Tag: Vladimir Putin
White House vows to sanction Putin (Full show)
Ukraine has begun deploying rocket artillery inside civilian neighborhoods of major cities, the Kremlin claimed on Friday. Meanwhile, the White House says Russian President Vladimir Putin and FM Sergey Lavrov will be sanctioned, along with members of Russia’s national security team. RT senior writer Nebojsa Malic joins to share his insights. Then RT’s Paula Slier reports from London on new sanctions against Russia issued by the UK, “the largest that Russia has ever seen,” …
Rejecting NATO expansion, Putin recognizes forgotten Donbas civilians
After weeks of US claims that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent, Vladimir Putin instead recognized the breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk. The decision has triggered a new round of US-led sanctions while bringing attention to rebel-held areas, where, according to UN figures on the Donbas war, 80% of civilian casualties have occurred since 2018. …
Putin recognises Donetsk & Luhansk People’s Republics: The Ukraine crisis, NATO-Russia tensions explained
Ben Aris, editor-in-chief of bne IntelliNews, discusses Vladimir Putin’s motivations for recognising the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, NATO expansion causing major security concerns for Russia, Ukraine’s Zelensky declaring that he won’t implement the Minsk agreements – a trigger point for Putin, Ukraine tensions posing the biggest crisis for the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis …
