Vladimir Putin

Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing

By E. Eduardo Castillo, Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to China.

EU targets Russians with sanctions over the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine.

Moscow holds scaled-back Victory Day Parade under heavy security

By Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence in a victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

What Russia's low‑key Victory Day celebrations reveal about Putin and the war in Ukraine

By Daria Litvinova, Barry Hatton, Associated Press

Rumblings of unhappiness with some of the Kremlin’s wartime policies have put the spotlight on Vladimir Putin, who is due to make a speech on Saturday to mark Victory Day, commemorating victory over Nazi Germany 81 years ago.

WATCH: Trump talks about Putin call, Comey indictment as he welcomes Artemis II astronauts to the White House

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Russia's Vladimir Putin offered to help the U.S. handle Iran’s enriched uranium as part of a potential nuclear deal.

After election win, Magyar says he'd ask Putin to end the Ukraine war: 'It would be nice to end the killing'

By Sam McNeil, Justin Spike, Associated Press

“If Vladimir Putin calls, I’ll pick up the phone,” he said at his first news conference after his landslide win against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a Putin ally.

Putin declares weekend ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine for Orthodox Easter

By Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause in some of the hostilities to observe the holiday.

Oil and gas prices won't immediately return to normal even if the Iran war ends, the EU warns

By Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press

The European Union's energy commissioner says skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won’t return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow.

Trump has call with Putin to discuss Iran war, Kremlin says

By Associated Press

Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov described the conversation as “frank and businesslike” and said it lasted about one hour.

No breakthrough on bridging differences between Russia and Ukraine, envoys signal

By Jamey Keaten, Illia Novikov, Associated Press

The latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine ended Wednesday with both sides saying the talks were “difficult,” as the war’s fourth anniversary approaches next week.