Vladimir Putin

Putin would detonate one or more “tactical” (as opposed to “strategic”) nukes. Photo: Reuters
Thoughts

A decision tree for Biden if Putin goes nuclear

An act of desperation, such as using nukes, would mark the darkest turn in human history since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It would not only kill, maim and traumatise huge numbers of innocent people,...

Xi, Modi urge Putin to end Ukraine war
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Xi, Modi urge Putin to end Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin narrowly survives assassination attempt
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Vladimir Putin narrowly survives assassination attempt

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China February 4, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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Putin, Xi to speak at summit in Uzbekistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping toast during a visit to the Far East Street exhibition on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 11, 2018. Sergei Bobylev/TASS Host Photo Agency/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
China

China's Xi skips dinner with Putin, allies as Covid precaution

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L), India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and China’s President Xi Jinping pose for a picture during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS
World+Biz

Modi, Xi, Putin to meet in Uzbek summit

Xi returns to world stage with Putin to counter US dominance
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Xi returns to world stage with Putin to counter US dominance

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a video conference call with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 28, 2021. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
Europe

Putin and Xi to discuss Ukraine and Taiwan, Kremlin says

Putin calls for calm as Azerbaijan and Armenia clash in worst fighting since 2020
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Putin calls for calm as Azerbaijan and Armenia clash in worst fighting since 2020

Putin unveils new ‘Russian World’ foreign policy
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Putin unveils new ‘Russian World’ foreign policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting on the sidelines of a BRICS summit, in Brasilia, Brazil, November 13, 2019. Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov/Kremlin via REUTERS
Global Economy

Russia discussing project to supply gas to China via Mongolia, Putin says

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Global Economy

Oil rises after Russia's Putin threatens to halt supply

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Politics

Putin says Truss election as British leader 'far from democratic'