ANALYSIS: SEOUL, South Korea — Despite the amity they display, the world’s two leading anti-Western leaders — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin — are far from aligned when it comes to war-making. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, Mr. Xi feted Mr. Putin at last week’s two-day summit, while […]
BEIJING — China’s leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday as he began a two-day state visit while Moscow presses forward with a new offensive in Ukraine. They shook hands at a welcome ceremony after Putin’s arrival in Beijing at dawn. Putin, Xi and other top officials are expected to hold meetings […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Sergei Shoigu as defense minister on Sunday and appointed him as secretary of Russia’s national security council. The appointment comes after Putin proposed appointing Andrei Belousov as the country’s defense minister in place of Shoigu, who has served in the post for years. The reshuffle comes as […]
Vladimir Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. At the ceremony inside the gilded Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin placed his hand on […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2013 shot and killed a deer, cut out the animal’s heart, presented it to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and said it would make an “exceptional meal” that the two men would share, according to an Italian politician who says he heard a first-hand account of the incident. The […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny in February, according to an official familiar with the determination. While U.S. officials believe Putin was ultimately responsible for the death of Navalny, who endured brutal conditions during his confinement, the intelligence […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny in February, according to an official familiar with the determination. While U.S. officials believe Putin was ultimately responsible for the death of Navalny, who endured brutal conditions during his confinement, the intelligence […]
Ben and Guy explore whether Russian President Vladimir Putin let the ISIS-K terrorist attack happen, and they discuss the downward turn in the U.S.-Israel relationship under President Biden. Ethan Tu, founder of Taiwan AI Labs, joins the show to talk about how futuristic generative AI tools can be used to identify disinformation in the global […]
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, the Western intelligentsia has been busy portraying Vladimir Putin as a man who, unlike, say Lyin’ Joe Biden or Rachel Levine or your local drag queen, has transgressed all the bounds of decency. He’s an authoritarian. He’s an imperialist. He’s an autocrat. He’s a new Hitler. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday for the first time accused “radical Islamists” of carrying out last week’s attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, but continued to strongly suggest that Ukraine was still involved despite strong denials from Kyiv and Washington. Camouflaged gunmen stormed into the Crocus City Hall theater Friday and opened fire […]
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