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Putin LIVE: Russia’s President Putin Speaks At The Valdai Forum In Sochi | Russia News | WION

Posted on November 8, 2024By Editor

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin delivers a keynote speech at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. … Read More >Putin LIVE: Russia’s President Putin Speaks At The Valdai Forum In Sochi | Russia News | WION

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Security of nuclear sites a priority for Moscow – Putin

Posted on March 10, 2024By Editor

Russia continues to “work very actively” with the UN atomic watchdog, the president has said. … Read More >Security of nuclear sites a priority for Moscow – Putin

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Putin challenges West: “What right do you have to warn anyone?”

Posted on October 9, 2023October 9, 2023By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the U.S. of ‘arrogance’ in telling other countries how to behave. In his annual keynote speech at the Valdai Discussion Club, this year in Sochi, Putin addressed the United States. … Read More >Putin challenges West: “What right do you have to warn anyone?”

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Russian city enters global top three for expensive luxury housing

Posted on April 6, 2023April 6, 2023By Editor

Sochi has experienced a property price boom since receiving billions of dollars in investment prior to the 2014 Olympics. … Read More >Russian city enters global top three for expensive luxury housing

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Putin & Erdogan all smiles in Sochi after Turkish leader voiced frustration with Biden & declared intent to move closer to Russia

Posted on September 30, 2021By Editor

Forest fires, gas pipelines, nuclear power plants and conflicts in Syria and the Caucasus were among the topics discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi on Wednesday. … Read More >Putin & Erdogan all smiles in Sochi after Turkish leader voiced frustration with Biden & declared intent to move closer to Russia

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Western media claimed Sochi would be post-Olympic ghost town. Now, Russian city’s mayor reveals population has doubled in a decade

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021By Editor

When Sochi won the battle to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, many claimed that investment in a dilapidated Soviet resort, partially on swampland, was just for show, and that the city would quickly turn into a Potemkin village. … Read More >Western media claimed Sochi would be post-Olympic ghost town. Now, Russian city’s mayor reveals population has doubled in a decade

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Lukashenko meets Putin in Sochi as western-backed Belarusian opposition figure Tikhanovskaya threatens to cancel any agreements

Posted on September 16, 2020September 16, 2020By Editor

Exiled former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has criticized Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for meeting with the “usurper,” a term she has used to describe the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko. … Read More >Lukashenko meets Putin in Sochi as western-backed Belarusian opposition figure Tikhanovskaya threatens to cancel any agreements

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After Putin-Lukashenko talks in Sochi, Russia disbands controversial standby National Guard unit stationed near Belarus border

Posted on September 16, 2020By Editor

Moscow has disbanded a law enforcement reserve unit stationed on its border with Belarus following talks between the presidents of the two countries. The force was formed last month at Minsk’s request and raised eyebrows abroad. … Read More >After Putin-Lukashenko talks in Sochi, Russia disbands controversial standby National Guard unit stationed near Belarus border

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Russia’s ‘secret weapon’ for winning influence in Africa – and it’s not what you might think

Posted on October 25, 2019October 25, 2019By Editor

Russia’s efforts to boost its influence in Africa, which was highlighted at this week’s summit in Sochi, is not only about arms, nuclear power and investment deals, but also about the less tangible things. … Read More >Russia’s ‘secret weapon’ for winning influence in Africa – and it’s not what you might think

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Putin greets African leaders in their traditional clothes as they arrive at Sochi economic summit (PHOTOS)

Posted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin was joined by the leaders of 54 African nations who gathered for a major economic forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. … Read More >Putin greets African leaders in their traditional clothes as they arrive at Sochi economic summit (PHOTOS)