Putin and EU leaders discuss trade and energy
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MAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin began his last summit with European Union leaders on Friday but gave little hope for progress over trade and energy disputes that have strained ties.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with Turkish leaders, Monday. Mr. Putin&#39;s visit -- the first by any Russian leader in 32 years -- is aimed at boosting trade and political cooperation between the former regional foes.
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Energy deals will take centre stage on the second day Friday of the visit to Bulgaria of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid criticism that while seeking to profit from the contracts, Bulgaria seals its total dependence on Russia for its energy sources.
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By Dario Thuburne Helsinki - Russian and EU leaders gathered on Friday for a summit in Helsinki that has been deeply clouded by a Polish veto on EU partnership talks with Moscow and wider discord in EU-Russia ...Comment
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Ukraine's incorporation into the EU would be a more positive factor than NATO expansion, Russia President Vladimir Putin said at a press-conference after the talks with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis ...
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President Vladimir Putin has pledged that Russia would ensure stable energy supplies to the European Union.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in India shortly to discuss defence, energy and oil deals.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a meeting in Cracow with Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India to discuss defence, energy and oil deals.
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In the early months of his presidency, Vladimir Putin met British leader Tony Blair for a beer at a cozy Moscow restaurant. The setting and the leaders' tentative smiles had the air of a promising date that might bloom into something big for Britain and Russia.
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President Vladimir Putin welcomed firebrand Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez for talks at the Russian presidential retreat outside Moscow on Thursday, saying economic affairs and military-technical cooperation were on the agenda.
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President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia and Belarus have put a sharp dispute over natural gas deliveries behind them and that there are no obstacles to good relations.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified a pact with the EU, extending a standing trade agreement with the bloc to its 10 new members, a presidency statement said on Saturday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G8 summit Friday, with relations between the two countries at a post-Soviet low.
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COMPIEGNE, France  - Russian President Vladimir   Putin sought to reassure France and Germany on Saturday they   had nothing to fear from Moscow's growing economic clout and   held out the prospect of more natural gas for Europe.
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French President Jacques Chirac welcomes   his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday at a time when   Russia is showing growing willingness to use booming oil and   gas revenues to boost its global economic clout.
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Business deals are set to take centre stage at a summit on Wednesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in the southern Italian city of Bari.