US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will press Russia on Friday in a bid to save a crucial weekend meeting on the Syria crisis that has been threatened by objections from Moscow. Clinton will meet her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov
Israel rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin and a host of Russian dignitaries this week, showing a desire by both parties to repair strained ties between the two countries. Israel has good reason to be open to strengthening
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel this week to Israel and Jordan for talks set to be framed by the worsening crisis in Syria that risks sending shockwaves across the entire Middle East. The centrepieces of the trip are a
A Russian court on Wednesday extended by a month the detention of female members of the Pussy Riot punk rock group amid protests as they await trial for singing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in a cathedral. Police said they detained
According to Germany’s newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitun, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will step down when his second term ends and will not pull a Vladimir Putin, returning to power later. When asked why he was leaving, Ahmadinejad was quoted as
Is it November yet? In the midst of being “lectured to” by Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit, Obama felt his crusade to humiliate his country and show off his amateurism wasn’t quite enough. So he made sure to add
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWTwo Russian navy ships are completing preparations to sail to Syria with a unit of marines on a mission to protect Russian citizens and the nation’s base there, a news report said Monday. The deployment appears to
Talk show host, Bill Press, doesn’t like the Star-Spangled Banner. Imagine: a liberal talk show that’s not on NPR! His radio show is simulcast on Current TV. Bill Press likes provoking conservatives, but I’m not sure we should be provoked
Russia said on Tuesday it was prepared to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power in a negotiated solution to end 15 months of bloodshed that has claimed more than 13,000 lives. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said a day
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of a summit in Beijing next week as tensions rise over Tehran’s nuclear drive, a Kremlin official said in comments released Sunday. “Meeting Ahmadinejad will let
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will skip the G8 summit and ice breaker talks with President Barack Obama next week, the White House said, raising new questions about Moscow-Washington ties. Putin had been expected at the summit at Camp David and
By JIM HEINTZAssociated PressMOSCOWSpeaking to thousands of soldiers at the annual Red Square military parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Wednesday that the country is a force for world security and that Russia will stand up for its positions. Putin’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Vladimir Putin becomes President of Russia again Russian police in Moscow arrest hundreds of protesters Putin’s rule in Russia faces harsh new challenges Greece may have new elections if government formation fails France’s Hollande
Vladimir Putin on Monday began a historic third term as Russian president in a glittering Kremlin ceremony overshadowed by the arrests of hundreds in protests against his 12-year domination of Russia.
Moscow prepared for rival rallies on Sunday between tens of thousands of Vladimir Putin supporters and members of Russia’s nascent protest movement ahead of his inauguration to a third Kremlin term. Russia’s current premier will crown his thumping March presidential
Russia said Thursday its dispute with the United States over missile defence was near a “dead end” and warned it might have to deploy new rockets in Europe to take out elements of the controversial shield. The comments came just
Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to win $500 billion in investment for Russian offshore field development over 30 years to tap the country’s full energy potential with the help of foreign expertise. Putin outlined a broad new and largely business-friendly energy
President Obama’s 2012 deputy campaign manager has refused to answer whether Obama or any of his administration has asked Palestinian or Arab leaders for “space” so Obama can be more “flexible” after the election. This follows Obama’s infamous meeting in
By now, everyone is probably aware of the fact that Barack Obama had a “hot mic” moment on Monday during a conversation with outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. On behalf of incoming Russian President Vladimir Putin, Medvedev was seeking certain
Jake Tapper of ABC News reports that an open microphone caught President Barack Obama telling outgoing Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that he would be prepared to yield to Russian demands on missile defense after his re-election, but needed more “space”
(AP) WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama’s book giveawayBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentSEOUL, South KoreaLooking for a signed copy of President Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope”? In Korean? (The book, not the signature). Too late. Three business people, five students,
(Reuters) – Russian riot police detained more than 500 protesters including opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday at rallies challenging the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin’s victory in the presidential election. Putin, who secured almost 64 percent of the votes on
“This was more than just a presidential election this was a very important test for us – a test for political maturity of our people and independence. We have demonstrated that nobody can impose anything on us we have shown that
