VLADIVOSTOK: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday held a bilateral meeting with Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin. The bilateral meeting was part of Anwar’s programme during his two-day working visit to attend the 9th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) here. Anwar will also address the plenary session of the EEF on Thursday (Sept 4). The Prime Minister arrived...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin, honoured like a Russian tsar at his swearing-in for a new six-year presidential term, had a double-edged message for the West: the Kremlin is ready to talk but Russia is girding for victory in Ukraine. Putin, who rose to the top of the Kremlin just eight years after the fall of...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief said on Wednesday that the issue of support for Ukraine was becoming toxic in the United States and that the divisions would deepen ahead of next year's U.S. presidential election. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, the United States and the European Union have...
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his visit to Russia shows the "strategic importance" of the two countries' ties, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday ahead of an expected summit with President Vladimir Putin. The meeting, which could be as early as Wednesday, is being watched apprehensively by Washington and allies,...
Vladimir Putin hosted his "dear friend" Xi Jinping for dinner at the Kremlin on Monday (March 20), showing off his relationship with his most powerful ally just days after an international court called for the Russian president's arrest for war crimes in Ukraine. Washington denounced Xi's visit, saying the timing indicated Beijing was providing Moscow with...
