A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow for a standalone State visit from July 8 to 9 to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin that is expected to focus on strategic, economic and military ties, will reverse the perception … Read more
President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea early on June 18, Russian news agencies reported, after he said the two countries want to cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions in the face of intensifying confrontations with Washington. Mr. Putin was met at Pyongyang’s airport by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to the news … Read more
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on June 14 to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which … Read more
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. File | Photo Credit: Reuters NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on May 31 dismissed warnings by Russian President Vladimir Putin that allowing Kyiv to use Western weapons for strikes inside Russian territory might lead to an escalation. Speaking on the sidelines of a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Prague, Mr. Stoltenberg said … Read more
Andrei Belousov | Photo Credit: Illustration: R. Rajesh Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as Russian President for a fifth time has spawned a slew of political moves in the country. Andrei Belousov was made Defence Minister, replacing Sergei Shoigu, who was sent away to head the National Security Council — a position held by Mr. Putin’s key … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. File. | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on May 14. Mr. Putin will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his visit starting on Thursday, it said. The Kremlin … Read more
Vladimir Putin began his fifth term on May 7 as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader … Read more
China’s economic forays into resource rich Central Asia, a region which shares deep historical, political and economic ties with Moscow, has created certain discomfiture in the Russian establishment. In a recent trade meet in Uzbekistan a Russian trade official emphasised that Russia and China were “equal partners with an equal share in trade turnover” in … Read more
Russia’s fortress economy has proved remarkably resilient to an onslaught of Western sanctions. Two years after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, it continues to fund a costly war and to prop up President Vladimir Putin. But there’s at least one spot where the pain is very real. The Novatek PJSC-led Arctic LNG 2 facility, on … Read more
File picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese President Xi Jinping | Photo Credit: via Reuters The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping plan to have contacts but it gave no time frame for a possible Putin visit to Beijing. Asked about a possible Mr. Putin visit … Read more