Russia’s ruling party backs Putin’s presidential bid — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Russia’s ruling party backs Putin’s presidential bid — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link United Russia has approved the incumbent leader’s run as an independent candidate The convention of the ruling United Russia party has unanimously approved President Vladimir Putin’s bid to seek reelection next year as an independent candidate. If the incumbent leader wins the vote, it will be his fifth term in office. DETAILS TO […]

Key takeaways from Putin’s marathon press conference — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Key takeaways from Putin’s marathon press conference — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Over two million questions were submitted to the head of state for his ‘Results of the Year’ event Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on key international issues, ranging from the raging Ukraine and Gaza conflicts to Moscow’s relations with the US and its allies, as well as the transformation of the global […]

What is Putin’s traditional Q&A marathon? — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

What is Putin’s traditional Q&A marathon? — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link The president will spend several hours on Thursday answering dozens of questions from Russians On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to hold one of his periodic Q&A sessions. It is considered a major media event in the country and usually lasts three to four hours. The format Historically the Russian leader […]

Kremlin explains why fighter jets escorted Putin’s flight to Middle East — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Kremlin explains why fighter jets escorted Putin’s flight to Middle East — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link The region is “full of dangers” and measures have been taken to ensure the president’s safety, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian Su-35S fighter jets accompanied the plane of President Vladimir Putin during his entire trip to the Middle East.  These steps were taken to protect the Russian leader in the “turbulent” region, and […]

Putin’s former election rival dies — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Putin’s former election rival dies — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Aman Tuleev, who served as the governor of coal-rich Kemerovo Region for two decades, has died aged 79 Aman Tuleev, a former governor of coal-rich Kemerovo Region, has died aged 79. His passing was announced today by his gubernatorial successor, Sergey Tsivelev. Born in Soviet Turkmenistan, Tuleev grew up in Kemerovo Region, also […]