Russian President Vladimir Putin had warm words for "old friend" Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, describing their relationship in personal terms and dismissing the notion that the war in Ukraine had driven a Russian "pivot" toward the East Asian power.

Putin's Strong Stance on India's Sovereignty File image of PM Modi and Putin's in-car meeting during their 2025 visit to SCO Summit. (Photo:@narendramodi/X) St Petersburg, Jun 6: Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that any efforts to undermine India's sovereignty through "sanctions threats" would backfire under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

At the St. Petersburg economic forum, business and political elites said Russia faced a choice of halting the conflict or sacrificing more. Vladimir Putin seemed to signal more war.

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country and cast a cloud over his showcase economic forum in his hometown of St.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin rebuffed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for a face-to-face meeting, saying there was “no point.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin says developing countries have gained an increasingly important role in the global economy, while the share of output by Western countries has shrunk.

After 26 years in power, age is beginning to take its toll,” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine wrote of his Russian counterpart, bragging of a recent strike on St. Petersburg.

Drone strikes hit an oil facility in Russian president's home city, as a major international conference began.

Vladimir Putin on India: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that attempts to pressure India through sanctions under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have the opposite effect. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (June 5,