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VLADIMIR ZHIRINOVSKY
What legacy will Vladimir Putin leave Russia?As his disastrous war in Ukraine demonstrates, Putin's achievements embody anything but greatness. He will leave Russia geopolitically weak...
06 Dec, 2022, 12.12 PM IST
Putin's erasing of Ukraine's distinct history reveals his imperial ambitionsOne of the striking elements of Putin's latest speech about Ukraine, which accompanied the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independen...
24 Feb, 2022, 02.58 PM IST
Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID-19, China took leading roleA nine-month investigation of state-sponsored disinformation conducted in collaboration with the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Resear...
15 Feb, 2021, 11.17 AM IST
Coronavirus death toll passes 900,000 worldwideAs the fatalities climbed, US President Donald Trump admitted he had tried to minimise the seriousness of the Covid-19 threat at the start ...
10 Sep, 2020, 08.27 AM IST
Russian Duma: Only foreign parliament to open exhibition on Mahatma GandhiThe exposition contains fragments of the correspondence of two great thinkers. The exchange of books and letters lasted less than a year, b...
02 Oct, 2019, 10.37 PM IST
Once a fugitive, this billionaire aims to be Russia's Jeff BezosMany pronouncing his commercial death. But they underestimated the shrewdness, charm and connections that made the wily tycoon a negotiator...
04 May, 2017, 10.58 AM IST
- Vladimir Putin wins presidential election amid allegations of rigging
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today secured a record third term in the Kremlin after recording a landslide victory over his four ri...
05 Mar, 2012, 03.18 AM IST
- Vladimir Putin seeks third term in Russian presidential polls
Russians voted today in presidential polls set to return strongman Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for an unprecedented third term.
04 Mar, 2012, 05.03 PM IST
- World looks forward to new era with US
Many govt leaders stressed that the polls, regardless of whether Obama or McCain won, would go down as a watershed in US history. Economic ...
05 Nov, 2008, 04.40 AM IST
- Russians choose Putin successor in one-sided election
Russians voted Dmitry Medvedev in a presidential election seen by critics as rigged to hand victory to Vladimir Putin's chosen successor.
02 Mar, 2008, 01.35 PM IST
- Kremlin critic ejected from presidential poll
Russian election officials on Sunday barred prominent Kremlin critic Mikhail Kasyanov from running in a presidential poll to replace Presid...
27 Jan, 2008, 03.13 PM IST
- Forgery case filed against Kasyanov's presidential bid
The Russian prosecutor-general's office on Tuesday announced a forgery investigation has been opened against the campaign of an opposition ...
22 Jan, 2008, 03.23 PM IST
- Putin's successor registered as presidential candidate
Russian President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor Dmitry Medvedev was on Monday, formally registered as the Presidential candidate of the...
21 Jan, 2008, 09.01 PM IST
- Putin’s the kingmaker, but West not amused
President Vladimir Putin on Monday secured his position as the kingmaker in Russian politics with his party’s landslide victory in the parl...
04 Dec, 2007, 12.45 AM IST