Russia's Putin in Belarus for talks
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Belarus' leader late Thursday, starting a visit that was closely watched for signs the two ex-Soviet neighbors were advancing toward a merger.
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Henry Kissinger met President Vladimir Putin on Saturday during a private visit at the Kremlin the former U.S. Secretary of State said was aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations, whose presidents are to meet for a summit this month.
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BANGALORE: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Bangalore on Saturday evening on a 21-hour visit during which he will interact with Indian IT honchos on the country&#39;s emergence as a major tech power.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas met with top Russian officials Monday in a bid to win Moscow's support in upcoming peace talks with Israel, while expressing high regard for Russia's role in the Mideast peace process.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chechen First Deputy Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov and head of the Public Council for Control of Chechen Reconstruction Alu Alkhanov in Sochi on Sunday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin answers journalists&#39; questions during a news conference in Moscow&#39;s Kremlin, Dec. 23, 2004.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin was due to arrive in Cape Town for the first ever visit to South Africa by a Kremlin leader as Moscow bids to reassert its superpower status.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a meeting in Cracow with Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski.
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TIME meets with Putin's spokesman to talk about the enigmatic Russian president, politics, press freedom and the upcoming elections.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the northern German city of Hamburg Monday for informal meetings with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko thinks that Belarus will receive enough natural gas from Russia.
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A union between Russia and Belarus was pushed back further Monday when President Vladimir Putin told his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that the countries would not be able to agree on a common currency at least until 2006.
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President Bush will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin in Maine for two days of talks in July on issues ranging from Iran and civil nuclear cooperation to missile defense, the White House announced today.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called here for the resumption of six-nation talks to convince North Korea to drop its nuclear weapons program.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday discussed with cabinet ministers the questions of aid to those who suffered from the terrorist tragedy in the North Ossetian town of Beslan, Itar-Tass reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Helsinki on a working visit Thursday, the day before a Russia-EU summit in the Finnish capital.Comment
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and General Electric&#39;s Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt, left, seen during talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004.