against Turkey,following the downing of its fighter jet by Turkish forces earlier this week.Russia's move comes hours after Turkey's president voiced "sadness" over

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    Putin claims US leaked downed Russian jet's flight path to Turkey

    World | November 27, 2015 20:05 IST

    New Delhi: Russian President Vladmir Putin has accused Unites States of leaking the flight trajectory of its downed Russian jet to Turkey."The American side, which leads the coalition that Turkey belongs to, knew about the

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    Some G20 members financing Islamic State: Vladmir Putin

    World | November 17, 2015 9:20 IST

    Antalya: Amid calls for a united global effort to decimate Islamic State, Russian President Vladmir Putin on Monday claimed that he has evidence that suggests ISIS is being financed by nearly 40 countries including some

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    Russian president Vladmir Putin explains who created ISIS (Video)

    World | October 12, 2015 13:17 IST

    Valdai: Russian president Vladmir Putin blew the lid over the creation of ISIS and the reason why it continues to flourish.In a short video filmed at the Valdai International Discussion Club in late 2014, Putin

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    Russia to intensify Syria airstrikes against Islamic State

    World | October 04, 2015 8:35 IST

    Moscow: Russia's air forces will intensify airstrikes against the posts of extremist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria, a senior military official has said."We will not only continue conducting our airstrikes, but will also increase

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    Russian President Putin calls up Barack Obama to discuss Ukraine, Syria

    World | June 26, 2015 8:18 IST

    Washington:  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called up US President Barack Obama to discuss Iran nuclear talks, situation in Syria and the need to counter Islamic State (IS) militants, the White House said in

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    Modi makes strong pitch for operationalisation of BRICS bank

    World | November 15, 2014 16:52 IST

    Brisbane: Making a strong pitch for speeding up the creation of a BRICS development bank, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India hopes to ratify the agreement over the financial institution by year-end and 2016

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    Cameron, Putin likely to spar over Ukraine

    World | November 13, 2014 17:14 IST

    London: British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to spar over Ukraine when they meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Australia, media reported Thursday.Western governments, including Britain,

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    MH17 recovery operation stumbles forward

    World | July 21, 2014 19:48 IST

    Hrabove, Ukraine: The chaotic Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 recovery effort stumbled again on Monday, with more bodies found at the sprawling crash site but a worrisome power outage in the refrigerated train holding over 200

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    Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin discussed downed Malaysian plane: White House

    World | July 18, 2014 7:11 IST

    Washington: US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday talked about the reports of a downed Malaysian passenger jet near the Russia-Ukraine border, the White House said.White House spokesman Josh Earnest said

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    Looking forward to work closely with Modi: Putin

    World | May 24, 2014 23:34 IST

    St. Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin today said his country was looking forward to working closely with newly-elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and promised to work for lifting bilateral ties in economic, military and

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    Putin calls up Manmohan to explain Crimea claim

    India | March 19, 2014 7:38 IST

    New Delhi: Hours after a defiant Russia claimed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea as part of its territory, Russian President Vladimir Putin called up Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to explain Moscow's position with

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    Know about Vladmir Putin's sexy mistress (watch pics)

    World | June 17, 2014 8:24 IST

    New Delhi: Alina Kabayeva  is rumoured to be Russian president Vladimir Putin's mistress for years.She is one of Russia's most successful rhythmic gymnasts. She took part in six world championships and brought home an Olympic

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    Russian football not progressing: Putin aide

    Football | January 18, 2013 17:40 IST

    Moscow, Jan 18: Russian football shows no signs of progress because three-quarters of the country's top-flight teams live off government money, the head of Vladimir Putin's presidential administration said Friday.With six years to go until