Vladimir Putin - page 8

tag Vladimir Putin
There’s room for cooperation, but also competition.

Will Putin and Trump Bond Over Oil?

EghtesadOnline: In the early 2000s, the Russian and U.S. presidents, Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush, decided it was time their two countries had a closer relationship. The obvious place to start was the oil industry. The U.S. was importing almost twice as much crude as it produced and wanted to diversify away from Middle Eastern suppliers. Russia’s vast, untapped reserves of oil needed two things U.S. companies had plenty of: money and technology.
|
Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:15

Trump Says Only ‘Fools’ See Good Ties With Russia as Bad

EghtesadOnline: Facing calls to strike back at Russia for what U.S. intelligence agencies have termed Moscow’s interference with the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, Donald Trump instead suggested warmer relations between the two countries.
|
Publish Date:08/January/2017 | 04:41

Putin Himself Ordered Russian Hacking of Campaign, U.S. Says

EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered a hacking and disinformation campaign to influence the U.S. presidential campaign and developed “a clear preference” for Donald Trump to win, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a declassified report on their findings.
|
Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 04:41

Trump Praises Putin for Rejecting In-Kind Response to Obama

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump praised Vladimir Putin as “very smart” after the Russian leader ruled out a tit-for-tat retaliation for the Obama administration’s expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats over cyberattacks aimed at interfering with the U.S. election.
|
Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 04:29

Syria ceasefire begins, but is shaky with early clashes

EghtesadOnline: A nationwide ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and Turkey which back opposing sides in the conflict, got off to a shaky start after midnight on Friday (2200 GMT on Thursday) in the latest attempt to end nearly six years of bloodshed.
|
Publish Date:30/December/2016 | 06:52

Rouhani condoles Putin on deaths of air disaster

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani in a message on Tuesday condoled his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on deaths of the air disaster over Black Sea.
|
Publish Date:28/December/2016 | 05:24

Iranian, Russian presidents discuss Syrian crisis over phone

EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in their third telephone conversation over past month discussed and exchanged views on continuing regional cooperation, resolving Syrian crisis and fighting international terrorism.
|
Publish Date:25/December/2016 | 06:52

Putin Says Russia Was Alone in Believing in Trump’s Election

EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin said Russia was the only country that expected Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidential election, and he accused Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton of being a bad loser.
|
Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 14:18

Trump's nuclear remarks test bid to improve Russia ties

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump upped the stakes on Friday in a back-and-forth exchange with President Vladimir Putin over nuclear weapons that tested the Republican's promises to improve relations with Russia.
|
Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 06:58

Putin Promotes Libyan Strongman as New Ally After Syria Victory

EghtesadOnline: Flush with success in supporting his ally in Syria, Vladimir Putin has a new ambition: supporting another one, this time in Libya. The effort is beginning to undermine the UN-backed government there.
|
Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 08:02

Putin, Erdogan Vow to Step Up Terror Fight on Envoy’s Death

EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin vowed to step up the fight against terrorism after the assassination of Russia’s ambassador in Ankara, as he and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted the killing won’t undermine the restoration of ties strained by the war in Syria.
|
Publish Date:20/December/2016 | 14:13

Obama points finger at Putin for hacks during U.S. election

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama on Friday strongly suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the computer hacks of Democratic Party emails that American intelligence officials say were aimed at helping Republican Donald Trump win the Nov. 8 election.
|
Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 07:49

Putin turned Russia election hacks in Trump's favor: U.S. officials

EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised his intelligence agencies' hacking of the U.S. presidential election and turned it from a general attempt to discredit American democracy to an effort to help Donald Trump, three U.S. officials said on Thursday.
|
Publish Date:16/December/2016 | 09:48

Trump Picks Exxon Mobil’s Tillerson as Secretary of State

EghtesadOnline: Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson will be nominated as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state, setting up a confirmation battle with U.S. lawmakers who have questioned the oilman’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin .
|
Publish Date:13/December/2016 | 20:24

Senators Balk at Tillerson Over Putin Before He’s Nominated

EghtesadOnline: Senators signaled that President-elect Donald Trump’s leading choice for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil Corp. chief Rex Tillerson, could have trouble winning confirmation because of his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin .
|
Publish Date:12/December/2016 | 14:17