Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during talks with the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov (not pictured) at the Ala-Archa state residence in Bishkek. Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday for his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest in March. -/Kremlin/dpa
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the large-scale terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel for the first time on Friday, almost a week after they took place. "Israel has been confronted with a historically unprecedented attack" both in scale and brutality, Putin said during a visit to Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, speaking on the sidelines of the Commonwealth of Independent States summit. "Israel, of course, has the right to ensure its security and guarantees for that security," the Russian leader said at a press conference. At the same time, Putin accused Israel of responding "with rathe...
