Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a press conference, at the end of his visit to China for the Tianjin SCO Summit and the military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool

Western troops in Ukraine would be target for Russian army: Putin

"If some troops appear there, especially now during the fighting, we proceed from the premise that they will be legitimate targets," the Russian leader says

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, September 2, 2025. Photo: Reuters

China-Russia pipeline diplomacy threatens Trump's energy grip

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a press conference, at the end of his visit to China for the Tianjin SCO Summit and the military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool

Putin tells Ukraine: End war via talks or I will end it by force

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photos before their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

Hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photos before their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

China's Xi hosts 'old friend' Putin, North Korea's Kim in challenge to West

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025. SUO TAKEKUMA/Pool via REUTERS

China's Xi pushes a new global order, flanked by leaders of Russia and India

US President Donald Trump stands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Trump adopts Putin's preference for route to Ukraine peace after meeting in Alaska

Demonstrators during a protest in solidarity with Ukraine in Anchorage. REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder

Trump will seek to squeeze Ukraine ceasefire deal out of Putin at Alaska summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin's St. George Hall in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025. Photo: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Why is Putin talking about a new nuclear weapons treaty with the US?

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Trump threatens 'severe consequences' if Putin blocks Ukraine peace

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a family photo ceremony prior to the BRICS Summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Putin calls Xi, Modi and other foreign leaders ahead of planned meeting with Trump

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Russia and Ukraine to hold first peace talks in seven weeks

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a meeting at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Trump asked Zelenskiy if Ukraine could hit Moscow, FT reports