Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026. Photo: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

China's Xi, Russia's Putin praise ties at Beijing talks; energy in focus

President Xi Jinping welcomed President Vladimir Putin with an honour guard and a gun salute at the Great Hall of the People, as children waved Chinese and Russian flags

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China September 3, 2025. Photo: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

Xi, Putin to meet in Beijing for tea diplomacy after Trump visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China September 3, 2025. Photo: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

Xi to host 'old friend' Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Chinese President Xi Jinping during an official welcoming ceremony for delegations' heads at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool/File Photo

Beijing emerges as diplomatic hub as Trump and Putin visit within days

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Putin says Russia will deploy new Sarmat nuclear missile this year

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

How real is a coup threat against Russia's president?

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Putin, Zelenskiy proclaim rival ceasefires around Russia's Victory day commemorations

Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araqchi talks with officials, according to Iran's media, during his visit to Russia for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a place given as St. Petersburg, Russia, in this screenshot from a video released on 27 April 2026. Seyed Abbas Araghchi via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS

Putin pledges support for Iran in talks with Araqchi in Russia, says he wants peace soon

Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony to award members of the Russian Paralympic team, who took part in the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 19 March 2026. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS

Putin to meet Iranian foreign minister: State media

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'Voracious predators' driving global rights crisis: Amnesty International

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

UK defence minister suggests Putin's 'hidden hand' behind Iran tactics

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Photo: Collected

Trump, Putin talk of war and peace as US weighs easing Russian oil sanctions

People lay flowers at the grave of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny following his funeral at the Borisovskoye cemetery in Moscow, Russia, March 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo/File Photo

European allies say Navalny was poisoned by dart frog toxin; Russia rejects claims