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News Articles: Vladimir Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) walks with French President Emmanuel Macron on the tarmac of Vélizy-Villacoublay airbase as they prepare to board a flight together, en route to Brussels for a summit at European Parliament, on Feb. 9. Zelenskyy made a surprise Europe tour last week.

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Latest in Ukraine: Updates on Russia's war and a look ahead (Feb. 13)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

February 13, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace before a working diner with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in Paris.

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  • Europe

In France, Macron faces calls to rescind Vladimir Putin's Legion of Honor medal

Some French legislators and activists are calling on the French president to rescind the award to the Russian leader because of the Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

February 10, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson (shown here in May 2022) has said that President Vladimir Putin didn't seem serious about avoiding war in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine. In a new documentary released on Monday, he says that at one point Putin told the British leader it would be easy to kill him with a missile.

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  • World

Boris Johnson says Putin said it would 'only take a minute' to hit him with a missile

In a new documentary, the former British prime minister said Russia's leader didn't seem serious about avoiding war before his country invaded Ukraine. The Kremlin says Johnson's statement is a lie.

January 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Andryi Pleshan checks destruction around his shelter in the city of Izium in eastern Ukraine on Jan. 2.

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  • World

Putin orders a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to observe the cease-fire for 36 hours starting Jan. 6. A Ukrainian official dismissed the move as "a cynical trap."

January 05, 2023
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  • Charles Maynes
Police officers detain demonstrators in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 21, following calls to protest against the partial mobilization announced by President Vladimir Putin. Putin called on Russian military reservists, saying his promise to use all military means in Ukraine was "no bluff," and hinting that Moscow was prepared to use nuclear weapons.

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  • World

War against Ukraine has left Russia isolated and struggling — with more tumult ahead

Russia will end 2022 in a weaker global standing than when the year began. Its struggles in Ukraine surprised the Kremlin, and the global punishments are starting to hamper the Russian economy.

December 31, 2022
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  • Charles Maynes
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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: A weekly recap and look ahead at Russia's war (Dec. 12)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

December 12, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an event via video on Wednesday. The Kremlin is downplaying the prospect of Ukraine peace talks after President Biden said he would speak to Putin if "he's looking for a way to end the war."

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  • World

Putin turns down Biden talks and defends Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid

The Kremlin dismissed the idea of talks with President Biden to end the war in Ukraine and said its assault on Ukrainian infrastructure was an "inevitable" response to Kyiv's attacks.

December 02, 2022
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  • Charles Maynes
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a screen set at Red Square in Moscow on Sept. 30, as he addresses a rally marking the annexation of four regions of Ukraine occupied by Russian troops: Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

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  • World

'Golden billion,' Putin's favorite conspiracy, explains his worldview and strategy

The conspiracy theory claims global elites plot to hoard the world's wealth and resources, leaving the rest of the planet to starve — and it's gaining traction in Moscow amid the Ukraine war.

November 21, 2022
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  • Charles Maynes
President Biden takes questions from reporters at the White House on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

The midterms went better than expected for Biden. Now he's traveling to Asia

President Biden leaves Thursday for a series of major summits with foreign leaders. And in Bali, he'll meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

November 10, 2022
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin is shown prior to a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Prigozhin, an entrepreneur known as "Putin's chef" because of his catering contracts with the Kremlin, has admitted he interfered in U.S. elections and says he will continue to do so.

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  • Elections

A Russian businessman linked to Putin admits to U.S. election meddling

Entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted Monday that he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue to do so — confirming for the first time the accusations that he has rejected for years.

November 07, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Wednesday. Putin introduced martial law in Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Moscow claims to have annexed.

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  • World

Putin orders martial law in occupied Ukrainian areas as Kyiv's forces gain ground

The move signals Russia's growing frustration over Ukrainian advances in areas the Kremlin claimed to annex. It came hours after Kremlin-appointed officials ordered civilians to evacuate Kherson.

October 19, 2022
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  • Charles Maynes and
  • Julian Hayda
Soldiers prepare to fire BM-21 Grad rocket launcher toward Russian positions in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Monday. Russia intends to annex Donetsk but Ukrainian forces retook Lyman, a strategic city in the region, on Saturday.

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  • World

Ukraine war updates: Ukraine retakes part of a region Russia claims to annex (Oct. 3)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

October 03, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
Riot police detain demonstrators during a protest against mobilization in Moscow on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately.

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  • World

Russians are protesting and fleeing the country as Putin orders a draft for Ukraine

The mobilization of thousands more troops to bolster the military campaign in Ukraine is rippling across Russia, as the military swiftly drafts new recruits and signs of discontent appear to spread.

September 23, 2022
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  • Charles Maynes
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, is welcomed by Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, right, as he arrives in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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  • Asia

Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as the Ukraine war dominates

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to meet on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan, a group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence.

September 15, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Destroyed armored vehicles litter the road in Balakliya, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, on Saturday. Ukrainian forces said recaptured key towns and villages in the country's northeast.

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  • World

Russia insists it's working toward goals in Ukraine, even after troops retreat

The Kremlin made its first public response following Ukraine's success on the battlefield in recent days.

September 12, 2022
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  • Charles Maynes
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