Vladimir Putin

India’s Modi to meet Putin in Moscow as both sides seek to forge deeper ties

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet President Vladimir Putin on Monday, marking his first visit to the…

Putin’s Hungarian ally Orban draws EU ire over ‘peace mission’ to Moscow

Russia’s closest European ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has drawn ire from the EU over his Friday trip to…

Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban — a key Putin ally — makes first wartime visit to Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for his first wartime visit to the battle-torn country. Orban,…

Specter of Putin casts a shadow over the Trump-Biden debate

There appeared to be an additional presence on stage with Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald…

Putin says Russia is ramping up its nuclear arsenal — and is open to security talks with NATO states

Russia is ready to hold security talks with NATO states, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, while affirming Moscow’s intentions to…

Russia’s Putin sets out conditions for peace talks with Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday set out the requirements for Moscow to start peace talks with Ukraine, more than…

Russian warships enter Havana harbor under Washington’s watchful eye

Russian navy ships churned into Havana harbor on Wednesday, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but…

Hungary agrees not to veto NATO’s deepening support for Ukraine in exchange for nonparticipation

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Hungary will neither block nor participate in the military alliance’s deepening support for Ukraine, as he…

Cut off from the West, Putin says almost 40% of Russian trade turnover is now in rubles

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that nearly 40% of the country’s trade turnover is now in rubles as the…

War, what war? Putin looks to woo new business partners willing to overlook its invasion of Ukraine

Russia’s annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to be known as the country’s “Davos” in a nod to the…