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A Russian zoo said it sent peacocks to the front to 'inspire' troops. It deleted its post after people used it to mock Putin.
A Russian zoo said it sent two peacocks to Ukraine with the aim of inspiring Russian troops fighting there — but then deleted its post after people mocked Russian President Vladimir Putin in the ...
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Russia gifts exotic animals to North Korea's central zoo
Russia sent birds, including eagles, cranes, and parrots, to the Pyongyang Zoo in April. Pyongyang and Moscow have strengthened ties following Putin's visit to North Korea in June, during which he ...
South Asia Monitor1d
Elephant diplomacy: Myanmar's gift of elephants to Russian zoo has strategic significance
The elephant is not just an animal, it is a symbol of power, royalty, and diplomacy in the pages of history.  Myanmar’s gift ...
The Village Voice26d
As the Ukraine War Enters Year Four, the Kyiv Zoo Has Found Ways to Shelter Animals – and People – During Wartime
There was simply not enough time, and evacuating the animals from the zoo could have been seen by Russia as a symbol of Kyiv’s preparation to fall, something Trantin states they refused to ...
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Russian, Chinese leaders attend ceremony to hand over two pandas to Moscow Zoo
TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday took part in a ceremony to hand over two giant pandas to the Moscow Zoo. A new enclosure was built to ...
Global Times26d
Russia's first giant panda cub receives new gifts at Moscow Zoo
Giant panda Katyusha (R) and its mother Ding Ding enjoy meal at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 18, 2025. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub born at Moscow Zoo, received a chair and a ...
Putin Extols 'Elephant Diplomacy' With Myanmar in Talks With Junta Chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Myanmar's leader and military chief Min Aung Hlaing was greeted in Moscow on Tuesday by one of President Vladimir Putin's top security officials. Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of ...