Vladimir Putin

US president Trump penalised or threatened countries for buying Russian oil. Now, a US diesel deal with Putin raises questions about the consistency of Washington’s sanctions policy.

Trump said Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel, followed by another 500,000 tonnes in November and 1 million tonnes shortly afterwards.

According to the official website of the Iranian President, the two leaders met on the sidelines of the Commonwealth of Independent States Summit and the Caspian Sea Environmental Summit.

“This is the kind of ‘gift’ Putin gave himself for his birthday,” Zelenskyy said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said PM Modi regularly raises the Ukraine conflict and offers ideas for mutually acceptable solutions.

His remarks followed Moscow's warning to NATO that it would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad.

Russia’s president welcomes negotiations between Washington and Beijing but says his APEC attendance will depend on the situation inside Russia.

Putin says Moscow remains open to settlement proposals but will assess its response after accusing Ukraine of attacks during Russia’s parliamentary elections.

Marco Rubio said the summit could give Putin an opportunity to meet Donald Trump and other world leaders.

Results from over 95% of the polling stations gave United Russia just under 58% of the vote to the State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament.

United Russia, the ruling party, commanded a resounding victory winning 57.83% of the total votes counted so far on September 21.

Putin told the nation in a televised address before the election that the vote would underline support for Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.

His first international posting was in China’s Beijing, where he was posted as the Third Secretary and later as Second Secretary during 2018 and 2022.