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Kremlin Says No Decision Yet on Putin's G20 Visit, Dismisses Zelensky's Meeting Proposal

In April, the Kremlin said Putin could travel to the G20 summit after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his attendance would be very helpful.

Putin Meets Modi as India Hosts BRICS Summit

A delegation of more than 300 Russian executives is accompanying Putin to New Delhi to negotiate supply chains and food security contracts.

Russia and Vietnam Sign Strategic Oil Reserve Deal

The two countries moved to deepen energy ties during President To Lam’s visit to Moscow.

Trump Presses Putin for Swift End to Ukraine War in ‘Confidential’ Call

Trump was said to have pitched an end to the war as a way to “immediately” restore U.S.-Russian trade and economic relations.

Russia Can Manage Its Growing Deficit, Putin Says

The federal budget deficit grew by 40% in the first half of this year to reach 2.8% of gross domestic product.

‘Complete Nonsense’: Putin Dismisses Mobilization Rumors

“It’s an information attack on Russia,” the president told reporters in his first remarks on the growing rumors of an impending draft.

Putin Arrives in Kyrgyzstan for SCO Summit

The Russian president will also hold a series of bilateral talks with the leaders of China, India and other nations during the two-day trip.

Lukashenko to Meet Putin on Saturday

Lukashenko arrived in Russia on Thursday, with his office saying he and Putin will discuss “key areas of bilateral cooperation.”

Putin Says Ukraine Opened ‘Pandora's Box’ With Strikes on Economic Targets

Putin threatened to hit back at Ukraine's “most sensitive economic sectors.”

opinion Alexander Shulga

There’s a Better Way To Measure How Much Russians Support Putin

Most polls just measure the ability of Russians to pick the safest answer. But when questions are more open-ended, they are more skeptical.

Putin Orders Government to Shore Up Russia’s Debt-Laden Regions

The order comes as the federal government struggles to fill its own budget shortfall, which has reached 6.5 trillion rubles ($77.4 billion).

Putin Visits Newly Unearthed Remains of Dmitry Donskoy

Donskoy, who died in 1389 aged 39, ruled the principalities of Muscovy and Vladimir, which would later become the core of the Russian state.

Regions Calling: Decoding Putin’s Eastern Odyssey

The Russian leader seldom travels to the regions. So what's behind his latest tour of cities across Siberia and the Far East?

Putin Orders Government to Help Rebuild Warehouses Destroyed in Ukrainian Attacks

The Russian president claimed that the damage caused by ongoing attacks on industrial and commercial sites has not been critical.

Putin Makes First Visit to Disputed Kuril Islands Amid Protests From Japan

The four contested isles are part of the volcanic Kuril archipelago, running from Kamchatka to Hokkaido.

Russia Transfers Nationalized Port Fuel Supplier to Rotenberg-Led Holding

The deal adds Transbunker to a growing portfolio of industrial companies transferred to Roskhim after being seized by Russian courts.

Putin Threatens Retaliation if Europe Seizes Russian Ships

The warning follows the EU’s adoption of a mechanism allowing member states to confiscate and sell Russian oil carried aboard shadow fleet vessels.

Putin Urges Businesses to Back Russian Innovation as State Funding Shrinks

Declining state funding and falling patent applications are hampering the Kremlin’s push for technological self-sufficiency.

Putin Announces Reshuffling of Top Military Leadership

The president appointed new operational commanders in Ukraine, a unified logistics chief and a head for the newly established drone warfare branch.

Putin Signs Law Targeting Exiled Russians Convicted in Absentia

The law imposes sweeping restrictions on Russians who have been convicted in absentia, including under legislation used to prosecute Kremlin critics.

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