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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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7 Oct 1952
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A woman holds her daughter while standing in front of a residential building damaged in a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

US-Russia deal, Trump-Zelensky clash could leave Ukraine out in the cold

Analysts say Trump’s action, including lifting sanctions and tariffs on Moscow, would prompt Putin to continue the war.

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United States

Trump pauses Russian sanctions package after striking diesel deal with Putin

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Ukraine war

From hospital, Pope Leo pushes Putin for ceasefire in contested Ukraine city

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Ukraine war

Trump rebukes Zelensky, calls strikes on Russian refineries a ‘disgrace’

US president says the Ukrainian leader is ‘more difficult’ than Putin, portraying him as an obstacle to ending the conflict.

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump have repeatedly clashed. Photo: AFP
China-Russia relations

Could Trump join Xi and Putin for 3-way meeting at next month’s Apec summit?

Foreign ministers Wang Yi and Sergey Lavrov say they discussed relations with the US during their latest meeting in Baku.

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Ukraine war

‘We’re done’: Ukraine resumes Russian refinery strikes, defying Trump

Kyiv targets Ryazan refinery after the Ukrainian leader lashes out at US intelligence cuts and continued Russian strikes on the power grid.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Open Questions | Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis

AI dialogue and security issues are among the most difficult bilateral points amid ‘fragile stability’, former senior American diplomat says.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

US holds ‘unusual’ civil-military meeting in Tokyo ahead of Trump’s China trip

Diplomatic, administrative and military officials said to have exchanged intelligence and aligned Asia-Pacific priorities and messaging.

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China-Japan relations

Chinese business visit to Russia-held Kuril Islands prompts protest from Japan

The trip to Etorofu aimed at identifying joint Russia-China investment opportunities in the disputed southernmost part of the archipelago.

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Ukraine war

Russia batters Ukraine’s power facilities amid Kyiv’s growing strain with US

Zelensky blasts Moscow for ignoring Trump’s truce, as Kyiv cites missing early warnings and throttled Starlink access.

An injured man climbs down a ladder at a Kyiv residential building hit in a Russian missile strike on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Why China is likely to be cautious about recent Trump-Putin diesel deal

The US may still try to target major buyers of Russian energy despite the deal aimed at cutting American fuel prices, analysts warn.

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The US has announced the deal despite threatening to penalise other buyers of Russian oil. Photo: Reuters
Energy

Global diesel shortage: why Gulf refined fuel exports lag crude oil shipments

From shipping bottlenecks to strikes on refineries, analysts warn the market faces a prolonged recovery.

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Ukraine war

Trump demands Ukraine get new president, lashes out at Zelensky

A day after unveiling a diesel deal with Putin, Trump accused Kyiv of contributing to global fuel shortages by striking Russian refineries.

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Ukraine war

Russian attacks kill 20 in Ukraine after Trump-Putin diesel deal

The diesel deal contrasted a sweeping Russia sanctions law Trump signed last month to clamp down on Russia’s oil and gas revenues.

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A police officer with a dog searching for people under the rubble of a five-storey residential building following a Russian attack that killed seven people, including three children, in Zaporizhzhia, on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Australia

Australia says it won’t buy Russian fuel despite Trump’s diesel deal with Putin

Canberra will maintain its import ban to block revenue for Moscow’s war effort, citing sufficient domestic petrol and diesel reserves.

Australian Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen in Nadi, Fiji on Thursday. Bowen has ruled out buying fuel from Russia, emphasising Australia's committment to energy sanctions against Moscow. Photo: AFP
US midterm elections 2026

Trump announces diesel deal with Russia ahead of US midterm elections next month

Shock move reverses years of US pressure on Moscow over Ukraine war, as the president seeks to lower spiralling fuel costs.

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Science

Russia lifts plague lab-related quarantine measures. Should China be relieved?

Moscow says the incident is over but questions remain among Chinese commenters and others on social media globally.

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US-China relations

Opinion | US-Japan-Poland strategic triangle can encourage a ‘peaceful war’

The catalyst for this new architecture of deterrence in an age of fragmented interdependence lies less in China than in Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov on his right and Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov on his left at the Tsentr-2026 military exercises at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on October 2. Photo: Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, September 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits US and India and prepares to meet US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the Apec summit.

Ukraine war

Zelensky accuses US of inaction as Russian strikes kill nearly 80 in 2 days

Ukraine seeks expanded Starlink satellite access to boost air defences as Rubio says war is at a stalemate.

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China-Russia relations

Kremlin aide visits China amid speculation about potential Xi-Putin-Trump meeting

Nikolai Patrushev will hold maritime talks, but his trip is being watched for signs that a summit is planned for November.

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Nikolai Patrushev is the first senior Russian official to visit China since President Xi Jinping's summit with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington late last month. Photo: Reuters
Russia

Russia says no risk of epidemic following plague institute worker’s death

Russia’s health watchdog says it is winding down precautionary measures it put in place and has shared its latest information with the WHO.

The Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East, in the city of Irkutsk. Photo: AFP
India

Why India is getting serious about ending the Ukraine war

US tariff threats and drone strikes on an Indian-owned factory are pushing Delhi to shift from passive advocacy to active peacemaking.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serb separatist Dodik declares victory for his party in Bosnia election

Milorad Dodik credits support from Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as ally secures seat in country’s tripartite presidency.

Russia

Police detain dozens at Russian Communist Party rally in Moscow

Demonstration marking 1993 uprising sees arrests after protesters chant slogans including ‘For fair elections’ and ‘Down with the Tsar’.

Police detain demonstrators in Moscow on Sunday. Photo: Russian Communist Party Press Service via AP
North Korea

North Korea test-fires intermediate-range missile amid mine blast tensions

The launch came a day after she had ridiculed South Korean demands for the North to apologise over the September 21 landmine blasts.

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People watch the news about North Korea’s missile launch on a television screen at a station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday. Photo: EPA
China-Russia relations

Chinese troops line up for Russia’s Tsentr-2026 exercise as military ties tighten

The mass drill involved tens of thousands of personnel from SCO countries to apply lessons from Ukraine war, Moscow says.

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China-Latin America relations

Brazil’s Lula hails Chinese investors as rival pitches rare earths to Trump

Brazilian president names China a possible partner in his critical minerals plans, as Flavio Bolsonaro courts Trump, with election looming.

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