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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Contacts with the U.S. did not cease even during Biden's presidency: Senior Russian interlocutor on Russia-U.S. talks
Russia's back channel links intensified under President Donald Trump, but Russian representatives had maintained contacts even with the previous administration under President Joe Biden, said a senior interlocutor who has been part of the back channel negotiations that helped in maintaining dialogue tracks between Russia and the United States in the last three and half years since the Ukraine crisis began. Trump-Putin Alaska Summit LIVE In a written interview to The Hindu, Nikolai Plotnikov, Head of the Center for Scientific and Analytical Information of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said the summit in Alaska is not just about Ukraine and that there is a sense of panic in Europe as Russia and the U.S. have made a fresh beginning. 'Contacts with the U.S. did not cease even during Biden's presidency. With the start of Trump's second term, the situation began to change dramatically. Contacts resumed through the foreign policy departments, special services, and the military. Special representatives have been actively at work: Kirill Dmitriev on the Russian side and Steve Witkoff on the American side. One should also mention contacts at the expert and academic levels,' said Mr. Plotnikov. The summit in Alaska is the first in recent years when the top leaderships of Russia and the United States are meeting seven months after the return of President Donald Trump as the U.S. President. Formal communication between the two sides had broken down after the Biden administration imposed a slew of sanctions on Russia after President Putin ordered a 'special military campaign' against neighbouring Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The Alaska summit has been opposed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy who has demanded that a discussion on the future of Ukraine must include Ukraine's leadership. That however did not prevent a number of countries, India included from welcoming the summit. Mr. Plotnikov said that Ukraine was not included in the summit as Mr. Zelenskyy has 'no legal rights'. 'They voluntarily gave up their independence in favor of Washington, London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, and other Western capitals,' said Mr. Plotnikov marking 2014 as the year when Ukraine according to him ceased to be independent after the removal of President Viktor Yanukovych in the so called 'Revolution of Dignity'. He further said that European Union's strategy on Russia has failed and that the European states had miscalculated their strategy of using a 'blitzkrieg' of sanctions against Russia. 'Judging by the plentiful statements coming out of various European capitals (except perhaps for Hungary and Slovakia), Europe is panicking. With his decision to meet President Putin, Donald Trump revealed who is really in charge,' said Mr. Plotnikov. He further said that discussion between President Trump and President Putin would also make a difference in enduring conflict zones of the world including in Armenia-Azerbaijan and India-Pakistan. 'If the two world powers and leading members of the nuclear club find common ground in resolving existing issues, everyone will benefit,' said Mr. Plotnikov.
Daily Mirror
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Russia issues chilling nuclear WW3 threat to Brits – 'the time will come'
Major-General Nikolay Plotnikov was speaking on Russian state TV claiming that the success of Ukraine's missile and drone strikes was due to targeting data supplied by the UK Britain should be Russia's number one target if World War Three kicks off due to our success in thwarting Vladimir Putin 's invasion of Ukraine, a general has claimed. Reservist Major-General Nikolay Plotnikov was speaking on Russian state TV claiming that the success of Ukraine's missile and drone strikes was due to targeting data supplied by the UK. He claimed this intervention meant Brits were a legitimate target in any forthcoming war. Mr Plotnikov holds a succession of British prime ministers responsible for helping to stop Putin's bid to take over Ukraine - including Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, as well as Rishi Sunak and now Sir Keir Starmer. He even wants Russian law enforcement to open criminal cases against the British politicians. Tank commander general Plotnikov told Russian TV: 'The British are inputting data into [Ukraine's] missile control units. This tandem [Britain and France] is responsible for the massive drone strike on Russia on 7 May.' On that day, Russia claimed it had intercepted 524 drones, but others evidently evaded air defences and struck military targets. Russian sources claimed five Neptune missiles, six JDAM bombs and two HIMARS rockets were also downed. Mr Plotnikov added: 'That's why there are already so many criminal cases piling up against Macron and all the UK prime ministers. They should all be put in the dock. And Liz Truss. 'And that shaggy-haired….[Boris] Johnson and all the rest of them. Because what the British and French intelligence services and military are doing has caused a lot of damage to our people, a lot of people have died.' TV host and Putin's leading TV propagandist Vladimir Solovyov demanded a strike on Britain with Poseidon high speed atomic underwater drones - or Sarmat, the Satan-2, giant 208-ton intercontinental silo-launched 15,880mph nuclear weapon, the size of a 14-storey tower block. 'It will be possible to do that,' said the general. 'The time will come, I think the time will come, yes.' Mr Solovyov - whose propaganda themes are choreographed by the Kremlin which pays for his TV show - said he would deploy both Poseidon and Sarmat. The demands are the latest from Putin's deluded evangelists that Britain is to blame for their woes in a war where they have failed in the aim of fully invading Ukraine.
Washington Post
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Plotnikov's 23 help Hofstra beat North Carolina A&T 77-55 in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament
WASHINGTON — German Plotnikov had 23 points in Hofstra's 77-55 victory against North Carolina A&T on Friday in the first round of the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament. Plotnikov also contributed 10 rebounds and three steals for the Pride (15-17). Cruz Davis scored 19 points and added eight assists. Jahnathan Lamothe led the way for the Aggies (7-25) with 21 points. Efstratios Kalliontzis added 13 points and nine rebounds.
Associated Press
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Plotnikov's 23 help Hofstra beat North Carolina A&T 77-55 in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament
WASHINGTON (AP) — German Plotnikov had 23 points in Hofstra's 77-55 victory against North Carolina A&T on Friday in the first round of the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament. Plotnikov also contributed 10 rebounds and three steals for the Pride (15-17). Cruz Davis scored 19 points and added eight assists. Jahnathan Lamothe led the way for the Aggies (7-25) with 21 points. Efstratios Kalliontzis added 13 points and nine rebounds. Hofstra took the lead with 19:37 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Davis led their his in scoring with 18 points in the first half to help put them up 39-19 at the break. Plotnikov scored a team-high 15 points in the second half. ___
