Astana: The leaders of Russia and China were in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a regional summit, seeking to harden anti-Western alliances and press their influence in the strategic Central Asian region. Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in the Kazakh capital of Astana Wednesday morning for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) — … Read more
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a concert at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on June 20, 2024. Gavriil Grigorov | Afp | Getty Images There appeared to be an additional presence on stage with Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump in last night’s CNN electoral debate: Vladimir Putin. The … Read more
Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his claim that jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is currently standing trial in Russia on espionage charges, will be released if the former president takes back the White House in the upcoming election. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump blamed President Joe Biden for … Read more
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin are buddies, which certainly doesn’t bode for international relations. They’re apparently so close that Putin gave his North Korean counterpart a luxury Russian-made limo on Thursday—the second such gift this year. The two celebrated the diplomatic gift-giving by taking the Aurus Senat for a drive. Vladimir Putin takes North Korean … Read more
Comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russia may supply weapons for North Korea after signing a defense pact with Pyongyang are “incredibly concerning,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. Putin suggested after a visit to North Korea this week that such weapons supplies to the isolated nuclear-armed country would be a mirror … Read more
(NewsNation) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a partnership deal Wednesday that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is attacked. Putin made the announcement while visiting North Korea for the first time in 24 years. The deal, which the leaders said covered areas including security, … Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised full support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday in a bid to expand their economic and military cooperation and display a united front against Washington. Putin thanked Kim for the support and said the two countries would sign … Read more
People sit near a television showing a news broadcast with footage of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (R) greeting Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) at the Pyongyang Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, at a railway station in Seoul on June 19, 2024. Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Images Even a long wait for … Read more
NATO is concerned about support Russia could provide for North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs, the alliance’s head said on Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin began his first trip to the reclusive nuclear-armed country in 24 years. Putin, on a state visit for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, vowed to deepen trade and security ties and to support the North against the U.S., a … Read more
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023. Vladimir Smirnov | Afp | Getty Images As Russian President Vladimir Putin visits North Korea for the first time in 24 years on Tuesday, Western officials will … Read more
