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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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Firefighters put out a blaze following a Russian attack near Kyiv on Sunday. Photo: Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP
Ukraine war

Trump says it would be a ‘great thing’ to be able to stop Ukraine war

The US president said his ‘good’ relationships with Putin and Zelensky was key to negotiating an end to the conflict.

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Ukraine children executed by Russia: UN

A new report says five boys and two girls were executed in annexed regions, with millions in invaded nation affected by unimaginable suffering.

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A woman and child peer out of a bus window as they leave eastern Ukraine on the day Russia invaded the country in February 2022. Photo: AFP
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Trump says Ukraine minerals deal imminent, people ‘dying unnecessarily’ in war

The US president said efforts to end the war going ‘pretty well’ following talks with Putin and Zelensky.

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Ukraine war

Putin will breach Ukraine peace deal unless it is defended, UK’s Starmer says

British PM told meeting of defence chiefs in London that security arrangements must be in place to ensure sovereignty for Ukraine.

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Donald Trump hugs and kisses the American flag as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 24, 2024. Photo: AP
China-EU relations

EU defence white paper says China’s military action risks disruption for Europe

Paper warns geopolitical shifts are something ‘we have been warned about many times but is now happening faster than many had anticipated’.

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Ukraine war

‘I couldn’t believe I was home’: Ukraine war prisoners savour freedom

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A supporter of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte displays his portrait as they gather in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, The Netherlands, on March 14. Photo: EPA-EFE
Ukraine war

Trump pushes Zelensky to put Ukraine power plants under US control

Suggestion was part of phone call in which Zelensky accepted Russia’s offer for a mutual pause in attacks on energy targets for 30 days.

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Donald Trump has told Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States could own and run Ukraine’s power plants. File photo: AFP
China-France relations

China tells France ‘all stakeholders’ should play role in Ukraine peace deal

China’s foreign minister pledges to work with France against ‘unipolar hegemony’ as Trump-Putin talks leave Europe out in the cold.

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Ukraine war

Trump, Putin agree on partial Ukraine ceasefire. Kyiv wants details

Ukraine ceasefire talks set for Sunday in Jeddah after Trump and Russian president hold lengthy phone call.

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Ukraine war

Letters | On the Ukraine war, Trump has a point

Readers discuss why Ukraine would be better off coming to a settlement with Russia, and the proposal for a new kind of internationalism.

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on February 28. Photo: AFP
Canada

Canada’s PM Carney meets King Charles and Macron after Trump threats

After succeeding Trudeau last week, Carney conspicuously chose key European powers France and UK, rather than US, for first foreign visits.

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Britain’s King Charles, left, with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney at Buckingham Palace, London on Monday. Photo: PA Wire / dpa
Ukraine war

Trump to discuss ending Ukraine war with Putin, including ‘dividing up assets’

US president says he will talk to Russia’s leader on Tuesday as he pushes for an end to the Ukraine war.

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Britain

‘Keep the pressure on Putin’: Starmer to world leaders amid ongoing Ukraine war

Starmer has taken the lead in assembling the ‘coalition of the willing’ in part to persuade Trump to maintain support for Kyiv.

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Ukraine war

Putin tells Ukraine troops in Russia’s Kursk to surrender, ‘guarantees life’

Russia has mounted a counteroffensive in Kursk over the past week, recapturing much of the territory seized by Ukraine.

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Russian troops walk at an area in the Kursk region on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

G7 slams China’s ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea, strongly backs Ukraine

Statement by foreign ministers gathered in Canada also highlights importance of ‘maintaining peace and stability’ across Taiwan Strait.

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Donald Trump

Trump urges Putin to spare Ukrainian troops in Kursk

Putin had used Thursday’s meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff to convey ‘signals’ to Trump.

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Ukraine war

Opinion | What Trump really wants is to be rid of a ‘loser war’ in Ukraine

Trump wants to revive US manufacturing, boost defence and see off the China threat. The last thing he wants is to inherit a ‘loser war’.

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Soldiers of Ukraine’s 5th brigade hold a poster thanking the US for support during a flashmob on the front line near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on March 11. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Trump, eager to reach Ukraine ceasefire ‘fast’, says talks in Russia ‘going OK’

US leader hopeful of ‘good position’ as his special envoy visits Moscow for ‘serious’ discussions with Kremlin, including Vladimir Putin.

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US President Donald Trump gestures during his meeting with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Ukraine war

Opinion | Appeasing Russia and forcing Ukraine into a peace deal will breed chaos

It would embolden Putin, make Ukraine a breeding ground for mass migration, a weapons surge, even civil war – affecting Europe and beyond.

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Ukraine war

Explainer | What’s happening in Russia’s Kursk region and why does it matter?

Kyiv hoped the operation would slow Russia’s advances in eastern Ukraine by diverting troops to defend Kursk but this did not happen.

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Russia

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Ukraine war

Putin visits Kursk, orders troops to expel Ukrainians from Russian territory

Russia’s president makes his first visit to the region since Ukraine launched its shock counteroffensive in August.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visits a command point for Russian troops involved in the counteroffensive in the Kursk region in footage released on Wednesday. Photo: Kremlin.ru via AFP
Ukraine war

Trump says US delegation headed to Russia after Ukraine ceasefire talks

Moscow’s response will determine next steps after a US-Ukrainian proposal for a 30-day ceasefire.

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Ukraine war

US to resume military help to Ukraine, Kyiv backs ceasefire proposal

Ball in Moscow’s court as joint US-Ukraine statement calls for ‘an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement’.

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