Vladimir Putin

Putin proposes referendum on boosting parliament’s powers

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed a referendum on a package of reforms to Russia's… Read More

Vladimir Putin says Moscow could appeal Russia sports ban

PARIS: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow had grounds to appeal a… Read More

Putin was ‘conscientious and disciplined’ spy: KGB documents

Now 67, Putin worked for the secret service from the mid-1970s and was posted in… Read More

PM Imran to visit Russia on President Putin’s invitation

The prime minister will attend as a special guest the Eastern Economic Forum, which is… Read More

Putin: Meeting with British PM could be step to moving past Skripal row

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a published interview he believed his meeting with Britain’s… Read More

Putin says U.S. military intervention in Venezuela would be a disaster

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that U.S. military intervention in Venezuela would be… Read More

US guarantees unlikely to prompt North Korea to de-nuclearize: Putin

Putin and Kim held a day of talks on an island off the Russian Pacific… Read More

North Korea confirms leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia for summit with Putin

Putin and Kim are on track to meet by the end of April, Kremlin spokesperson… Read More

Putin reshuffles regional governors ahead of local elections

The governor of the Orenburg region in the south of the Ural mountains, Yury Berg,… Read More

Russia supports ‘colleague and friend’ Maduro: Foreign Minister

Will continue to assist Venezuela in resolving social and economic problems, including through provision of… Read More

Giant Trump, Putin caricatures to parade at Nice Carnival

NICE: Caricatures of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will join Charlie… Read More

In Venezuela, Russia risks losing an ally and billions

The rapprochement between Russia and Venezuela dates back to Chavez, who espoused what he called… Read More

Ukraine’s Poroshenko: Putin wants my whole country

BERLIN: Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of seeking to annex his entire… Read More

Putin defiant on Ukraine crisis despite Trump summit talks threat

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday shrugged off a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump… Read More

World leaders mark 100 years since WWI Armistice in Paris

PARIS: World leaders gathered in Paris will lead global commemorations on Sunday to mark 100… Read More

Trump eyes new Putin meeting, slams media as ‘enemy’

A defiant US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is looking forward to another… Read More

Putin gives World Cup fans visa-free Russia entry all year

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has said that foreign visitors holding "fan ID" cards for the… Read More

Trump blames Washington for poor Russia ties ahead of Putin summit

HELSINKI: Hours before he was due to sit down for his first ever summit with… Read More

Putin sworn in for fourth term as Russia president

Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president for a fourth term on Monday, extending… Read More

Putin says safe World Cup crucial to country’s image

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said a safe World Cup this summer would… Read More