Putin, Xi praise ties, hours after Trump sworn in
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping praised their deepening cooperation in a video call on Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump鈥檚 inauguration as United States president.
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Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over plane crash
Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, breaking the Kremlin鈥檚 silence as speculation mounted Russia may have accidentally shot the plane.
Bill Clinton hospitalised with fever
Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump indicated Thursday that they were ready to hold talks after the Republican tycoon emerged as the victor in the race for the White House.
Putin vows more N-capable missile firing at Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile launched at Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for updated air-defence systems to meet the new threat...
Kremlin denies Trump call, says West not ready for talks
Russia Monday denied a reported call between president Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump on the Ukraine conflict and said it saw no signs the West was ready for talks.
Kremlin denies Putin and Trump spoke on phone
The Kremlin on Monday denied a US media report that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump had spoken on the phone last week about the Ukraine conflict...
Russia, Ukraine launch massive drone attacks after Trump-Putin call
Russia and Ukraine launched record drone attacks on each other despite a phone call reported by the Washington Post from US president-elect Donald Trump urging Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the conflict....
Putin finalises N Korea defence deal
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed off on a landmark defence pact with North Korea, a deal that comes amid reports that Pyongyang has despatched thousands of troops to...
Trump makes first cabinet pick, eyes Putin talks
US president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signalling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration鈥檚...
Deployment of N.Korean troops a sign of Putin鈥檚 鈥榙esperation鈥�
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday decried the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia鈥檚 war effort in Ukraine as a dangerous expansion of the conflict that signalled president Vladimir Putin鈥檚 鈥榞rowing desperation鈥�...
UN chief tells Putin invasion of Ukraine violates int鈥檒 law
UN chief Antonio Guterres told Russian president Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine violated the United Nations charter and international law, according...
Putin warns against 鈥榠llusory鈥� attempts to defeat Russia
Russian president Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday against 鈥榠llusory鈥� attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield ahead of his first meeting with UN chief Antonio Guterres in more than...
Putin faces calls for peace at flagship BRICS summit
World leaders called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine at the BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday, as president Vladimir Putin told them he welcomed offers to...
Modi for quick end to Ukraine conflict in talks with Putin
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said he wanted the Ukraine conflict to be resolved 鈥榪uickly鈥� and peacefully as he met president Vladimir Putin at a summit of...
Russia, Iran hail 鈥榗lose鈥� world views
Vladimir Putin and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday hailed their 鈥榗lose鈥� views on world affairs, with the Russian leader saying ties with Tehran were a 鈥榩riority鈥� for Moscow.
Kremlin says Trump sent Putin Covid tests as part of international cooperation
The Kremlin on Thursday confirmed claims that then-US president Donald Trump sent Russian president Vladimir Putin Covid tests, but said it was part of an international exchange at the...
Xi tells Putin ready to 鈥榚xpand鈥� ties
Chinese president Xi Jinping on Wednesday told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he was ready to 鈥榚xpand鈥� cooperation, as the two leaders exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, state media said...
Swiss unveil supercomputer Alps, with eye on AI
Switzerland on Saturday inaugurated its new supercomputer called Alps 鈥� one of the world鈥檚 fastest 鈥� which it hopes will help place the country first for trustworthy artificial intelligence solutions...
Putin says Russia ready for talks with Ukraine
Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready for talks with Ukraine, after having previously rebuffed the idea of negotiations while Kyiv鈥檚 offensive into the Kursk region was on-going...
Mongolia rolls out red carpet for Putin despite war crimes accusations
Russian president Vladimir Putin was welcomed by honour guards and red carpets in the Mongolian capital on Tuesday on his first visit to an International Criminal Court member since...
Putin says Ukraine border incursion will not stop Russian advance
Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Monday that his army was rapidly advancing in east Ukraine, citing this as proof that Kyiv鈥檚 cross-border incursion into the Kursk region was failing...
China, Belarus to sign FTA
Belarus, which has been hit by Western sanctions over its support for Russia鈥檚 offensive in Ukraine, said Thursday it will sign a free trade deal with China for services and investment...
Putin orders army to 鈥榙islodge鈥� Ukraine troops
President Vladimir Putin ordered his army on Monday to 鈥榙islodge鈥� Ukrainian troops who have entered Russian territory as authorities said over 120,000 people had been evacuated away from the fighting...
After AI, quantum computing eyes its 鈥楽putnik鈥� moment
Quantum computing promises society-changing breakthroughs in drug development and tackling climate change and on an unassuming English high street, the race to unleash the latest tech revolution is gathering pace...
Putin vows support to N Korea after floods
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged...
Assad meets Putin at Moscow
President Vladimir Putin held talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Moscow amid calls for Russian mediation to cool tensions between...
India PM Modi tells Russia鈥檚 Putin 鈥榳ar cannot solve problems鈥�
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi told Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow that peace was 鈥榦f utmost importance鈥� and that 鈥榳ar cannot solve problems鈥�.....
US urges Modi to raise Ukraine sovereignty as he meets Putin
The United States called Monday on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to emphasize Ukraine's territorial integrity as he met in Russia with President Vladimir Putin on the eve of a NATO summit in Washington.
India鈥檚 Modi will meet with Putin on 2-day visit to Russia starting Monday: Kremlin
The Kremlin on Thursday said that Indian prime minister Narendra Modi would visit Russia next Monday and Tuesday and hold talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.....
Putin, Xi advance anti-West alliance at Central Asian summit
The leaders of China and Russia on Thursday urged their allies and partners to resist malign external influence, advancing their shared anti-Western agenda at a regional summit in Central Asia...