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Vladimir Putin

Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has been president since 2012, previously holding the position between 2000 and 2008.

Born

7 Oct 1952

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President of Russia

last updated:

7 October, 2024

Russia

Putin meets Slovakian PM Fico, in rare visit to Russia by an EU leader

Kremlin said talks to focus on ‘international situation’ and natural gas. Visits to Russia by European leaders rare since Ukraine war began.

2 hours ago

Ukraine war

Ukraine capital hit by Russian missiles after cyberattack

20 Dec 2024 - 8:34PMvideocam

Ukraine war

North Korean soldiers take selfie on Ukraine battlefield

20 Dec 2024 - 6:33PM

China-EU relations

EU finds pursuit of unity hampered by war, trade threats and Trump factor

‘Everyone talks about unity, but actually everybody is out to get the best deal for themselves and to avoid the absolute worst’: diplomat.

20 Dec 2024 - 2:39PMvideocam

European leaders met to discuss strengthening regional cooperation and partnerships at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels on December 18 . Photo: EPA-EFE

Russia

Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

Putin also said he was ready to organise another missile launch at Ukraine and see if Western air defence systems could shoot it down.

19 Dec 2024 - 8:48PM

Ukraine war

Nato chief wants Ukraine in position of strength for any talks with Russia

Ukraine leader Zelensky is in Brussels to meet European leaders to shore up support for the war against Putin’s forces.

19 Dec 2024 - 5:04AM

Russia

Russia warns Ukraine faces imminent revenge for killing of top general

Kirillov, the head of Russia’s nuclear defence forces, died along with his aide in a hit carried out by Kyiv’s intelligence service.

17 Dec 2024 - 8:51PMvideocam

The scene of the explosion, which killed a senior Russian military official and his assistant. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Russia to boost its ballistic arsenal with new missiles and testing, commander says

Moscow, Washington warn each other ahead of intercontinental ballistic missile tests.

17 Dec 2024 - 9:58AMvideocam

Russia

Russian tanker splits in storm, spilling oil into Kerch Strait off Crimea

Russia mounted a rescue effort after two oil tankers were wrecked in rough seas, and one broke apart.

16 Dec 2024 - 8:27AM

Ukraine war

Russia targets Ukraine with massive attack of cruise missiles and drones

Ukraine’s energy system has suffered numerus Russian attack waves this year.

13 Dec 2024 - 5:12PM

People take shelter inside a Kyiv metro station during a Russian strike on Friday. Photo: Reuters

China-France relations

Exclusive | Macron plans China visit amid talk of Beijing helping end Ukraine war

Senior adviser to French leader said to have travelled to Beijing to lay groundwork for 2025 trip as Europeans push for China to sway Russia.

13 Dec 2024 - 4:14AMvideocam

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday. Photo: Zuma Press Wire/dpa

Ukraine war

Xi Jinping tells Medvedev China seeks political solution to Ukraine crisis

China’s president says two countries should ‘promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction’.

12 Dec 2024 - 10:00PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again: US

US officials see the experimental Oreshnik missile more as an attempt at intimidation than a game-changer on the battlefield in Ukraine.

12 Dec 2024 - 12:16AM

US-China relations

First year of Trump presidency crucial for US-China ties: scholar

If Washington and Beijing can manage tensions in 2025, particularly on Taiwan, ‘we should all celebrate’, says prominent expert Minxin Pei.

11 Dec 2024 - 7:35AMvideocam

US president-elect Donald Trump takes office for his second term as American president on January 20, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Opinion | Korea instability should prompt US, China to put aside self-interests

Fresh geopolitical shifts underscore a need for leaders to transcend parochial interests and embrace a more holistic approach to governance.

11 Dec 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

Protesters take part in a candlelight rally calling for South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol to step down, outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 5. Yoon has now been barred from travelling abroad, less than a week after plunging South Korea into chaos by briefly imposing martial law. Photo: AFP

Ukraine war

Opinion | Forget lasting peace. At most, Trump may be able to pause Ukraine war

More likely than not, Ukraine and Russia will take the opportunity to bolster their militaries during any interregnum.

11 Dec 2024 - 2:12AMvideocam

Middle East

Putin grants asylum to Assad, Kremlin confirms, as Syria faces new instability

The Kremlin said Syria was subject to ‘extreme instability’ and it was too early to speak about the future of Russian bases in the country.

10 Dec 2024 - 11:32AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Zelensky says Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers – far lower than Trump’s claim

US President-elect Donald Trump says Ukraine has ‘ridiculously lost’ 400,000 soldiers in the war to date.

9 Dec 2024 - 2:37PM

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky honouring Ukraine’s war dead. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via EPA=EFE

Asean

Opinion | Why Russia is finding favour in Southeast Asia once again

As Russia seeks Global South partners and the war in Ukraine drags on, Southeast Asian states are rekindling ties with the Kremlin.

9 Dec 2024 - 5:49AM

US-China relations

Trump asks China to help bring Ukraine peace, says he ‘had communication’ with Xi

President-elect says in an NBC interview aired Sunday that he had an exchange with Xi last week.

9 Dec 2024 - 7:51AM

Joe Biden

Biden says Assad’s fall a ‘fundamental act of justice’, but ‘a moment of risk’

The outgoing Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump were working to make sense of new threats and opportunities across the Middle East.

9 Dec 2024 - 3:07PMvideocam

A Syrian opposition fighter sits inside an office at the Presidential Palace in Damascus. Photo: AP

Ukraine war

Germany aims to align with Trump to end ‘merciless’ Ukraine war

Chancellor Olaf Scholz ruled out supplying Kyiv with long-range missiles but stressed the country’s sovereignty should be guaranteed.

7 Dec 2024 - 11:55AMvideocam

A police officer inspects destroyed cars at the site of a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Lavrov signals Russia’s readiness to use ‘any means’ in Ukraine conflict

Russian foreign minister highlights new hypersonic missile in an interview with US media personality Tucker Carlson.

6 Dec 2024 - 4:14PM

Ukraine war

Trump’s Ukraine challenge will be bringing Putin to negotiating table: experts

Policy discussion on the president-elect’s options hears that peace talks depend on increased pressure on Russian leader.

5 Dec 2024 - 2:24PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Putin relative accidentally reveals secret figure on troops missing in Ukraine

The confidential number provided by Anna Tsivilyova, daughter of the president’s cousin, could be a clue to the extent of Russian casualties.

5 Dec 2024 - 9:40AM

Russian conscripts queue before their departure for garrisons in Bataysk in the Rostov region on November 16, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

How Trump’s push to end Ukraine war tips his hand on China, Russia

US president-elect likely to encounter difficulties given the three countries’ aligned interests in challenging the West, analysts say.

4 Dec 2024 - 8:08AMvideocam

India

India pivots from Russia to US for weapons, marking shift in global arms trade

India, the world’s largest importer of weapons, bought only 36 per cent of its arms imports from Russia last year, down from 76 per cent in 2009.

3 Dec 2024 - 5:00PM

International Criminal Court

ICC president says war crimes tribunal is in jeopardy

Judge Tomoko Akane says the court has been subjected to coercive measures, threats, pressure and sabotage.

3 Dec 2024 - 1:09PM

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