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Russia Today
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Moscow hails North Korean ‘solidarity' in Kursk Region liberation
North Korea has shown a high level of solidarity with Russia by deploying its forces to help Moscow repel the Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk Region, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. The long-rumored presence of North Korean forces in the area was officially confirmed earlier in the day during a televised meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov. North Korean forces were deployed into the area under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang, which came into force last December. Among other things, the treaty envisions mutual military assistance 'by all means available' in the event of an attack, Zakharova noted. 'The solidarity shown by our Korean friends is a manifestation of the high, essentially allied level of our relations. We are confident that our ties will continue to strengthen and develop,' Zakharova told the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Zurab Tsereteli, whose monumental works won over Russian elites, dies aged 91
Zurab Tsereteli (File Photo) MOSCOW: Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli , a politically connected artist known for his monumental yet sometimes divisive works, has died aged 91, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday. He died at his home in Peredelkino, a village southwest of Moscow, "surrounded by his works", his assistant Sergei Shagulashvili told the RIA news agency. Born and trained in Tbilisi, Tsereteli rose to prominence designing resort complexes in then-Soviet Georgia during the 1960s. He became chief artist of the USSR's ministry of foreign affairs and later head of Russia's influential academy of arts, serving in the role from 1997 until his death. Popular with Russia's elite, Tsereteli's friendship with Moscow's mayor Yury Luzhkov in the 1990s gave him what critics called a "monopoly" on public art. He populated the Russian capital with his distinct brand of monumental architecture, earning the wrath of many Russian intellectuals in the process. His giant statue of Peter the Great on a ship on the Moscow River got a tongue-lashing in the press, while a 500-tonne monument to Christopher Columbus built in the early 1990s was rejected by several US cities as a monstrosity. Reverence for Putin Tsereteli is more fondly known for presiding over the reconstruction of Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour , an Orthodox church meticulously rebuilt in the 1990s after it was demolished by Stalin. Tsereteli also enjoyed brief success in the West during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, unveiling works that embodied the fall of communism: "Break the Wall of Distrust" in London in 1989 and "Good Defeats Evil" in New York in 1990 -- made partly from the remnants of Soviet and American missiles. Encouraged by this success, he attempted to donate a monument dedicated to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to the city of New York, a giant 30-metre (100-foot) sculpture featuring a teardrop, but the authorities politely declined his offer. The work finally found a home in 2005 in Bayonne, a city of 60,000 in New Jersey, in view of downtown Manhattan across the water. Tsereteli revered President Vladimir Putin, unveiling a five-metre bronze statue of the Russian leader posing in judo gear in 2004. But the piece was so badly received by the Kremlin that a Russian media report quoted an anonymous official as saying it should "not be exhibited anywhere except in the courtyard of the sculptor's own home". "He of all people should know that President Putin has an extremely negative attitude towards such things," the official told the Komsomolskaya Pravda tabloid.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Rosenberg: Trump-Putin call seen as victory in Russia
Judging by some of the headlines today in Russia, Moscow believes that the latest telephone conversation between Presidents Putin and Trump went well - certainly for the Kremlin. "Putin and Trump agreed to work together on Ukraine resolution," concludes Izvestia. "Record-long Putin-Trump call," declares Komsomolskaya Pravda. The paper's website adds: "As things stand Russia has scored a diplomatic victory here." Why are some in Russia claiming "victory" after this two-hour phone call? Probably because, by the end of it, Vladimir Putin hadn't been pressured into making any major concessions to Ukraine or to the United States. On the contrary, he had - in effect - rejected President Trump's idea of an immediate unconditional 30-day ceasefire. Follow latest updates on this story Instead of pressuring Moscow with the threat of even tougher sanctions and penalties, to get Russia to sign up to its plan, the US administration reacted by praising the Kremlin leader. "We had a great call," Donald Trump told Fox News. "I would commend President Putin for all he did today on that call to move his country close to a final peace deal," said Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff. Not only did Moscow not agree to an unconditional ceasefire, President Putin set his own pre-conditions for peace. They include an end to Western military aid to Kyiv and intelligence sharing with the Ukrainians, as well as a halt to mobilisation in Ukraine. Such conditions are widely viewed as a way of securing Ukraine's capitulation. It's hard to see Kyiv agreeing to any of that. But could the Trump administration eventually be persuaded, by Moscow, that such conditions are acceptable? And if so, would Washington force Ukraine to accept them? Much may depend on whether the Kremlin can convince President Trump he has more to gain from developing good ties with Moscow than by defending Ukraine's corner. Putin gives Trump bare minimum on Ukraine but the war goes on Why did Putin's Russia invade Ukraine? Rosenberg: How Putin and Trump shook up the world in a week As if to press home the point, in their conversations with the Americans, Russian officials are already dangling various economic and financial carrots and talking about how mutually beneficial the Russia-US relationship could be if the two countries can re-energise bilateral relations and get to work on joint projects. Vladimir Putin recently raised the prospect of US-Russian cooperation in aluminium production and rare minerals mining. The message appears to be getting through. "We'd like to have more trade with Russia," said Donald Trump on Tuesday in his interview with Fox News. "They have some very valuable things for us, including rare earth. They have a big chunk of real estate, the biggest in the world. They have things that we could use." Moscow may well be hoping - possibly calculating - that Donald Trump will prioritise getting a chunk of that "Russian real estate" over securing an acceptable deal for Ukraine to end the war. It's a point echoed today by the pro-Kremlin Izvestia newspaper: "Moscow's logic is to make economic relations with America so profitable that severing them would be too costly for the United States." After Ukraine had agreed to an unconditional ceasefire a week ago, the US administration publicly announced that "the ball is in [Russia's] court". Now that Vladimir Putin has rejected the deal and set his own conditions, the Kremlin leader has hit it back into America's "court". But Russia and America will continue their discussions - both on Ukraine and on US-Russian ties. And it's these negotiations which are likely to influence Donald Trump's next move.
BBC News
19-03-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Rosenberg: Trump-Putin call seen as victory in Russia
Judging by some of the headlines today in Russia, Moscow believes that the latest telephone conversation between Presidents Putin and Trump went well - certainly for the Kremlin."Putin and Trump agreed to work together on Ukraine resolution," concludes Izvestia."Record-long Putin-Trump call," declares Komsomolskaya Pravda. The paper's website adds: "As things stand Russia has scored a diplomatic victory here."Why are some in Russia claiming "victory" after this two-hour phone call?Probably because, by the end of it, Vladimir Putin hadn't been pressured into making any major concessions to Ukraine or to the United States. On the contrary, he had - in effect - rejected President Trump's idea of an immediate unconditional 30-day latest updates on this storyInstead of pressuring Moscow with the threat of even tougher sanctions and penalties, to get Russia to sign up to its plan, the US administration reacted by praising the Kremlin leader."We had a great call," Donald Trump told Fox News."I would commend President Putin for all he did today on that call to move his country close to a final peace deal," said Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff. Not only did Moscow not agree to an unconditional ceasefire, President Putin set his own pre-conditions for peace. They include an end to Western military aid to Kyiv and intelligence sharing with the Ukrainians, as well as a halt to mobilisation in Ukraine. Such conditions are widely viewed as a way of securing Ukraine's hard to see Kyiv agreeing to any of could the Trump administration eventually be persuaded, by Moscow, that such conditions are acceptable? And if so, would Washington force Ukraine to accept them?Much may depend on whether the Kremlin can convince President Trump he has more to gain from developing good ties with Moscow than by defending Ukraine's corner. As if to press home the point, in their conversations with the Americans, Russian officials are already dangling various economic and financial carrots and talking about how mutually beneficial the Russia-US relationship could be if the two countries can re-energise bilateral relations and get to work on joint Putin recently raised the prospect of US-Russian cooperation in aluminium production and rare minerals message appears to be getting through."We'd like to have more trade with Russia," said Donald Trump on Tuesday in his interview with Fox News. "They have some very valuable things for us, including rare earth. They have a big chunk of real estate, the biggest in the world. They have things that we could use."Moscow may well be hoping - possibly calculating - that Donald Trump will prioritise getting a chunk of that "Russian real estate" over securing an acceptable deal for Ukraine to end the a point echoed today by the pro-Kremlin Izvestia newspaper:"Moscow's logic is to make economic relations with America so profitable that severing them would be too costly for the United States."After Ukraine had agreed to an unconditional ceasefire a week ago, the US administration publicly announced that "the ball is in [Russia's] court".Now that Vladimir Putin has rejected the deal and set his own conditions, the Kremlin leader has hit it back into America's "court".But Russia and America will continue their discussions - both on Ukraine and on US-Russian it's these negotiations which are likely to influence Donald Trump's next move.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
How could Putin respond to US-Ukraine ceasefire plan?
It was after 21:00 on Tuesday night in Moscow when the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined the Ukrainian and American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia. By Wednesday afternoon, the Kremlin appeared to be still weighing its response to the proposals. Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova declined to be drawn into specifics, saying that "the formation of the position of the Russian Federation [would] take place inside the Russian Federation". And Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov skirted the issue. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves," he said, adding Moscow was "acquainting itself" with the joint statement issued in Jeddah. There are reports that US envoy Steve Witkoff could travel to Moscow on Thursday, and Peskov said the press would be kept informed. Other than this, it was no comment from the Kremlin. President Vladimir Putin is no doubt thinking carefully about whether to accept the ceasefire proposal, reject it, or demand amendments to it. The idea of turning down - or amending - the ceasefire proposal seems to be gaining most traction among commentators. "If [Putin] accepts the US suggestion, it will lead to a dangerous situation," pro-Kremlin pundit and former Putin aide Sergei Markov told the BBC, arguing that the Russian army currently has the upper hand on the front line and may lose it. There are also concerns that Ukraine could use the month-long ceasefire to rearm, so Russia may put forward some conditions, such as demanding an end to the Western supply of weapons to Kyiv. "The condition should be that during this period, an embargo must be introduced on arms supplies to Ukraine... Europe should support a ceasefire in Europe, not with words, but with actions," Mr Markov told Russian media. If he were to accept the proposal, Mr Markov suggests public opinion could be a factor. Russian society is "tired of the war", he told the BBC. While it is true that some recent surveys show a growing percentage of the Russian population is in favour of carrying out peace talks with Ukraine, it's far from clear that public opinion would have any sway on Putin's decision. Why did Putin's Russia invade Ukraine? US-Ukraine agreement shows a deal is never dead with Trump Another potential avenue for Russia would be to accept the ceasefire and then blame any violations on Ukrainian "provocations", in the hope of discrediting Kyiv in Trump's eyes. After Russia seized Crimea in 2014, numerous attempts were made to implement a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv. All of them failed. If this attempt works, it would be unprecedented. Away from the Kremlin's silence, the announcement of the ceasefire proposal – the most detailed of its kind since the start of Moscow's war on Ukraine – was openly discussed in Russian media. In some cases, there was jubilation over what they saw as Ukraine folding to US demands, with Komsomolskaya Pravda arguing the White House had "completely trounced" Kyiv. "They heard from Ukraine exactly the words they wanted to hear," said the daily. Still, the overwhelming feeling among many Russian commentators and lawmakers is one of scepticism, particularly in light of the US decision to resume sending Kyiv intelligence and weapons. MP Viktor Sobolev said a temporary ceasefire would only play into the hands of the Ukrainians as it would allow them to "regroup in 30 days, replenish their ranks and be replenished with drones". There has also been a push to highlight the victories of the Russian army in the Kursk region, parts of which Kyiv has occupied since last summer - and to show Russia has the upper hand on the battlefield. On Wednesday morning, images of Russian soldiers recapturing Sudzha - the largest town Ukraine managed to seize in Kursk region - were ubiquitous on Russian TV and popular Telegram channels, accompanied by gushing praise for the "daring" work of Moscow's troops. "The real conditions for negotiations are now being created by our heroic guys - all along the front line," said daily Moskovsky Komsomolets. Regardless of the chatter, the final decision – as is always the case in today's Russia – will rest with Vladimir Putin. He, like Trump, is central to this deal. "We... do not rule out the need for a telephone conversation at the highest level," said Peskov on Wednesday morning – meaning direct contact between the two presidents is on the cards. Some Russians may believe this is Trump's preferred avenue, too. "By his own admission, he makes a deal only with the 'boss'," said state broadcaster Ria Novosti. "This means that there will be no deals with 'teams', 'representatives' and 'envoys'. A possible deal can only be between Putin and Trump." It's Russia that may now be feeling the pressure UK helped Ukraine and US reach ceasefire deal - government sources US-Ukraine agreement shows a deal is never dead with Trump
