Russian President Vladimir Putin

NKorea’s Kim arrives for summit with Russia’s Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in the Russian city of Vladivostok for a summit he is likely to use to seek support from President Vladimir Putin while Pyongyang’s nuclear talks with Washington are in limbo.
Putin calls Modi expressing solidarity in fight against terror

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveyed solidarity of his country with India in the latter’s fight against terrorism.
A new Russian first lady

Russian President Vladimir Putin says on Thursday he would probably have to get married again, but did not say to whom.
Putin awards Russia’s chief coach with Alexander Nevsky Order

Russian President Vladimir Putin presents the Russia national football team’s coaching staff and players with state awards on Saturday according to TASS.
Putin says 'ready to go to Washington', invites Trump to Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has invited US leader Donald Trump to visit Moscow and is ready to travel to Washington for a new summit, as he praises their "useful" meetings.
Trump invites Putin to Washington

President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House says, a daring rebuttal to the torrent of criticism in the United States over Trump's failure to publicly confront Putin at their first summit for Moscow's meddling in the 2016 election.
Obama warns of 'strange and uncertain times'

Former US president Barack Obama uses a tribute to Nelson Mandela to warn of "strange and uncertain times", a day after Donald Trump refused to challenge Vladimir Putin over interference in US elections.
Trump says Putin summit ‘even better’ than NATO meeting

President Donald Trump cast his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a glowing light and attempts to discredit the widely held perception that the day he spent with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, is detrimental to the United States.
Putin: Mall fire was criminal negligence

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the scene of a fire in a shopping mall that killed at least 64 people, and hit out at "criminal negligence" which he says was to blame for the high death toll.
Russia, SAARC, EU mourn plane crash deaths

Russian President Vladimir Putin,South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the European Union expresses heartfelt condolences to all the victims of the plane crash of the US Bangla flight in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Russia test-fires 'ideal' hypersonic missile

Russia says it successfully launched a hypersonic missile which President Vladimir Putin called "an ideal weapon" as he unveiled a new array of next-generation arms earlier.
Putin plans to be independent candidate

Russian President Vladimir Putin kicks off an annual press conference, his first major public appearance since announcing he would seek a new six-year term in March 2018 elections.
'US decision on Jerusalem will have negative impact'

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone call that the US decision on Jerusalem will negatively impact the region's peace and stability, sources in Erdogan's office says.
Russia honours Saber Chy with ‘Order of Friendship’

Russian President Vladimir Putin honours Inter-Parliamentary Union President Saber Hossain Chowdhury with "Order of Friendship", Russia's highest state decoration.
Putin gets puppy as birthday gift

Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, receives a top breed puppy as a belated birthday gift from Turkmenistan's president who is keen to recover lost Russian markets for Turkmen gas.
Putin warns of 'global catastrophe' over NKorea impasse

Russian President Vladimir Putin warns of a global catastrophe unless a diplomatic solution is reached over North Korea, but rejects US calls for more sanctions as "useless", widening a split among major powers over how to rein in Pyongyang.
Towards new horizons of strategic partnership

Russian President Vladimir Putin outlines his vision for strengthening the BRICS countries’ partnership in politics, the economy, culture and other areas.
Trump says Putin would have preferred Clinton win

President Donald Trump, battling allegations that Russia helped him win the White House, claims that Vladimir Putin actually would have preferred a Hillary Clinton victory.
Trump, Putin hold first meeting at protest-marred G20 summit

US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin hold their first face-to-face meeting at a G20 summit marred by violent protests and a rift between America and its Western allies over climate change and trade.
Putin: US election hackers could have been from anywhere

Russian President Vladimir Putin says hackers trying to influence last year's US election could have been from anywhere, questioning findings by American intelligence that Russia was behind the operation.
Trump did not pass Russia secrets: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that US President Donald Trump had not passed on any secrets to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Washington last week.
US-Russia ties worse since Trump took office: Putin

Levels of trust between Moscow and Washington have deteriorated since US President Donald Trump took office, Russian President Vladimir Putin says in an interview.
Putin rejects Panama Papers allegations

President Putin denies "any element of corruption" over the Panama Papers leaks, saying his opponents are trying to destabilise Russia.
Putin calls for end to Nagorno clashes

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls for an immediate halt to fighting after clashes broke out in the disputed Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Russia 'must stop Syria civilian bombing'

French PM Manuel Valls urges Russia to stop bombing civilians while carrying out airstrikes in Syria - but Moscow denies harming them.
Downed plane pilot denies Turkey warning

The surviving pilot of a Russian plane shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border says no warning was given, and the plane was inside Syrian airspace.
Russia's ex-minister found dead in Washington

A wealthy Russian close to President Vladimir Putin has been found dead in a Washington hotel.
Egypt plane crash: 'External influence' caused crash

The Russian airline Kogalymavia blames "external influence" for Saturday's Sinai plane crash which killed 224 people.
Syria conflict: Putin defends Russia's air strikes

Russian President Vladimir Putin defends Russia's military operations in Syria, saying the aim is to "stabilise the legitimate authority" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Turkey summons Russia envoy again

Turkey again summons the Russian ambassador after a second violation of its airspace by a Russian warplane operating in Syria in two days.