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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2023
EU’s Latin America charm offensive hits a roadblock over Putin
Discussions this week highlighted challenges that Europe and the G7 will face, especially as the BRICS alliance grows in size and influence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2023
Putin’s pre-election budget set to become more costly after mutiny
Analysts expect changes to go far beyond the price of fortifying positions previously manned by an estimated 50,000 Wagner fighters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2023
Why does the Black Sea grain deal's expiration matter?
Prices for grains and oilseeds have already risen in response to Russia suspending its participation in the deal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2023
Xi Jinping has a Russian albatross around his neck
Given the growing political turmoil in the Kremlin, Xi Jinping's big bet on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has become much riskier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2023
Putin met Wagner’s Prigozhin after revolt that shook Russia
Putin held talks with Prigozhin and top Wagner commanders at the Kremlin for nearly three hours on June 29, the president’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2023
What would happen if Ukraine joined NATO?
In a rare visit to Kyiv this April, the NATO chief said Ukraine's 'rightful place' was in the alliance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2023
Vladimir Putin is weakened — but his system isn’t
Russia’s predatory system of bureaucrats, officers, managers and media personalities won’t object to change at the top — as long as they can count on getting fed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023
Putin’s bid to reassert Kremlin authority is showing cracks
Infighting spread within the security establishment as the Russian president moved on senior players thought to have supported the 24-hour mutiny by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2023
Failed mercenary mutiny exposes Putin’s weakness
After the Wagner mutiny, Vladimir Putin's position is now in question and he no longer knows who he can trust.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 29, 2023
Failed Russia mutiny offers China valuable lesson on military missions
The recent mutiny in Russia could make Chinese leader Xi Jinping think twice about launching a war in the Taiwan Strait or elsewhere.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2023
As Russia teetered, the elite trembled, and some private jets left
Fear triumphed over loyalty among some of Russia's elite as the Wagner mercenary group marched toward Moscow, and now some worry of becoming a target of Vladimir Putin's wrath.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2023
The return of the warlords
China's collective memory of its own warlords is one reason why the country's leaders are determined to keep military force firmly under the control of the ruling Communist Party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2023
Twenty-four hours that shook the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s response to the rebellion by Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was hardly that of a powerful leader or even a skilled tactician.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2023
Putin blasts Wagner ‘traitors’ in first speech to nation after dramatic mutiny
The Russian president spoke hours after Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said he wasn’t trying to oust Putin but would maintain his mercenary company despite official efforts to shut it down.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2023
Russia tries to portray return to order after Wagner mutiny
The Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi by phone and had received Tehran's 'full support' in connection with the mutiny.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2023
One big winner of Kremlin-Wagner clash? The dictator next door.
Alexander Lukashenko is trying to use a PR victory to burnish his credentials as a credible statesman, mediator — and above all, loyal ally to Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2023
Putin faces historic threat to absolute grip on power in Russia
U.S. and European officials have privately described a recent 24-hour uprising as an unprecedented challenge to the 70-year-old president’s control.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2023
Russia mercenary threat revives concern over nuclear arsenal security
Images of tanks on Russian streets brought to mind the failed 1991 coup by communist hardliners that raised concerns about the security of the Soviet nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2023
Rebel Russian mercenaries turn back short of Moscow 'to avoid bloodshed'
The move, which de-escalated a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power, will see the Wagner Group fighters move to Belarus.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 25, 2023
Putin sought chaos, and he found it
For more than two decades, the system helped President Vladimir V. Putin secure his unrivaled authority, ensuring that he personally held the keys to wealth and influence in modern Russia.

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