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MOSCOW, RUSSIA -- The head of Moscow's main coronavirus hospital who met with President Vladimir Putin a week ago has tested positive, he said Tuesday, as the Kremlin announced the Russian leader's health was fine. Last Tuesday Denis Protsenko met with the Russian leader who inspected the Kommunarka hospital while…

“Everything is okay,” the RIA news agency reports. Seems legit. The doctor who hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin's tour of the main coronavirus hospital in Moscow last week has himself been diagnosed with the virus, the Rossiya 24 state TV channel reported on Tuesday. Putin was wearing quite the PPE…

Trump and Putin. 📷 Reuters, 2019 During a call-in to 'Fox & Friends' that lasted an hour, Trump says next call is with Putin. Impeached toddler president Donald Trump says he and his boss, Russian crimelord-president Vladmir Putin, will talk on the phone today about trade. While babbling on the…

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By Andrew Osborn and Tom BalmforthMOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin donned a hazmat suit and respirator on Tuesday during a visit to a hospital treating coronavirus patients and the mayor of Moscow said the outbreak in the Russian capital was much worse than official figures showed.The comments, by Moscow…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday to help it to battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from President Vladimir Putin, Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement.Putin spoke to Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday, the Kremlin said,…

By: | Updated: March 17, 2020 8:34:27 am Vladimir Putin has ruled Russia since 2000, switching to the prime ministerial office in 2008 to circumvent term limits and returning to the presidency in 2012. (File)Just days after the idea of “resetting” Vladimir Putin’s term count was publicly floated in parliament, Russia’s…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Constitutional Court on Monday ruled it was legal to change the country’s constitution in a way that could allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in power until 2036, less than a week after Putin publicly backed the idea. The court ruling came hours after thousands of…

Chris Evans is not happy with Trump's coronavirus response. Image: Amanda Edwards/WireImage/Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images/mashable composite By Sam Haysom2020-03-16 13:17:47 UTC As the coronavirus continues to spread, more and more world leaders are announcing various measures aimed at delaying the disease. And more and more criticism is…

FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the lower house of parliament to consider constitutional changes in Moscow, Russia March 10, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS/File PhotoMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered the creation of a special working group within the State Council…