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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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President of Russia

last updated:

7 October, 2024

A Ukrainian artillery brigade fires towards Russian positions in Donetsk region, Ukraine. Photo: AP

Ukraine war

Editorial | China plan could yet help deliver peace to war-torn Ukraine

Beijing’s 12-point strategy may be worth reconsidering as US fails to create negotiating atmosphere of trust and respect.

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Ukraine war

Trump cedes to Russia on Ukraine, but the bigger victim may be Nato

14 Feb 2025 - 3:09PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump says he wants to work with Russia and China on limiting nuclear arms

The US president said he would start with conversations with leaders Putin and Xi, potentially moving to a trilateral meeting.

14 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

A Yars mobile nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile is seen during drills at an undisclosed location in Russia, in image released on February 6. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP

Donald Trump

Trump won’t let Europe turn Uncle Sam into ‘Uncle Sucker’: US defence chief

Pentagon head Pete Hegseth defended Trump’s Ukraine negotiations with Putin and urged allies to ‘make Nato great again’.

14 Feb 2025 - 9:48AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Ukraine says it won’t accept US-Russia peace deal reached without Kyiv

Zelensky said it was ‘unpleasant’ that Trump called Putin before talking to him, but tried to play down the significance of the move.

14 Feb 2025 - 2:44AMvideocam

China-UK relations

Wang Yi sends free trade message at revived UK-China Strategic Dialogue

Ministerial talks brought back to life in London as Starmer’s government pursues a more pragmatic China policy.

14 Feb 2025 - 12:16PMvideocam

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and David Lammy, pictured in Beijing in October, met in London for the first UK-China Strategic Dialogue since 2018. Photo: Xinhua

China energy security

China hedges its energy bets as Russia pipeline plan remains on hold

The controversial Power of Siberia 2 pipeline seems less likely to commence after China spent 2024 diversifying its energy imports.

13 Feb 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Trump says talks to end Ukraine war to start ‘immediately’ after Putin call

China says it is ‘happy’ to see the US, Russia ‘strengthen communication’ after Ukraine peace talk reports.

13 Feb 2025 - 5:14PMvideocam

Ukraine war

US Treasury chief to visit Kyiv as Trump seeks Ukraine’s rare earths

Donald Trump has expressed a desire for a deal that would see the US recoup its investment in Ukraine’s defence against Russia.

12 Feb 2025 - 4:27PM

A Ukrainian military deminer checks an unexploded Russian aerial guided bomb in a field in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. Photo: AFP

Ukraine war

Zelensky offers land swaps with Russia to help end Ukraine war

The leader says he is ready to trade territory in Kursk, after Trump’s comments that Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’.

12 Feb 2025 - 6:19AMvideocam

A Russian drone attacks a German-made Leopard tank at an undisclosed location in the Kursk region, in an image released in January. Photo: Russian defence ministry via EPA-EFE

Ukraine war

Moscow latches onto Trump’s Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’ idea

The Kremlin says a ‘significant part of Ukraine wants to be Russia’, echoing the US president’s remarks on the war-torn country’s future.

11 Feb 2025 - 6:44PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Trump floats Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’ ahead of Zelensky-Vance meeting

The Trump administration is pushing for a swift end to the nearly three-year Ukraine conflict.

11 Feb 2025 - 2:48PMvideocam

China-Russia relations

China-Russia ties: Xi to visit Moscow to mark Soviet WWII victory over Germany

Russia’s ambassador to China says Xi returned invitation for Putin to visit China to mark Sino-Japanese war anniversary later in year.

10 Feb 2025 - 8:45PMvideocam

China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin could be set for several exchanges this year, with each inviting the other to join their war commemorations. Photo: EPA-EFE

Ukraine war

Trump says Putin ‘wants to see people stop dying’ in Ukraine war

The US president says he held phone talks with the Russian leader to discuss the end of the conflict.

9 Feb 2025 - 2:20PMvideocam

Servicemen camouflage their tank in the Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine, on February 6. Photo: EPA-EFE

Ukraine war

What’s behind the no-show of North Korean troops in Ukraine war?

Observers also say Pyongyang is in too deep with Russia over its war, and still stands to gain from providing military aid.

7 Feb 2025 - 4:44PMvideocam

North Korea

Opinion | Trump’s US must go beyond ‘grand bargain’ to engage with North Korea

Old tactics unlikely to work given a changed Pyongyang and region. Trump will need to approach Kim with cooperation and reciprocity.

7 Feb 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Russia

Russia says ready for ‘bargaining’ with Trump but US must make first step

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov urged Washington to take efforts to normalise ties on the basis of ‘mutual respect and equal rights’.

6 Feb 2025 - 1:43PMvideocam

Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland in 2018. Photo: AFP

Ukraine war

US set to unveil Trump plan to end Ukraine war

The blueprint is expected to be presented at the Munich Security Conference next week, days before the conflict hits the three-year mark.

6 Feb 2025 - 7:36AM

Chinese culture

Year of the Snake predictions for Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin

What’s 2025 going to be like for three of the world’s most powerful people? Two feng shui masters make predictions using Chinese astrology.

5 Feb 2025 - 7:45PM

Ukraine war

Zelensky says he is willing to negotiate with Putin

In addition to Ukraine and Russia, the US and Europe should also be involved in the talks, Zelensky told British journalist Piers Morgan.

5 Feb 2025 - 6:33PM

Russia

Opinion | Why Russia’s treaties with Iran and North Korea differ in scope

Key differences in comprehensive strategic partnership treaties with Pyongyang and Tehran give insight into Moscow’s diplomatic strategy.

5 Feb 2025 - 8:10AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a ceremony to sign an agreement of comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on January 17. Photo: Sputnik / Pool via Reuters

Donald Trump

Starmer rejects Trump ‘out of line’ comment, calls UK-US trade ‘fair’

Asked by BBC on Monday if he will target the UK with tariffs, Trump said: ‘UK is out of line but I’m sure that one … can be worked out’.

4 Feb 2025 - 8:16AMvideocam

North Korea

Brutal, ‘brave’ and unrelenting: the North Korean troops fighting Ukraine

Around 4,000 of the 11,000-men contingent North Korea sent to Russia last year are thought to have died already, with more losses expected.

3 Feb 2025 - 1:01PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Opinion | How China and US can work together to end Ukraine war

Beijing and Washington should take the lead on a plan to offer a collective security guarantee to Kyiv and Moscow as a foundation for a deal.

31 Jan 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Atomic scientists adjust Doomsday Clock closer than ever to midnight

Russia’s nuclear threats, the rise of AI, global conflicts and climate change all shaped the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ decision.

29 Jan 2025 - 8:14AMvideocam

A firefighter looks on as flames erupt from a building in Ukraine following a Russian strike on Tuesday. Photo: Zuma Press Wire/dpa

Brics

Opinion | Trump’s America will be forced to grapple with a rising Brics

Brics has become an alternative power base outside the reach of the US and its allies, and a rising counterweight to US influence globally.

27 Jan 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Belarus

‘Europe’s last dictator’ Lukashenko extends 3-decade rule in Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko wins Belarus’ election by a landslide, garnering nearly 87 per cent of the vote.

27 Jan 2025 - 1:59PM

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