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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.

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7 Oct 1952

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President of Russia

last updated:

7 October, 2024

Russia

Crimean officials declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol

Russian-appointed officials in Crimea announced an emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of the peninsula’s largest city.

4 Jan 2025 - 10:01PM

North Korea

My Take | North Korea’s New Year’s greetings signal shift from China to Russia

3 Jan 2025 - 10:30AMvideocam

North Korea

North Korea’s Kim vows to further solidify Russia ties in letter to Putin

31 Dec 2024 - 6:14AM

Aviation accidents

Azerbaijan’ president demands Russia admits to shooting at plane before crash

Ilham Aliyev accused Moscow of initially trying to cover up cause of the fatal disaster that killed 38 of the 67 people on board.

30 Dec 2024 - 2:45AMvideocam

Workers remove coffins of victims from a plane at Heydar Aliyev International Airport outside Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday after the Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan. Photo: AP

North Korea

North Korea declares ‘strongest’ US strategy in key party meeting

The meeting was held to review the ruling party’s work throughout the year and to discuss strategies and policies for 2025.

29 Dec 2024 - 9:38AM

Central Asia

Russia’s Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over ‘tragic’ plane crash

The apology was the closest Moscow had come to accepting blame for the disaster, though only noting that a criminal case had been opened.

29 Dec 2024 - 12:11AM

Ukraine war

North Korean troops experience mass casualties in Ukraine: White House

White House spokesman said Russia and North Korea are treating troops as expendable, ordering them on ‘hopeless assaults’ against Ukraine.

28 Dec 2024 - 3:49AMvideocam

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. Photo: Getty Images / TNS

Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan believes missile downed plane, Russia warns against ‘hypotheses’

38 people died in Wednesday’s crash in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijani source said Baku expects Russia ‘to confess’ to shooting down the plane.

27 Dec 2024 - 1:04PMvideocam

US-China relations

Opinion | 2024 shows US-China tensions no longer the biggest story

Unrestrained regional powers jostling for control, building weapons and taking bolder risks are influencing trajectory of world politics.

26 Dec 2024 - 8:35AMvideocam

Aviation accidents

Azerbaijani plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38 and injuring 29

The aircraft, which was carrying 67 people, was diverted from an area of Russia that Moscow recently defended against Ukrainian drones.

26 Dec 2024 - 1:26PMvideocam

A drone view shows the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan. Photo: Reuters

TikTok ban

Trump favours keeping TikTok in US after ‘billions of views’ during election

US president-elect offers strongest signals yet that he opposes a potential exit of TikTok from the US market.

23 Dec 2024 - 3:14PMvideocam

US President-elect Donald Trump at AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Russia

Putin meets Slovakia’s Fico, in rare visit to Russia by an EU leader

The leaders discussed the future of Russian natural gas deliveries, and the conflict in Ukraine.

23 Dec 2024 - 1:40PM

Ukraine war

Ukraine capital hit by Russian missiles after cyberattack

The barrage came hours after Putin said he is willing to meet with US president-elect Trump, who has said he wants to end the war.

20 Dec 2024 - 8:34PMvideocam

Ukraine war

North Korean soldiers take selfie on Ukraine battlefield

20 Dec 2024 - 6:33PM

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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

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