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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

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Opinion | A world on edge is headed for a geopolitical reckoning – in May

Lasting changes could arise from the Trump vs Xi diplomatic chess, EU’s emerging strategy and political flux in Seoul, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

19 Apr 2025 - 5:48AMvideocam

Trump says US will ‘take a pass’ if no Ukraine deal progress

19 Apr 2025 - 2:14AMvideocam

Trump expects Russia’s response on peace deal soon, takes swipe at Zelensky

18 Apr 2025 - 12:15PMvideocam

US and Ukraine will sign critical minerals deal next week: Donald Trump

Breakthrough follows American leader’s widely televised spat with Volodymyr Zelensky and Washington’s push for a peace plan involving Russia.

18 Apr 2025 - 10:20PMvideocam

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on at a press conference in Paris, France, on March 27. Photo: AFP

Ukrainian lawmakers extend martial law until August

The extension allows Ukraine to continue mobilising troops and suspends the election cycle.

16 Apr 2025 - 6:48PMvideocam

US envoy claims ‘on the verge’ of Ukraine peace deal after Putin meeting

Donald Trump’s special envoy also hinted at ‘compelling commercial opportunities’ for the US following his meeting with Russia’s president.

15 Apr 2025 - 1:57PMvideocam

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Trump blames Biden and Zelensky for failing to prevent war in Ukraine

‘President Zelensky and Crooked Joe Biden did an absolutely horrible job in allowing this travesty to begin,’ Trump wrote on social media.

15 Apr 2025 - 9:32AMvideocam

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on February 28. Photo: CNP via Zuma Press Wire / TNS

On Balance | Tariff flip-flops and why Trump’s attack on China is misguided

Trump wants to counter China’s challenge to US dominance but his approach has only served to undermine allies while spooking investors.

14 Apr 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Trump on Russia-Ukraine deal: there is a time ‘to put up or shut up’

Trump has shown signs of losing patience with Moscow and told it to ‘get moving’ on reaching an agreement.

13 Apr 2025 - 11:36AMvideocam

Ukraine keen to end war with Russia soon: foreign minister at diplomacy forum

Kyiv’s Andrii Sybiha and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov both attended the three-day platform in Turkey but were never on the same panel, offering starkly different views on the conflict.

12 Apr 2025 - 10:48PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha attends a panel titled “European Security at a Critical Juncture” at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turky. Photo: Handout

Trump tells Russia to ‘get moving’ on Ukraine, as US envoy Witkoff meets Putin

US-Russia talks on a possible peace deal appear to have stalled over disagreements around conditions for a full pause in hostilities.

12 Apr 2025 - 3:42PMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) shakes hands with US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff during a meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, on Friday. Photo: Sputnik/Kremlin via EPA-EFE

China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

No date confirmed with the Chinese side as travel plan indicates serious effort to re-engage amid collapsed relationship with the US.

11 Apr 2025 - 5:38AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet NHL great Alexander Ovechkin’s Russian model wife, Anastasia Shubskaya

Her mum is famed Russian actress and filmmaker Vera Glagoleva, who directed Ralph Fiennes in Two Women, and Shubskaya initially followed in her footsteps by studying film.

8 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM

Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops active in Russia’s Belgorod region

‘We continue active operations in the enemy’s border areas and this is absolutely justified,’ the Ukrainian president said.

8 Apr 2025 - 8:55AMvideocam

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: Ukrinform/dpa

Putin says ceasefire ‘questions’ linger amid US-Ukraine minerals deal talks

US President Donald Trump has voiced frustration at the slow pace of talks, telling NBC news in March that he was “p***ed off” with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

7 Apr 2025 - 8:08PMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected a joint US-Ukrainian proposal for an unconditional and full ceasefire in March. Photo: AP

NHL (National Hockey League)

‘Outstanding’: Putin congratulates icon Ovechkin on breaking Gretzky’s NHL record

The 39-year-old Russian star, who plays for the Washington Capitals, on Sunday broke a record that had stood for 26 years at a New York arena.

7 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM

US-China relations

Open Questions | Ex-CIA official Dennis Wilder on why US-Europe rift is ‘highly exaggerated’

The national security specialist and former CIA official on US-China ties and the group chat discussion that shocked the world.

7 Apr 2025 - 9:54AMvideocam

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Russia court sends US citizen awaiting trial to a psychiatric hospital

Joseph Tater was arrested in August after being accused of assaulting a police officer during a confrontation with staff at a Moscow hotel.

7 Apr 2025 - 8:28AM

US citizen Joseph Tater in court as he was sentenced to 15 days in prison for petty hooliganism in August, in this screen grab of television footage released by Moscow City Court on August 14. Photo: Moscow City Court Press Service/AFP

Zelensky hails progress in talks with UK, French military chiefs

The visit to Kyiv came on the same day that a Russian missile strike on Zelensky’s home city killed 18 people, among them nine children.

5 Apr 2025 - 11:37PM

9 children killed in Russian strike near playground in Zelensky’s hometown

Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it conducted a precision missile strike on a restaurant where commanders and Western instructors were meeting.

5 Apr 2025 - 12:18PM

Trump losing patience with Putin, US’ Marco Rubio tells Nato

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump probably wouldn’t accept the Russian president’s delaying tactics much longer.

4 Apr 2025 - 10:09PMvideocam

At a Nato foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump probably wouldn’t accept the Russian president’s delaying tactics much longer. Photo: AFP

Russia, Cuba and North Korea escape worst of Trump’s tariff wrath on world

Russia left off because there was no meaningful trade with it, while Cuba, Belarus and North Korea were already heavily sanctioned.

4 Apr 2025 - 5:21PMvideocam

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on tariffs during the “Make America Wealthy Again” event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Russia bans Elton John’s Aids foundation

Russia accuses foundation of participating in a Western campaign to ‘denigrate Russia’.

4 Apr 2025 - 1:24PM

Marco Rubio says US committed to Nato but tells allies to spend more

Trump has demanded Nato more than double its current spending target to five per cent of GDP – more than any, including the US, spend now.

3 Apr 2025 - 7:39PMvideocam

China-Russia relations

China and Russia look to ‘broader and broader’ ties and ‘close coordination’

Vladimir Putin tells China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Moscow that he’s ‘looking forward’ to welcoming Xi Jinping next month.

2 Apr 2025 - 2:30PMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Kremlin, in Moscow on April 1. Photo: AP

China-Russia relations

Opinion | Amid tariff wars, Chinese carmakers are dominating Russian market

The likes of Geely and Chery have filled the gap left by Western rivals. Even with higher duties now levied by Moscow, Chinese vehicles remain the most popular.

1 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Kremlin working on Ukraine peace after Trump says he’s ‘angry’ with Putin

Trump’s “pissed off” stance has not derailed US-Russia talks, as the Kremlin confirmed work on Ukraine peace ideas and improved bilateral ties continues.

31 Mar 2025 - 11:03PMvideocam

Trump calls out both Putin and Zelensky over Ukraine ceasefire talks

US president expressed frustration with Russian and Ukrainian leaders as he struggles to forge a truce to end war.

31 Mar 2025 - 2:23PMvideocam

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