Also known as: Russian President Vladimir Putin · Russian leader Vladimir Putin · President Vladimir Putin · Russia's Vladimir Putin · Russia's President Vladimir Putin
Russian President engaged in peace negotiations over Ukraine war, seized Western firms' assets, and hosted regional summits.
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… After that, Trump plans to speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as Washington seeks to revive stalled peace efforts to end the four-year war. …
Russia launches deadly barrage on Kyiv region on eve of NATO summitCitizen Digital
… The drills come about two months after Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited China. …
China, Russia to hold joint naval drillsCitizen Digital
China, Russia to hold joint naval drills By AFP July 05, 2026 11:38 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's Vladimir Putin addresses the …
China, Russia to hold joint naval drillsThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeRussia's President Vladimir Putin pays his last respects to the late former defence minister Sergei Ivanov in Moscow on June 30, 2026. …
China, Russia to hold joint naval drillsCapital News
… There is an outstanding ICC-issued arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. …
Niger pulls out of International Criminal Court after calling it neo-colonialistThe Standard
… He also recently hosted China's President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang, soon after Xi had held back-to-back summits in Beijing with Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. …
South Korean leader says he told Trump sanctions on North are 'ineffective'The Standard
… The summit of the G7 group of world powers notably brought Zelensky face-to-face with Trump, who has sought to reach out to Russian President Vladimir Putin but also showed signs of losing patience with Moscow.“Leaders decided today to increase the pressure on Russia through sanc …
G7 powers push Russia to end Ukraine war as US backs peaceCitizen Digital
… President Emmanuel Macron hailed a "very deep change in the US approach" towards Ukraine, saying Trump had understood that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not interested in peace. …
G7 leaders welcome Trump 'change' on UkraineThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeChina's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin inspect a guard of honour during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 20, 2026. …
Why more and more global leaders are turning to BeijingCitizen Digital
… The Ukrainian army denied launching drones over the Bryansk region at the time, calling the Russian statements "false." Russian President Vladimir Putin urged authorities to do everything necessary to help the victims, the Kremlin said. …
Russia says Ukraine drone hit bus carrying Belarusian childrenUS President Donald Trump has signed legislation authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine. The bill targets Russia's energy and defense sectors, Putin and senior officials, Moscow's shadow fleet of tankers, and allows Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
3 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump has signed legislation authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine. The bill targets Russia's energy and defense sectors, Putin and senior officials, Moscow's shadow fleet of tankers, and allows Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
3 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree transferring the Russian operations of Nestle, French retailers Auchan and Lemana Pro (formerly Leroy Merlin), and French logistics group FM Logistic to a company called LEV Management, created in late 2025 and headed by a Russian interior ministry general. The seizure is the latest action against Western firms in response to sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine.
18 September 2026 · The Standard →
Japan has asked for revision of a new UN-adopted world map because it shows the disputed Kuril islands (known in Japan as the Northern Territories) in the same colour as Russia. The UN General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt the Equal Earth cartographic projection, which makes Africa larger while shrinking North America and Europe.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had an "extremely frank" one-hour phone call on Tuesday after US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow over the weekend for talks with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, the leaders exchanged views on the outcome of the visits and the Ukraine conflict, though the talks brought no immediate breakthrough.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Tuesday after Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend for talks with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, the leaders exchanged views on the outcome of the visits, though the talks brought no immediate breakthrough in the four-and-a-half-year war.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
A top US envoy said on Monday that weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia showed progress, including movement on scheduling additional trilateral talks to end the conflict that began when Russian forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two US envoys held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, and are set to land in Kyiv on Sunday for meetings with Ukrainian leadership. Putin and Zelensky have agreed to halt strikes on each other's capitals for three days as negotiation efforts accelerate.
6 September 2026 · Capital News →
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. The Americans are hoping to revive peace negotiations after a summer of escalation.
6 September 2026 · The Standard →
Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending more than four years of war in Ukraine at the Kremlin on Saturday, ahead of their expected visit to Kyiv on Sunday. Both Russia and Ukraine vowed not to strike each other's capitals for three days during the negotiations.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
German media reported that police have identified two Russian suspects linked to an attempted "hybrid attack" involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport last month. The German government blamed Russia for the incident and announced measures including shuttering the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's Revolutionary Guards attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday, striking two air bases in Jordan with ballistic missiles and targeting US personnel at a base in the United Arab Emirates, in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian territory.
31 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An editorial argues that the United States, Israel, and Russia—led by Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin respectively—are struggling empires engaged in prolonged wars, internally unstable despite appearances, and losing global credibility by ignoring international law.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →
Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping and more than a dozen other leaders are gathering in Kyrgyzstan for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc that brings together Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, four Central Asian countries and Belarus. The summit marks the group's 25-year anniversary and is expected to include bilateral talks between Putin and both Xi and Iran's president.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Kyiv to attend a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, where allies discussed support for Ukraine. Despite Russian threats, Burnham said Britain will continue providing defence aid, with air defence supplies as the main priority of the meeting.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
American rapper Kanye West has announced two stadium concerts in Russia at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg on October 10 and 11, marking the biggest Western artist performance in Russia since its 2022 Ukraine offensive. More than 100,000 tickets have already been sold, and the announcement has drawn interest from Russian officials, with the Kremlin spokesman asked about a potential meeting with President Putin.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The UN's human rights office expressed alarm at Russia's Supreme Court decision to bar Yabloko, one of Russia's oldest political parties, from September's parliamentary elections, and the sentencing of its deputy chair Lev Shlosberg to over 11 years in prison for anti-war speech.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United States sanctioned ICC President Tomoko Akane and trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, calling the ICC "corrupt and fatally politicised"; the ICC responded by calling the sanctions a "flagrant attack" on court independence, with EU officials voicing support for the court's autonomy.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on August 18, the first visit to Russia by the ex-junta chief since taking office as civilian president in April following elections dismissed as a sham by Western observers. Russia was one of the few countries that backed Myanmar after the 2021 military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered a civil war estimated to have killed more than 100,000 people.
18 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kuril Islands on Thursday, prompting Japan to protest through its Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, who said the visit offends Japanese sentiments and will damage Japan-Russia relations. The islands, seized by the Soviet Union in 1945, are claimed by both Russia and Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
US rights groups including Human Rights Watch sued President Trump over sanctions targeting International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors, arguing the measures violate First Amendment protections and block war crimes victims from pursuing justice.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Four rights groups including Human Rights Watch filed a lawsuit in New York court challenging Trump administration sanctions on International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors, arguing the measures block victims of war crimes from pursuing justice and violate US law including First Amendment protections.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
The US Senate passed legislation targeting Russia's energy revenues through sanctions on officials, oligarchs, financial institutions, and the shadow fleet used to evade oil export restrictions. The package would allow President Trump to impose tariffs up to 500 percent on Russian imports and up to 100 percent on goods from major purchasers of Russian oil and gas including China and India, with the House vote expected in early September.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
World Boxing has lifted sanctions on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete under the country's flag and with its national anthem played. The move follows the International Olympic Committee's earlier lifting of the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee and easing of restrictions on Russian athletes.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russia announced it is seeking the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov over accusations of complicity in terrorism, alleging he allowed the platform to be used for recruitment by Ukraine's security services. Durov, a Russian-born tech founder holding French and UAE passports who lives outside Russia, has repeatedly clashed with Russian authorities as Moscow has sought to tighten control over the internet.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, discussing licenses to produce Patriot air-defense interceptors and ways to revive negotiations with Russia. Zelensky said the meeting was "good" and stressed the importance of reinvigorating the diplomatic process.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House on Tuesday for talks with Donald Trump to seek US support against Russia. The visit comes as Kyiv and Moscow escalate long-range strikes and diplomatic efforts remain stalled more than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion.
28 July 2026 · The Standard →
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight in the Ukraine war, with preparations underway in Russia's Voronezh region near the frontier with Ukraine.
26 July 2026 · The Standard →
U.S. President Trump warned China and Russia against selling weapons to Iran, saying he believes assurances from Xi Jinping and Putin that they are not currently doing so. The warning comes amid reports that Washington is investigating whether Moscow and Beijing are providing Iran with targeting information following strikes on U.S. bases.
25 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
At least 17 people were killed Friday in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes outside Kyiv, in Sloviansk, and in Russia's Kirov region, as both sides intensify attacks with diplomacy at a deadlock. Ukrainian President Zelensky said a Russian missile strike outside Kyiv killed six people, while Russian aerial bombing killed five in Sloviansk; Moscow reported six dead from a Ukrainian attack on a factory in Kirov, and Ukraine also targeted Russian retail warehouses near Saint Petersburg.
24 July 2026 · The Standard →
North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui met with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, with Pyongyang's state media reporting the nations reaffirmed their support for each other's policies. The meeting fuels speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may soon visit the Kremlin, as the two diplomatically isolated nations have expanded cooperation since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →