Tag: Vladimir Putin

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin today postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change that would allow him to seek another term in power. Putin didn’t set a new…

The idea that Vladimir Putin would quietly retire always seemed fanciful, given the grisly fate that often befalls ageing autocrats, ex-dictators and even supposedly elected presidents once they let go of absolute power. In January,…

President Donald Trump has sent a clear message to America’s intelligence community: Providing an honest assessment of Russia’s election meddling to Congress can end your career. Just ask Joseph Maguire, the former director of national…

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin today fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice for new…

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of his prime minister today after proposing constitutional amendments that could herald his intention to carve out a position that would let him stay at Russia’s…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.S. ambassador in Warsaw came to Poland’s defense today following repeated claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Poland bears blame for the outbreak of World War II. “Dear President…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.S. ambassador in Warsaw came to Poland’s defense today following repeated claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Poland bears blame for the outbreak of World War II. “Dear President…

  MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin rode to the defense of Donald Trump by dismissing the “spurious” impeachment of the American leader as an attempt by his political opponents to oust him. The vote…

WASHINGTON — When the impeachment inquiry opened in September, it centered on a single question: Did President Donald Trump block U.S. military aid to muscle Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden and others, and risk national…

President Trump on Wednesday announced what he called a “great outcome” in Syria, and he’s right if he’s referring to the interests of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. In return for…