Vladimir Putin
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Putin's most trusted: A look at the delegates Russian president is bringing with him to India
India | Dec 04, 2025, 02:44 PM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in India on Thursday for a significant two-day visit focused on defence and economic cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi.
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Putin India visit: Russian President to be accorded ceremonial welcome on Dec 5
India | Dec 04, 2025, 11:42 PM ISTVladimir Putin India Visit: The Russian president arrived at the Air Force Station in Delhi's Palam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Putin with a hug and accorded him a warm welcome to India after a gap of four years.
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Rahul Gandhi accuses Centre of blocking LoP meetings with foreign dignitaries: 'They are insecure'
India | Dec 04, 2025, 01:10 PM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin will reach New Delhi today for his two-day India visit. It’s unclear whether he will meet the leaders of Opposition parties. However, no such meeting has been mentioned in the Russian President's itinerary in a notification released by the MEA.
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Who is Abhay Kumar Singh? The Bihar-born Russian MLA batting for stronger Delhi-Moscow ties
World | Dec 04, 2025, 12:52 PM ISTAbhay Kumar Singh is a member of Putin-led United Russia Party (URP) and is currently a 'deputat' [a post very similar to that of a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in India] from Kursk in west Russia. He has been elected from Kursk twice - 2017 and 2022.
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Vladimir Putin India visit: Hourly update on Russian President's itinerary during 26-hour stay
India | Dec 04, 2025, 11:29 AM ISTPresident Putin will land at Air Force Station in Delhi’s Palam at 6:30 pm. A brief photo session will be held here in which only key officials will participate. Putin will then directly go to the hotel where arrangements of his stay have been made.
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Meet with PM Modi, Rajghat visit and more: Putin's 28-hour India visit begins today | 10 Points
India | Dec 04, 2025, 09:08 AM ISTIndia and Russia may also sign multiple defence pacts. Russia has offered its Su-57 fifth generation aircraft. Besides, Russia may also supply additional S-400 air defence systems, which played a crucial role during Operation Sindoor.
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Putin 'would like to end' the Ukraine war: Trump on US delegation's talks with Russian president
World | Dec 04, 2025, 07:54 AM ISTOn Tuesday, talks were held between Vladimir Putin, and US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin. The talks centered around Ukraine's bid to enter the NATO and the territories captured by the Russian side.
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23rd India-Russia Annual Summit: Strengthening time-tested 'strategic partnership'
India | Dec 03, 2025, 11:44 PM IST23rd India-Russia Annual Summit: The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant stands as a flagship of India-Russia civil nuclear collaboration, with Units 3-6 advancing steadily—Unit 3 nearing commissioning in 2026 (76 per cent progress as of late 2024), Unit 4 focusing on containment and steam systems.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin in India: Key pacts that may be signed during the visit
India | Dec 03, 2025, 08:26 PM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin's two day visit to New Delhi is expected to deliver a series of key agreements across trade, defence, energy and labour mobility. India and Russia will review their long standing strategic partnership and outline new areas of cooperation.
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India slams joint op-ed by UK, French, German envoys questioning Russia ties ahead of Putin's visit
India | Dec 03, 2025, 11:45 PM ISTIndia has objected to a joint op-ed by the British, French and German ambassadors criticising Russia ahead of President Vladimir Putin's visit. MEA officials called the public advice on India’s foreign relations inappropriate and unusual.
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How Vladimir Putin, in his 70s, maintains a fitness routine tougher than men half his age
Lifestyle | Dec 03, 2025, 09:48 AM ISTVladimir Putin, now in his 70s, maintains a surprisingly tough fitness routine built on daily exercise, swimming, martial arts and outdoor adventure — a formula experts say supports healthy ageing.
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Russia-India agree to exchange troops, warships for military drills in defence pact: Key features
India | Dec 03, 2025, 12:58 PM ISTRussia’s lower house of parliament, approved the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistic Support (reLOS) agreement, just days before Putin’s state visit to New Delhi on December 4–5.
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'Talks productive but work remains': Putin's aide on US-Russia talks over Ukraine peace plan
World | Dec 03, 2025, 07:16 AM ISTEarlier, a key meeting had taken place in Florida, where a Ukrainian delegation discussed the peace plan with senior US officials. Following those talks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a guarded note of optimism, saying there had been some signs of progress.
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'We are ready for war': Putin warns Europe against hindering Ukraine Peace talks
World | Dec 02, 2025, 11:39 PM ISTPutin's remarks came as US envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner were in Moscow for high-stakes talks on ending the Ukraine war.
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S-400 and Su-57 stealth fighter jet deals on agenda during Putin's visit to India, says Russia
India | Dec 02, 2025, 11:54 PM ISTThe upcoming bilateral meeting in New Delhi between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this week is expected to focus on major deals.
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India plans to pitch for Su-57 fighters, S-500 missiles defence shield with Russia: Report
India | Dec 01, 2025, 11:17 AM ISTIndia is planning to pitch for the Russian fighter jets Su-57 and S-500 missile during the upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian President is set to visit India on his two-day tour on December 4 and 5.
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Vladimir Putin to be on two-day visit India at PM Modi's invitation from December 4
India | Nov 28, 2025, 03:18 PM ISTKremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called President Putin's upcoming India visit "extremely grand" as a state visit and "fruitful in every sense," according to his VGTRK Russian State TV interview.
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Putin lays out firm conditions for truce with Ukraine, says Russia never intended to attack Europe
World | Nov 27, 2025, 11:49 PM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin said that if necessary, he is ready to give a written assurance that Russia will never attack Europe or NATO. He said these claims are rumours and nonsense spread by those who sell weapons.
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Russia launches new nuclear submarine armed with 'doomsday' underwater drone
World | Nov 02, 2025, 06:47 PM ISTRussia has launched its newest nuclear-powered submarine, Khabarovsk, designed to carry the deadly Poseidon nuclear drone, also known as the “doomsday missile.”
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Russia exits key nuclear agreement with US after testing Burevestnik missile amid rising tensions
World | Oct 28, 2025, 06:41 AM ISTThe original pact, signed in September 2000, required both the US and Russia to dispose of 34 tonnes of plutonium that was no longer intended for military use. The aim was to prevent the material from being reused in nuclear weapons and to support global non-proliferation efforts.