Putin and Kim Deepen Ties, Spurred by War in Ukraine
They gazed into the workings of a rocket launchpad. They tucked into crab dumplings, sturgeon and entrecôte. And they lifted their glasses at a flower-lined table in the conference room…
Kim and Putin Arrive at Russian Site for Talks, State Media Says
The North Korean and Russian leaders, Kim Jong-un and Vladimir V. Putin, arrived on Wednesday at a site in Russia’s far east for a summit meeting, Russian state media reported.…
Putin, Citing Trump ‘Persecution,’ Wades Back Into U.S. Politics
The setting was an economic conference in far eastern Russia, with discussion of the ruble and domestic investment, but that didn’t stop President Vladimir V. Putin from wading into American…
Kim Jong-un Has Something Putin Needs, and That’s a New Wrinkle
When North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, visited President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia four years ago, it was mostly for diplomatic show. But this week he will visit Mr. Putin…
At G20, Biden Looks to Fill a Hole Left by Putin and Xi
President Biden is set to arrive in New Delhi on Friday for a global summit meeting where he will present the United States as an economic and strategic counterweight to…
Putin Meets Erdogan to Discuss Grain Deal
Just two months ago, many in the West thought President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey could be shifting away from what they considered his overly close relationship with President Vladimir…
Putin Will Not Attend the Funeral for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Chief
Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the Russian mercenary chief who died in a plane crash last week, has been buried in a private ceremony in St. Petersburg, his press service said on…
Opinion | Putin Has His Revenge on Prigozhin
That bargain held for years. But the war in Ukraine unsettled the balance. Mr. Prigozhin, sensing an opportunity to advance his career, began to challenge the military leadership. When the…
With Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Death, Putin Projects a Message of Power
Just as the news broke on Wednesday of the presumed death of the mercenary chief Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was presiding over a televised World…
Prigozhin Broke the First Rule in Russia: Don’t Defy Putin
When President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia let the mercenary tycoon Yevgeny V. Prigozhin escape seemingly unscathed after launching a mutiny in June, critics around the world seized on the…