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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has been president since 2012, previously holding the position between 2000 and 2008.

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7 Oct 1952

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President of Russia

Russian soldiers ride a quad bike in the village of Kazachya Loknya, Kursk, on March 18. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Russia admits North Korea help, thanks soldiers for reclaiming Kursk

President Putin said Kursk’s liberation will create the conditions for further advances at other parts of the front.

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Trump doubts Putin’s intentions to end war, says ‘too many people dying’

3 hours agovideocam

One on one in corner: Trump, Zelensky talk on sidelines of pope’s funeral

26 Apr 2025 - 11:21PMvideocam

US to press Putin to drop Ukraine demilitarisation demand as part of deal

Washington also wants Moscow to return the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which it seized in 2022.

25 Apr 2025 - 3:02PMvideocam

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv on April 24. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Unpredictable Trump leaves China struggling to respond to US foreign policy

American leader’s erratic approach to Ukraine and Middle East means challenges for stability-fixated Beijing amid its shifting Moscow ties.

25 Apr 2025 - 1:06AMvideocam

Trump tells Putin ‘STOP!’ attacks on Kyiv, in rare criticism of Russian leader

The US president’s frustration is growing as a Washington-led peace effort has not made progress.

25 Apr 2025 - 4:24AM

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‘Trump is embarrassingly inconsistent’: Russians doubt US can end Ukraine war

‘How many promises were there from Trump, but nothing changes. Only words,’ a resident in the Russian town of Vereya says.

24 Apr 2025 - 2:50PMvideocam

A mother comforts her daughter in a school basement they are using as a shelter after a Russian air strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: AP

Zelensky cuts South Africa trip short after deadly Russian missile strikes

The aerial attacks raise ceasefire doubts amid the ongoing conflict, despite US president Trump saying a peace deal was “very close”.

24 Apr 2025 - 8:52PMvideocam

Putin proposes halting Ukraine invasion at current front lines

Zelensky insists on ceasefire first amid reports of Moscow’s potential concessions to end the war.

23 Apr 2025 - 9:55AMvideocam

Ukraine says Chinese citizens working at drone production site in Russia

Ukraine’s leader suggested that Moscow may have stolen drone technology from China, appearing to soften his tone towards Beijing.

23 Apr 2025 - 4:24PMvideocam

Ukrainian firefighters walk past remains of drones following a Russian strike in Kharkiv on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Russia batters 2 Ukraine regions as Kremlin warns peace talks need time

The attacks on Odesa and Zaporizhzhia come as Ukrainian, British, French and US officials are due to meet in London on Wednesday to discuss the war.

22 Apr 2025 - 10:01PM

Rescuers working at the site of a drone hit in Odesa, Ukraine on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE/State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Opinion | How China could play a role in European security as the US retreats

Depending on how the Ukraine war is resolved, some might expect Beijing instead of Washington to help keep the peace in Europe.

22 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine, says open to more ceasefires

Ukraine’s Zelensky said Kyiv was ready for any form of discussion to end attacks on civilian targets.

22 Apr 2025 - 3:47PMvideocam

Kremlin welcomes US position that Ukraine will not be let into Nato

‘We have heard … Ukraine’s membership of Nato is out of the question,’ said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. ‘This gives us satisfaction’.

22 Apr 2025 - 9:31AMvideocam

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Kremlin Press Office / dpa

World leaders, from King Charles to Putin and Zelensky, mourn Pope Francis’ death

World leaders praised Pope Francis for his compassion, peace efforts, and interfaith dialogue, leaving a legacy of justice and humility.

21 Apr 2025 - 7:21PMvideocam

Britain’s King Charles said he was “most deeply saddened” about the death of Pope Francis. Photo: Vatican Media/Reuters

US-China relations

Opinion | China has a secret weapon in US trade war – the renminbi

Taking a leaf from Russia, China should make ‘unfriendly’ countries like the US use Chinese currency for trade transactions.

21 Apr 2025 - 8:31AMvideocam

Ukraine asks Russia to halt strikes on civilian targets for 30 days

Ukraine on Sunday accused Russia of breaking Putin’s surprise 30-hour Easter truce with continued assaults along front line.

21 Apr 2025 - 5:37AM

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Opinion | A world on edge is headed for a geopolitical reckoning – in May

Lasting changes could arise from the Trump vs Xi diplomatic chess, EU’s emerging strategy and political flux in Seoul, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

19 Apr 2025 - 5:48AMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Trump says US will ‘take a pass’ if no Ukraine deal progress

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier said that Washington would ‘move on’ if a truce with Russia did not seem ‘doable’ within days.

19 Apr 2025 - 2:14AMvideocam

Trump expects Russia’s response on peace deal soon, takes swipe at Zelensky

US, European and Ukrainian representatives also met in Paris to push for a swift end to the war.

18 Apr 2025 - 12:15PMvideocam

US and Ukraine will sign critical minerals deal next week: Donald Trump

Breakthrough follows American leader’s widely televised spat with Volodymyr Zelensky and Washington’s push for a peace plan involving Russia.

18 Apr 2025 - 10:20PMvideocam

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on at a press conference in Paris, France, on March 27. Photo: AFP

Ukrainian lawmakers extend martial law until August

The extension allows Ukraine to continue mobilising troops and suspends the election cycle.

16 Apr 2025 - 6:48PMvideocam

A destroyed building in Ukraine’s Sumy region on Monday after Russian missile strikes. Photo: dpa

US envoy claims ‘on the verge’ of Ukraine peace deal after Putin meeting

Donald Trump’s special envoy also hinted at ‘compelling commercial opportunities’ for the US following his meeting with Russia’s president.

15 Apr 2025 - 1:57PMvideocam

Trump blames Biden and Zelensky for failing to prevent war in Ukraine

‘President Zelensky and Crooked Joe Biden did an absolutely horrible job in allowing this travesty to begin,’ Trump wrote on social media.

15 Apr 2025 - 9:32AMvideocam

On Balance | Tariff flip-flops and why Trump’s attack on China is misguided

Trump wants to counter China’s challenge to US dominance but his approach has only served to undermine allies while spooking investors.

14 Apr 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

A trader facepalms on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on April 4. Photo: AFP

Trump on Russia-Ukraine deal: there is a time ‘to put up or shut up’

Trump has shown signs of losing patience with Moscow and told it to ‘get moving’ on reaching an agreement.

13 Apr 2025 - 11:36AMvideocam

Firefighters put out a blaze at a warehouse damaged by the April 10 Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine. Photo: dpa

Ukraine keen to end war with Russia soon: foreign minister at diplomacy forum

Kyiv’s Andrii Sybiha and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov both attended the three-day platform in Turkey but were never on the same panel, offering starkly different views on the conflict.

12 Apr 2025 - 10:48PM

Trump tells Russia to ‘get moving’ on Ukraine, as US envoy Witkoff meets Putin

US-Russia talks on a possible peace deal appear to have stalled over disagreements around conditions for a full pause in hostilities.

12 Apr 2025 - 3:42PMvideocam

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