Russian President Vladimir Putin

International Community Condemns Terrorist Attack At Crocus City Hall Near Moscow

On Friday, 22 March, terrorists opened fire with automatic weapons at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Russian city of Krasnogorsk. There was an explosion and a fire started in the building. Emergency services arrived at the scene and people were evacuated. Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked doctors and wished recovery to the… Continue reading International Community Condemns Terrorist Attack At Crocus City Hall Near Moscow

Vladimir Putin Leads In Russian Presidential Election

Voting in the presidential election has ended in Russia. It started on Friday, 15 March, and lasted three days. The last polling stations closed in Kaliningrad at 20:00 (21:00 Moscow time). Four candidates competed for votes in the first round of the election. Following the results of processing 99.67 per cent of the protocols, the… Continue reading Vladimir Putin Leads In Russian Presidential Election

BRICS Expresses Interests Of Global Majority, Says Russian Presidential Aide

Russia took the rotating presidency of the BRICS group in 2024. Yury Ushakov, Russian presidential foreign policy aide, has granted TASS an interview in which he previewed Moscow’s priorities, prospects for BRICS development and expansion, and commented on the West’s attempts to impede the association’s activities. Question: While speaking about the priorities of Russia’s BRICS… Continue reading BRICS Expresses Interests Of Global Majority, Says Russian Presidential Aide

Ethics in the Field of AI is on the Agenda of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed to include issues related to ethical standards in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in the agenda of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship this year. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin have been appointed responsible for the fulfilment of the instruction. The task of the Russian Foreign Ministry… Continue reading Ethics in the Field of AI is on the Agenda of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship

Russia Now Brazil’s Biggest Oil Exporter

Brazil has increased imports of oil products from Russia to 920 thousand tonnes, which is three times more than the volume of purchases from the United States, according to the database of the Brazilian customs. Calculations show that Brazil increased its purchases of oil derivatives from Russia 2.1 times last month, while imports rose 2.4… Continue reading Russia Now Brazil’s Biggest Oil Exporter

Lula Reveals Brazil G20 Summit Preliminary Plans

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he will invite Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend the G20 summit in Brazil in 2024, as reported by Toda Palavra, a partner of TV BRICS. At the end of the G20 summit held last weekend in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister… Continue reading Lula Reveals Brazil G20 Summit Preliminary Plans

Macron’s Rivalry With Erdoğan Puts Brakes On Grain Deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan failed to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue the Black Sea Grain Initiative during their meeting in the Russian city of Sochi on Sept. 4. Russia had suspended the initiative in July after complaining that Western partners had not lifted restrictions on banking and logistics. Erdoğan has strongly supported… Continue reading Macron’s Rivalry With Erdoğan Puts Brakes On Grain Deal

Ramaphosa Laments Brigety’s Lady R Lies

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed an independent report that dismissed claims that his government provided Russia with weapons, saying it vindicated his country’s non-alignment policy. In May, the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, accused South Africa of “loading” weapons and ammunition onto a Russian vessel anchored at Simon’s Town, Western Cape,… Continue reading Ramaphosa Laments Brigety’s Lady R Lies

New World Order Emerges As BRICS Expands

BRICS leaders have invited six new members to join the powerful economic alliance of developing nations, marking the rise of the Global South in geopolitics and the world’s new political and financial architecture. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and Argentina officially join BRICS in January next year – in a… Continue reading New World Order Emerges As BRICS Expands

BRICS Leaders Unite Before Critical Expansion, Common Currency Debate

BRICS leaders at the alliance's 15th summit in Johannesburg in August. The writer says BRICS countries need to strengthen internal unity and solidarity in order not to fall into the trap of Western narrative.

BRICS leaders presented a united front at the Johannesburg summit, promising to deliberate on the bloc’s expansion, push for a common currency and reform global governance systems in favour of the Global South. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian leader Lula… Continue reading BRICS Leaders Unite Before Critical Expansion, Common Currency Debate