Vladimir Putin
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Putin Has Some Lessons for Trump in the Art of ‘Great Powerness’
EghtesadOnline: Warning: the Kremlin is trying to split the West by spreading “altered facts,” conducting blackmail and setting up front organizations, the U.S. State Department said -- in 1981.
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In call with Putin, Trump denounced Obama-era nuclear arms treaty - sources
EghtesadOnline: In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for…
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Rouhani, Putin to sign several agreements including facilitation visa issuance
EghtesadOnline: Iranian and Russian presidents will sign several bilateral agreements and deals such as documents related to facilitation of visa issuance, Russian ambassador to Iran announced.
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Kremlin says it wants apology from Fox News over Putin comments
EghtesadOnline: The Kremlin said on Monday it wanted an apology from Fox News over what it said were "unacceptable" comments one of the channel's presenters made about Russian President Vladimir…
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Trump, Putin Use First Formal Phone Call to Seek Better Ties
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged cooperation in fighting the Islamic State, the two sides said, as the pair seek to reverse tension after Russia’s…
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Trump Faces Growing GOP Pressure to Maintain Russia Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: A group of Republicans in the U.S. Senate is intensifying calls on President Donald Trump to keep sanctions on Russia in place ahead of his planned call with Kremlin leader Vladimir…
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Trump Aide Says Easing Russia Sanctions ‘Under Consideration’
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump is willing to consider removing U.S. sanctions against Russia when he has his first official discussion with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Saturday,…
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Russia's Putin ready to meet Trump, preparations may take months: TASS
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet U.S. President Donald Trump but preparations for the possible meeting may take months, not weeks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…
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Russia Fears That Trump Won’t Be Such a Great Deal After All
EghtesadOnline: Russia is giving Donald Trump the kind of fawning television coverage usually reserved for Vladimir Putin, with its most popular propagandist hailing the president-elect this…
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Trump's offer to Putin: an end to sanctions for nuclear arms cut - London Times
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will propose offering to end sanctions imposed on Russia for its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with Russian…
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Trump Aides Deny Sunday Times Report of Putin Iceland Summit
EghtesadOnline: Two senior aides to Donald Trump denied a report that his advisers had told U.K. officials the incoming president’s first foreign trip will be a meeting with Russian President…
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Trump Wants to Hold Summit With Putin in Iceland: Sunday Times
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s advisers have told U.K. officials that the incoming president’s first foreign trip will be a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, potentially in Reykjavik…
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Trump Says Sanctions on Russia to Stay at First, WSJ Reports
EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump would keep sanctions imposed by the Obama administration against Russia in place “for a period of time,” he told the Wall Street Journal, adding that…
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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…
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Putin commiserates over Rafsanjani’s passing away
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences over Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s passing away.
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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…
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Factbox: U.S. intel report on Russian cyber attacks in 2016 election
EghtesadOnline: A declassified report by U.S. intelligence agencies said Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Donald Trump's electoral chances by discrediting Democrat Hillary…
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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…
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Senator McCain says U.S. 'must stand up to Vladimir Putin'
EghtesadOnline: Republican Senator John McCain said on Sunday the United States could only improve its relations with Russia by taking a tough stance with President Putin, calling for stronger…
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Iran, Russia presidents reaffirm fight against terrorism, welcome Syrian truce
EghtesadOnline: Presidents of Iran and Russia welcomed the Syrian ceasefire, reaffirming commitment to international campaign against terrorism and terrorist groups, including Daesh and al-Nusra…
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Putin approves MoU with Iran on economic cooperation
EghtesadOnline: Russian President, Vladimir Putin has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran to support the bilateral investment.
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Trump Must Choose Between Obama Sanctions and Putin Detente
EghtesadOnline: Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin are forcing Donald Trump to pick sides: undo sanctions the U.S. just imposed on Russia for hacking e-mails before last month’s election or set…
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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…
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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)…
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Senator McCain says has 'concerns' about Tillerson nomination
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, will have to explain his relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at his confirmation…
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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.
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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…
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Trump Praises Putin's Letter Seeking to Restore U.S.-Russian Ties
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin asked President-elect Donald Trump to restore the damaged U.S. relationship with his country in a letter the Republican praised on Friday.
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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…
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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…