Vladimir Putin

US leads the West in tearing down the world order

Great powers have never willingly submitted to rules; they recognise them only when the rules serve their own interests

(From left) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky with US President Donald Trump during their meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, Jan 22, 2026.

Trump says Putin, Zelensky want to make a deal to end the war

[ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE] President Donald Trump said on Thursday both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have said they would like to make a deal to end the near...

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Russian Security Council that the situation brought to mind Russia’s 19th century sale of Alaska to the United States.

Putin says US stand on Greenland ownership is of no concern to Russia

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s stand on acquiring Greenland was of no concern to Russia.

Putin, hosting Prabowo in the Kremlin, said he wanted to talk about what he called a slight decrease in the volume of Russian wheat exports to Indonesia in 2025.

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.