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All Stories for Russian President Vladimir Putin
Head-on | G20 and the three axes of global power
Minhaz Merchant • 2 years agoThe G20 summit this weekend will be an inflection point for India to create a geopolitical doctrine that is both independent and multilayered
'Pure Satanism': LGBTQ+ community under pressure as Putin bans gender correction
Abhishek Awasthi • 2 years agoThe law goes even further by annulling marriages where one partner has undergone a gender change. Furthermore, transgender individuals are now barred from becoming foster or adoptive parents
Why is Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin back in Russia?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoAfter a short-lived mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin was in ‘exile’ in Belarus. Now he seems to have returned to Russia. Experts remain divided on whether this means Vladimir Putin's hold on power is slipping or if the Kremlin is strategically downplaying the Wagner boss
Why Wagner's Russia rebellion raises red flags for African states and their security
• 2 years agoAfrican countries engaged with Wagner, and with Russia, should take heed. The aborted Wagner rebellion offers distinct lessons for African countries that have invited mercenary troops onto their soil
Where is Vladimir Putin now that Wagner Group has withdrawn its rebellion? What is his next move?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoVladimir Putin has not been seen publicly since his speech vowing punishment for former ally and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. Experts say the Russian president’s authority has been severely damaged and that he may lash out at Ukraine or at people within his own regime
What the brief mutiny in Russia says about Putin’s hold on power
• 2 years agoThe ‘coup’ in Russia is over, at least for now, with the Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin halting his march to Moscow. The uprising, though short-lived, is proof of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s eroding position
'Wish I didn't wake up in prison but I'm in good mood': Alexei Navalny spends third birthday behind bars
Fp Staff • 2 years agoNavalny believes that the day will come when speaking the truth and advocating for justice will become something commonplace and not at all dangerous in Russia
South Africa grants Putin, other officials diplomatic immunity for BRICS summit
Fp Staff • 2 years agoAhead of the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting and summit, the South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to all participating officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials, according to a report
What is Freedom of Russia which claimed responsibility for Belgorod attack?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoThe Freedom of Russia legion is a Ukraine-based Russian militia that is fighting against its own countrymen in the war. Led by Opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev, its aim is to overthrow Russian president Vladimir Putin
Russia’s deal with West key to ending Ukraine conflict, says Turkish President Erdogan’s adviser
Fp Staff • 2 years agoA top Turkish presidential adviser on foreign policy has said that the conflict between Moscow and Kiev is effectively a conflict between Russia and the collective West and that it can be resolved only by reaching a "strategic agreement"