Vladimir Putin

Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine

2026-07-05T00:28:10.000Z
Asean leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit that marked the 35th anniversary of relations between Asean and Russia.

Asean, Russia reaffirm commitment to deepening cooperation at summit in Kazan

2026-06-19T04:41:50.000Z
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) during an official welcoming ceremony for Russia-Asean Summit in Kazan.

Malaysia and Russia weigh using ruble, ringgit to boost trade

2026-06-18T01:32:03.000Z
Russia's President Vladimir Putin will have “a marathon” of bilateral talks with Asean leaders, according to Kremlin.

Putin to host Asean leaders in first summit since Ukraine invasion

2026-06-17T04:29:12.000Z
Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to acknowledge he can fail in Ukraine, but a debate has begun among the country's elite that is at once promising and worrying.

Russia is the test of Europe’s strategic autonomy

2026-06-15T23:15:00.000Z
“Ukraine is ready for a full ceasefire for the duration of the negotiations,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

Ukraine’s Zelensky proposes peace talks in letter to Putin

2026-06-04T22:54:53.000Z
Two leaders (above: Russia's Vladimir Putin and the US' Donald Trump) started wars of choice which they thought would bring quick victories, only to find themselves trapped in conflicts they are finding difficult to end.

Why Putin and Trump should both want quick peace deals

2026-06-03T10:00:00.000Z
Ukraine has turned its battlefront into a charnel house with Russia’s casualty rate at 35,000 a month.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Putin and Trump don’t have the cards

2026-05-27T09:00:00.000Z
Russian President Vladimir Putin was among the world leaders who visited China to meet President Xi Jinping in rapid succession recently.

China’s diplomatic successes are broad but shallow

2026-05-26T23:00:00.000Z
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 20.

The real message behind Beijing’s back-to-back summits

2026-05-22T01:50:01.000Z