Vladimir Putin

Putin and Prabowo meet for talks on military and energy ties, wheat exports

It is the second time the pair have met in Russia this year

Western powers, especially the US, have stepped up attempts in 2025 to prise apart Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Putin’s productive Asia trip gives boost to business ties with India

Warmth of Modi-Putin relationship worries some of the West’s Asian allies, including those in Asean  

The two leaders said they discussed issues including expanding economic ties, cooperating on Arctic navigation and continuing work on civilian nuclear power.

Modi, Putin meet to deepen economic ties despite US pressure

It’s Putin’s first trip to India since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Erosion of arms control, rush for new systems and loose talk on testing are all the more unsettling since Russia’s war on Ukraine has marked the return of nuclear blackmail.

The new nuclear arms race

Amid loose talk of resuming weapons tests, cold war-era controls are unravelling

Russian President Vladimir Putin derided the sanctions as an unfriendly act, saying they would not significantly affect the Russian economy and talked up Russia’s importance to the global oil market.

Putin defiant after Trump sanctions Russian oil majors over Ukraine

[MOSCOW] Russian President Vladimir Putin remained defiant on Thursday after US President Donald Trump hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions to pressure the Kremlin leader to end the w...

“I think (Xi) can have a big influence on Putin... Look, he’s a respected man. He’s a very strong leader, very big country. Yeah, I think it can have a big influence. And we will certainly be talking about Russia, Ukraine,” US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House.

Trump says Chinese leader Xi could have ‘big influence’ on Putin

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Wednesday Xi Jinping could have a “big influence” on Russia’s Vladimir Putin over efforts to end the war in Ukraine, days ahead of a meeting scheduled between the US ...

US President Donald Trump’s reversal came just days after he announced that he would meet Putin in the Hungarian capital within two weeks, following what he called a productive phone call to end Russia’s war.

Trump says doesn’t want ‘wasted’ meeting with Putin

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had shelved plans for a summit in Budapest with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine war because he did not want a “wasted” meeting.

In his latest abrupt pivot on Russia’s 2022 invasion, US President Donald Trump said he expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest within the next two weeks for what would be their second summit since the American’s return to power.

Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after ‘great’ call

The two leaders are expected to meet in Hungary’s capital within the next two weeks

Brics, which includes South Africa, has increasingly drawn the ire of Trump as it expands with new members from Asia and the Middle East.

Xi and Putin to take part in Brics trade summit without Modi

Trump’s tariffs have further encouraged the bloc nations to increase ties with Beijing

From left: Russia's President Vladimir Putin walking with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Sep 3.

China’s Xi projects power at military parade with Putin and Kim

[BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war at a massive military parade in Beijing on Wednesday (Sep 3), flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and No...