President Vladimir Putin

Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday for the CIA's help in thwarting a planned attack in Saint Petersburg, the second time in a week that the leaders have exchanged praise. Putin spoke by phone with Trump to convey his gratitude for intelligence supplied by the CIA which allowed Russia's FSB security service to breakRead more

Cairo set to sign deal to resume Russian flights

CAIRO - Muslimchronicle

Egypt’s aviation minister will travel to Russia to sign protocol agreements as early as Friday to allow the resumption of Russian flights that were suspended after the 2015 bombing of a tourist jet, Egyptian sources and Russia’s minister said on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin met Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo this week to discuss resuming flights andRead more

Putin should have ‘courage’ to push Assad: UN envoy

JEDDAH - Muslimchronicle

Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Syria, on Thursday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “have the courage” to push Damascus to accept new elections and a new constitution. De Mistura said Putin should “convince the (Syrian) government that there is no time to lose” in efforts to reach peace in Syria after nearly seven years of war.Read more

Russian ex-economy minister guilty of taking bribe: court

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev faced a decade in jail after a Moscow court on Friday ruled that he had taken a $2-million bribe from President Vladimir Putin's ally Igor Sechin. "Ulyukayev is guilty of having taken a bribe as he carried out official duties," judge Larisa Semyonova said, with sentencing expected to follow. Read more

EU leaders agree to roll over Russia sanctions

BRUSSELS - Muslimchronicle

The European Union has extended sanctions against Russia because of the stalled peace process in Ukraine. EU Council President Donald Tusk said at Thursday's summit of the 28 EU leaders that they were "united on the roll-over of economic sanctions on Russia." The EU has been largely unsuccessful with its efforts to push Russian President Vladimir Putin into making sureRead more

Putin, Trump discussed North Korea in phone call: Kremlin

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the crisis over North Korea's nuclear programme with US counterpart Donald Trump in a phone call Thursday, the Kremlin said. The two heads of state discussed "the situation in several crisis zones, with a focus on solving the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula", it said in a statement.Read more

UN mediator on Syria 'undermined' by his Putin appeal: Damascus

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

The UN mediator at Syria peace talks in Geneva has "undermined" his position by appealing to Moscow to convince Damascus to hold new elections, the Syrian government's top negotiator said Thursday. Bashar al-Jaafari harshly criticised UN envoy Staffan de Mistura for comments made to Swiss television Wednesday calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to "have the courage" to convince hisRead more

Putin says Russians do not want Ukraine-style 'coup'

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russians "do not want and will not stand for" a Ukraine-style coup as he responded to a question from a rival presidential candidate at an annual press conference. "Do you want us to have coup attempts here? We've already been through all that. You want to go back to that? I am sure thatRead more

Putin says Trump opponents 'made up' Russia vote interference

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Opponents of Donald Trump made up allegations of Russian interference in last year's US elections to discredit him, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his annual press conference Thursday. "All this was made up by people who are opposed to Trump so as to delegitimise his work," the president said in response to a question about allegations of Russian influence.Read more