Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on 19–20 May was not merely another bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Its main purpose was to demonstrate that, following the high-profile visit by US President Donald Trump, Beijing is not changing its strategic course and is unwilling to sacrifice its partnership with Moscow for a…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin will on Wednesday dine on Peking duck and Jinhua ham at a banquet featuring Chinese opera and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Russian state news agency TASS reported.Putin-Jinping Dinner Menu Live Events A programme and menu reported by TASS showed guests would be offered an array of cold…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday confirmed Russia’s ‘unwavering’ support to Iran in the ongoing conflict with the United States and Iran. Putin said that Russia would continue to stand by Tehran, saying he wished to “confirm unwavering support for Tehran and solidarity with our Iranian friends.” (Reuters) Putin also congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on his…
By Adam Entous Adam Entous conducted more than 300 interviews over more than a year with government, military and intelligence officials in Ukraine, the United States, Britain, Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Turkey. Dec. 30, 2025 The train left the U.S. Army depot in the west of Germany and made for Poland and…
Updated on: Dec 29, 2025 09:12 pm IST It was not immediately known whether Putin was at the residence at the time of the alleged attack. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Ukraine had attempted to strike President Vladimir Putin’s state residence in Russia’s Novgorod region, warning that the alleged attack would…
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi for a two-day State visit on Thursday for the 23rd India-Russia Summit, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and his “Flying Kremlin” aircraft instantly became the talk of the town. Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Russian President Vladimir Putin upon the latter’s arrival at the Airport in New…
Published on: Dec 04, 2025 02:28 pm IST Putin’s remarks come after a marathon meeting with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as part of the negotiations to end the Ukraine war. Russian President Vladimir Putin said his five-hour talks with U.S. envoys on ending the war in Ukraine were “necessary” and “useful” but also “difficult…
The Chinese and Russian militaries have pledged to deepen cooperation in sensitive areas including missile defence, following high-level talks in Moscow involving China’s top general. General Zhang Youxia, the first-ranking vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, met with his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov on Thursday, according to China’s defence ministry announcement. The visit – Zhang’s…
US President Donald Trump hinted at supporting the proposed Senate legislation to sanction countries conducting business with Russia, as he said that such a measure would be “okay with me,” amid a long-running push to cut Moscow’s access to funding. “The Republicans are putting in legislation that is very tough, sanctioning, etcetera, on any country…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call to discuss a wide range of Middle East developments, with a strong focus on Gaza, Iran’s nuclear programme, and the situation in Syria, the Kremlin confirmed on Saturday. “President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Israel @netanyahu had a…