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Vladimir Putin

Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi blames US for failure of talks after landing in Russia

Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araqchi (left) is greeted by officials during his visit to Russia for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a place given as St. Petersburg on April 27.
Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araqchi (left) is greeted by officials during his visit to Russia for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a place given as St. Petersburg on April 27.

Trump says he speaks with Putin and Zelensky: Fox News

US President Donald Trump (centre) said he has had "good conversations" with Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
US President Donald Trump (centre) said he has had "good conversations" with Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russian parliament speaker in North Korea to mark Pyongyang's troop deployment in Ukraine war

Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin attends a meeting with President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 23, 2025. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin attends a meeting with President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 23, 2025. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Putin may attend G20 summit in Miami after US invitation

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2026. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2026. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Putin’s approval rating falls to lowest since before Ukraine war, state pollster says

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2026. Sputnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2026. Sputnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Putin returns 'Iron Felix' Dzerzhinsky to Russia's spy school

FILE PHOTO: A new statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky nicknamed \"Iron Felix\", a Soviet revolutionary who founded the Soviet secret police following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, rises above a public garden the day after an unveiling ceremony marking Dzerzhinsky's birthday anniversary in Omsk, Russia, September 12, 2025. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A new statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky nicknamed \"Iron Felix\", a Soviet revolutionary who founded the Soviet secret police following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, rises above a public garden the day after an unveiling ceremony marking Dzerzhinsky's birthday anniversary in Omsk, Russia, September 12, 2025. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko/File Photo

US invites Putin to G-20 summit but Trump doubts he’ll come

US President Donald Trump (right) welcomed Russia President Vladimir Putin to Alaska in August 2025, the first time Mr Putin visited the US since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
US President Donald Trump (right) welcomed Russia President Vladimir Putin to Alaska in August 2025, the first time Mr Putin visited the US since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin criticises previous IOC leadership as ‘shameful, cowardly’

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the remarks during a Kremlin ceremony honouring Russian boxers, according to Russian news agencies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made the remarks during a Kremlin ceremony honouring Russian boxers, according to Russian news agencies.

Kremlin says Putin can meet Zelensky only to agree final conflict arrangements

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov looks on as Russia's President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe (not pictured) meet at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov looks on as Russia's President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe (not pictured) meet at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

Major Russian book publisher's staff questioned over 'LGBT propaganda'

The building of the Eksmo publishing house in Moscow, Russia, April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Staff
The building of the Eksmo publishing house in Moscow, Russia, April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Staff

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.