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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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Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (right) and his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiga pose after a signing ceremony in Tokyo on July 1. Photo: AFP
Japan

Will Putin’s Kuril Islands visit push Japan closer to Ukraine?

With its need for Russian gas limiting fresh sanctions, analysts say Tokyo has few economic weapons left to respond.

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Min Aung Hlaing

Russia’s Putin hosts Myanmar leader, talks up energy projects

Myanmar

Myanmar’s president heads to Moscow seeking Russian arms and oil

Russia

Russia summons Japan envoy over disputed Kuril Islands row after Putin visit

Japanese officials had ‘crossed the line of decency’ in criticising Putin’s recent trip, said Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the Yasny fish processing complex on the Kuril Island of Iturup on Thursday. Photo: Sputnik / Gavriil Grigorov / Pool via Reuters
Ukraine war

Kremlin critic jailed in Russia for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

Lev Shlosberg is a senior member of the Yabloko party which Russia has barred from the ballot in next month’s parliamentary election.

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Saudi Arabia

Russia’s role in Middle East politics endures, shifts to being ‘secondary power’

Two Russian military bases will remain in Syria as the region continues to recalibrate its relations with major powers amid the Iran war.

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Japan

What does the first visit to the Kuril Islands by Vladimir Putin mean for China?

Diplomatic offensive seen to signal growing alignment between Beijing and Moscow to isolate Tokyo ahead of key November summit.

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin interacts on August 13 with local residents on Iturup island, one of four islands in the contested chain known as the Kuril Islands. Photo: AFP
Japan

Video | Russia’s Putin visits disputed islands sparking protest from Japan

The Russian president inspected the Pacific fleet on his first trip to the disputed archipelago, drawing a protest from Tokyo.

Ukraine

Poland says it arrested Russian hired to kill Ukrainian-American citizen

Poland ‌says its role ‌as a hub for military and other supplies to neighbouring Ukraine has made it a target for Russian espionage.

Russia

Russia’s Putin makes first visit to Kuril Islands claimed by Japan

The Russian president inspected the Pacific fleet on his first trip to the disputed archipelago, prompting Tokyo to consider fresh sanctions and drawing US backing.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin oversees the final stage of the Pacific Fleet’s naval drills from on board a Russian Navy ship off the far eastern Sakhalin Island on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Russia warns of global food market ‘chaos’ after Ukraine hits grain terminals

Grain shipments from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk are currently impossible because of serious damage to terminal infrastructure.

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A satellite image shows heavily damaged ships at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in Russia, following Ukrainian strikes. Photo: Vantor/AFP
Russia

Putin warns of retaliation over Western ‘piracy’ seizures of Russian ships

Russia is believed to be using a fleet of hundreds of ships to evade international sanctions imposed after it invaded Ukraine in 2022.

United States

Russia frees ailing ex-US marine after Putin’s ‘goodwill’ pardon

Robert Gilman was released on humanitarian grounds with no prisoner exchange after intervention by the White House.

South Korea

South Korea faces quandary over Ukraine’s air defence system request

If South Korea were to agree to Zelensky’s request, it could further strain ties with Russia and impair its own defence, analysts say.

The KM-SAM Cheongung missile system on display during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition in Seongnam last year. Photo: AFP
Russia

Russia bars anti-war party from parliamentary election

The move by the Supreme Court sidelines the liberal Yabloko party, the only officially registered party that opposes the ‌war in Ukraine.

Yabloko party leader Nikolai Rybakov (centre) holds up an apple, the symbol of his party after a hearing on a lawsuit to bar the party from parliamentary elections, at the Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia on Monday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine, including 3-year-old boy

The child and his grandparents were among the dead after the latest attacks. Kyiv says around 9,000 drones and missiles were fired in July.

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Russia

Russia’s sole anti-war party targets coming elections, favours ceasefire

Several of its leaders have been convicted for being critical of the conflict and supporting key opposition figures.

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Russia

Russian drone factory boss badly injured in car blast that killed driver

Targeted attack on Uraldronzavod chief outside Yekaterinburg follows series of strikes against defence figures.

Vladimir Tkachuk, head of the Uraldronzavod factory, speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2024. Photo: Sputnik via AP
Russia

Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terror, issues wanted alert

FSB accuses app administration of enabling acts of sabotage and cyberfraud by Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine war

Zelensky pursues Patriot missile licences in White House meeting with Trump

The Ukrainian president eyes weapons co-production and renewed diplomacy with the Trump administration.

North Korea

Why a 30,000-troop deployment suits both Russia and North Korea

Moscow gets more soldiers without risking another mass mobilisation, Pyongyang receives money and military tech.

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North Korean soldiers march in a military parade at Pyongyang’s Kim Il-Sung Square in February. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP
Ukraine war

Russian attacks kill 2 in Ukraine; 4 dead in Russian-held area hit by Ukraine

Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday claimed its latest attack on Kyiv had struck sites linked to drone production.

Smoke and fire rise from burning vehicles at the site of a Russian strike in a location given as Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv Region / Handout via Reuters
Ukraine war

Russia asks North Korea to send 30,000 extra troops for Ukraine war: Zelensky

In return, North Korea has received cash, military technology, food and energy commodities to help it overcome international sanctions.

Ukraine war

Russian attack kills 10, injures almost 100, at Ukraine defence event

A strike hit a drone exhibition site hours after Ukraine’s leader hosted senior staff who work on protecting against aerial attacks.

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Ukraine war

Trump ally Loomer meets Zelensky after dramatic U-turn on Ukraine war

Conservative influencer sat down with the Ukrainian president after an air raid in Kyiv prompted her call for ‘moral clarity’.

Laura Loomer. The conservative commentator, who has millions of online followers, has recently abandoned her anti-Ukraine stance. Photo: AP
China-EU relations

EU waters down Russia sanctions over fears China could seize key LNG assets

Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing.

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The Sun Arrows tanker loads its cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the port of Prigorodnoye, Russia. The EU has watered down sanctions on Moscow amid fears that China could seize crucial LNG assets. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Opinion | Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine shows the impotence of nuclear weapons

Having the world’s biggest nuclear arsenal has not helped Russia on the battlefield.

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China trade

China, Russia plan fifth rail link to keep trade chugging along in harsh winters

Heilongjiang province is studying feasibility of connecting Heihe city with Blagoveshchensk in Russia by train, aiming to remove road and waterway bottlenecks.

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