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CNA
2 days ago
- Politics
- CNA
Russian Duma speaker Volodin meets North Korea's Kim in Pyongyang
MOSCOW: Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an official visit to Pyongyang, the Russian parliament said on Thursday (Aug 14). Volodin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, conveyed greetings from the Russian leader and thanked Kim for North Korea's support of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine. Putin held a phone call with Kim on Tuesday and updated him on planned talks with US President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday. Kim sent a reply to a letter from Putin that was delivered by Volodin to celebrate the 80th anniversary of liberation from Japan's colonial rule, North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported on Friday. In the letter to Putin, Kim said the soldiers of North Korea and Russia formed "friendship and unity" in the battlefield to fight against "a mutual enemy" which he did not identify, according to KCNA. Pyongyang and Moscow have both confirmed the deployment of North Korean troops to support Russia's offensive against Ukraine to reclaim the Kursk region. South Korea's intelligence agency said in June that North Korea was potentially ready to send more troops to Russia.
Deccan Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Russian Duma speaker Volodin meets North Korea's Kim in Pyongyang
Volodin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, conveyed greetings from the Russian leader and thanked Kim for North Korea's support of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine.
Jordan News
5 days ago
- Politics
- Jordan News
Close Ally of Putin to Lead Russian Delegation to North Korea - Jordan News
The Russian State Duma announced on Tuesday that Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker of the State Duma (Russian Parliament), will head a Russian delegation on an official visit to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, on August 14 and 15. اضافة اعلان The council stated that the delegation will participate in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of North Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule by Allied forces at the end of World War II. The State Duma did not disclose the names of other members of the Russian delegation. Volodin, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is one of the senior officials who frequently lead parliamentary delegations on foreign visits. He visited India earlier this year. – Reuters
Qatar Tribune
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Qatar Tribune
Russian parliament leader warns Germany's Merz against escalation
Moscow: The chairman of the Russian parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, on Saturday warned against an escalation of tensions between his country and Germany in a message to lawmakers in Berlin. 'The current German ruling elite is creating the conditions for an aggravation of the situation and provoking clashes between our countries,' Volodin said in the message to the leaders of Germany's main parliamentary parties. The question is whether the German population wants a confrontation, said the head of the State Duma in Moscow. 'We don't want that. But if it comes to that, then we are ready for it,' said Volodin, citing Berlin's ever greater support for Kiev in the war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year. 'We know that the German government is planning to set up missile production in Ukraine. This means that Germany is increasingly being drawn into military action against Russia,' said Volodin. (DPA)
Saba Yemen
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Volodin: Missile production plans in Ukraine dragging Germany into conflict with Russia
Moscow - Saba: Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin announced on Saturday that missile production plans in Ukraine are increasingly pushing Germany toward conflict with Russia. Sputnik News Agency quoted Volodin as saying in a letter addressed to Bundestag President Julia Klöckner and leaders of political parties in the German parliament: "We know that the German government is planning to start missile production in Ukraine, and in doing so, it is increasingly dragging Germany into military action against Russia. You understand what this could lead to." The Russian State Duma Speaker asserted that the ruling elite in Germany is currently creating the preconditions for escalating the situation, provoking clashes between the two countries. He added: "The question is, do the German people want this or not? We don't want it, but if it happens, we are ready." The German Defense Ministry announced at the end of May, following a meeting between German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustam Umerov, that Germany and Ukraine had signed an agreement to finance the production of long-range weapons within Ukraine. It was also announced that approximately €5 billion ($5.7 billion) in military aid would be allocated to Kyiv, including the provision of air defense systems and ammunition. No precise details were disclosed regarding the type of systems or the value of the contracts. Russia had previously sent a memorandum to NATO countries regarding the flow of Western weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that any shipment containing weapons to Ukraine would become a legitimate target for Russian forces. Lavrov previously indicated that the United States and NATO were directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, "not only by sending weapons, but also by training military personnel in Britain, Germany, Italy, and other countries." Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov previously asserted that the West's supply of weapons to Ukraine contradicts a settlement, does not contribute to negotiations, and will even have a negative impact. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
