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Ukrainian service members training in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Moscow says Biden undermining Trump’s ‘peaceful path’ on Ukraine

Kremlin responds to Biden granting Ukraine permission to use US-supplied long-range missiles against targets in Russia.

25 Nov 2024 - 4:53PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Biden bolsters Ukraine before Trump’s return to White House

25 Nov 2024 - 12:21AM

Ukraine war

Ukraine losing ground in Russia’s Kursk, senior Kyiv military official says

24 Nov 2024 - 6:49PM

Ukraine war

Opinion | How longer-range US missiles can change the Russia-Ukraine war’s complexion

The Army Tactical Missile System will allow Ukraine to conduct deep strikes on Russian territory and limit Moscow’s operational reach.

23 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM

The US Army conducts live fire tests of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Photo: US Department of Defence / AFP

Ukraine war

Ukraine war: Putin says will test more Oreshnik missiles in combat

The Russian leader has ordered the new hypersonic weapon to be put into serial production, saying other advanced systems are being developed.

23 Nov 2024 - 9:48AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Outside In | It’s goodbye to ‘peace dividend’, hello to wars and defence binges

Global spending on defence is rising at the expense of social needs. The ‘peace dividend’ years are over.

22 Nov 2024 - 6:07PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

UN says its officials could meet with Israel’s Netanyahu despite warrant

Despite no-contact rules, UN officials may still meet with Israel’s Netanyahu under limited circumstances, spokesman says.

22 Nov 2024 - 2:53PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Gaza Strip this week. Photo: GPO via AFP

Ukraine war

Russia’s Putin hints at strikes on West in ‘global’ Ukraine war

Nato and Ukraine are to hold emergency talks after Russia used an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the conflict.

22 Nov 2024 - 10:27PM

US-China relations

How Xi’s warning over Korean peninsula highlights Beijing’s diplomatic headache

A statement by Xi Jinping over the volatile Korean peninsula signals China’s growing concern in the region, observers say.

21 Nov 2024 - 11:37PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time: reports

Ukraine launches UK cruise missiles into Russia, a day after firing long-range US ATACMS.

21 Nov 2024 - 2:23PM

US-supplied ATACMS missiles being fired from an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Photo: Lachen Pyshe Telegram via AP

Ukraine war

US shuts Kyiv embassy over ‘potential significant air attack’

The Italian and Greek embassies said they had also closed their doors after the unusual US warning, while the French embassy remained open.

20 Nov 2024 - 8:51PM

Russia

Kremlin says Russia-US hotline to deflate crisis not in use

Tensions rise as Moscow lowers nuclear strike threshold and Ukraine uses US-made missiles to strike Russia.

20 Nov 2024 - 4:19PM

India

Russia’s Putin plans India trip, defying US-led efforts to isolate him

As he prepares for his first visit to India since the Ukraine invasion, Russia’s president signals growing confidence in travelling abroad.

20 Nov 2024 - 1:16PMvideocam

G20

G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights

‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.

20 Nov 2024 - 5:23AMvideocam

In closing remarks, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva touted his country’s record on addressing climate change and urged others to follow suit. Photo: AFP

Russia

Ukraine strikes Russia with Western missiles as Putin updates nuclear doctrine

Ukrainian forces conducted their first strike in Russia using Western-supplied ATACMS missiles.

19 Nov 2024 - 8:03PM

US and South Korean troops fire TACMS missiles and South Korea’s Hyunmoo Missile II, into the waters of the East Sea, off South Korea in July 2017. Photo: Handout/Reutes

Ukraine war

Ukraine, marking 1,000 days of Russian invasion, eyes end to war next year

Moscow and Kyiv are pushing to improve their battlefield positions ahead of any negotiations on the war.

19 Nov 2024 - 2:38PM

Ukraine war

Malaysia’s Ukraine stance, closeness to Russia could harm its image: analysts

Kuala Lumpur’s refusal to condemn Moscow and growing ties with Putin in a bid to join the Brics bloc may undermine its non-aligned stance.

19 Nov 2024 - 2:11PMvideocam

US-India relations

As US and India line up in a second Trump administration, China could be targeted

Trump nominees for high-level positions suggest Washington will lean more toward New Delhi and further from Beijing, analysts say.

21 Nov 2024 - 2:37AM

North Korea

North Korea may send 100,000 troops to Russia as Kim tells them to ‘go all out’

The 100,000 figure circulating is an indication that Moscow is planning to fight in Ukraine for a long time, a Russian defence insider said.

20 Nov 2024 - 3:54PMvideocam

G20

UK’s Starmer says will meet China’s Xi at G20 summit in Brazil

Keir Starmer will be the first UK prime minister to meet China’s president since Theresa May in 2018.

18 Nov 2024 - 3:52PM

United States

Opinion | For China, the end of Pax Americana under Trump will be a gift

A US pullback from Europe, Nato and Asia means less pressure and more room for China to attain its trade and security goals.

18 Nov 2024 - 7:46AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Moscow warns US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with longer-range missiles

Major US policy shift – long demanded by Ukraine – comes as North Korea deploys troops to help Moscow’s war effort.

19 Nov 2024 - 3:27PM

A downed Russian Zircon hypersonic missile in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday. Photo: AFP

United States

US senators seek probe of Elon Musk’s SpaceX contracts over Putin ties

Jack Reed and Jeanne Shaheen flag national security risks after Musk reportedly held talks with the Russian president.

16 Nov 2024 - 10:45AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Germany’s Scholz urges Ukraine talks in first call with Putin since 2022

Zelensky warns that the conversation will open ‘a Pandora’s box’, making the Russian leader less isolated internationally.

16 Nov 2024 - 2:54AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Russia attacks on Ukraine energy could trigger ‘tipping point’: UN

More strikes on infrastructure could cause further severe hardship this winter and spur new mass movements of people, the organisation says.

15 Nov 2024 - 11:17PMvideocam

A blaze at a Ukraine energy infrastructure facility, hit by a Russian missile strike in 2022. Photo: Reuters

India

Can India benefit from Trump’s bid to end the Russia-Ukraine war?

If Donald Trump were to successfully help end the war, India could get a boost on the diplomatic and trade fronts, analysts say.

15 Nov 2024 - 1:09PM

Then-US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace after giving a joint statement in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. Photo: AP

United States

Opinion | Trump’s rise signals the end of US global leadership

Expect greater isolationism in favour of bilateral, outcome-based deals with no more free rides for allies as Trump seeks capitulation, not cooperation.

13 Nov 2024 - 10:30PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Opinion | Trump may end the Ukraine war but no one is walking away a winner

No side remains unscathed, whether it’s Russia’s stagnation, Ukraine’s territorial loss and economic devastation, or the EU’s cost crises.

13 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM

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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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Politics

Job Title

President of Russia

last updated:

7 October, 2024