Vladimir Putin met with Governor of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina to discuss the banking sector’s work over the first half of 2015. By The Kremlin Ms Nabiullina also spoke about progress on establishing the national payment system and national rating agency. * * * President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Ms Nabiullina, the Central Bank is doing a lot to strengthen the national currency, or at least, to keep it stable and maintain … Continue reading
Vladimir Putin gave a news conference following the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits in Ufa. By The Kremlin Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Let me start by giving a brief summary of the results of the BRICS and SCO summits that took place here in Ufa. They concluded Russia’s presidency in these two influential organisations and represent a big step in developing our countries’ multifaceted cooperation. In terms of their influence … Continue reading
Vladimir Putin met with President of the Senate of France Gerard Larcher at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. By The Kremlin PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Good afternoon, Mr Larcher, friends. We are very happy to see you here. It is a pleasure to see that relations between France and Russia, particularly thanks to our … Continue reading
Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council. Particular attention was given to the issue of energy supplies to southeast Ukraine. By The Kremlin Implementation of the Minsk Agreements and current issues on the domestic economic agenda were also discussed. Taking part in the meeting were Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev, Federation Council SpeakerValentina Matviyenko, … Continue reading
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. By The Kremlin The leaders continued discussing the implementation of the Measures for a Peaceful Settlement in Southeastern Ukraine, adopted in Minsk, particularly the ceasefire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons by both parties to the conflict … Continue reading
A behind-the-scenes look at power struggles inside the Kremlin reveals potential scenarios for the future. And a possible new president… . By Vladimir Pribylovsky Russia’s ruling structure bears the marks of authoritarianism, oligarchy, and three different presidents. Under Boris Yeltsin, rapacious despotism at the centre was accompanied by anarchical cooperatives of regional oligarchs. But Yeltsin’s rule … Continue reading
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov summed up the results of 2014. He spoke about the atmosphere in international relations, the sanctions that Russia imposed in response to restrictive measures from the West, about the confrontation with NATO and about the Ukrainian crisis, RIA Novosti reports. According to Lavrov, Moscow is open for a dialogue with … Continue reading
By Matthew Morgan 2014 has been a difficult year for Russia. The Russian economy has been pummeled by low oil prices along with EU and US sanctions levied in retaliation for its annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in Eastern Ukraine. The Russian ruble has dropped to an all time low of 48.65 against … Continue reading
By The Moscow Kremlin Ahead of the state visit to the Republic of Turkey, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Anadolu Agency. QUESTION: What specific objectives in political, economic and cultural spheres of Russian-Turkish relations will you set during the meeting of the High-Level Cooperation Council? Why do the bilateral relations remain generally warm despite … Continue reading
By The Moscow Kremlin The following is an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin from Andrei Vandenko, a journalist of the Russian News Agency TASS. The interview was recorded as part of the Top Officials special project on November 13, 2014. The text from this interview has not been edited in any way and … Continue reading