Putin Berlin trip highlights ties
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Hamburg for talks with the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing yesterday, beginning a three-day state visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
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The man seems to get his way at home, but President Vladimir Putin's none-too-subtle expressions of support for candidates facing elections abroad have raised a few eyebrows in Russia at least.
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MOSCOW, November 19, (RIA Novosti) - Vladimir Putin wants the Chileans to learn more about Russia and see in it a reliable partner.
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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 heads to the US for talks with President Bush aimed at easing tense ties.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met   South African leader Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday at the start of a   visit intended to forge closer ties between the mineral and   diamond superpowers.
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"The agreements signed afford an opportunity for positive quality break-through in our relations"  Bulgarian-Russian relations were developing on all key issues, Russian president Vladimir Putin said at a news conference, during his visit to Sofia. via The Sofia Echo
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he was prepared to work with Germany and the European Union to help resolve the bloody conflict in Chechnya.
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Vladimir Putin headed to Turkey on Sunday for the first official visit by a Russian president, looking to boost a growing economic relationship that is turning a longtime foe into a newfound trading partner.
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The departing Ukrainian president, Leonid D. Kuchma, flew to Moscow today and met with the Russian leader, Vladimir A. Putin, who interjected himself into Ukraine&#39;s
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President Vladimir Putin made the first official visit by a Russian leader to Turkey on Sunday, seeking to boost trade and counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries, which have been rivals since the time of the czars and sultans.
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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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At a ceremony in Ankara Monday, President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Russian head of state Vladimir Putin a joint declaration on the expansion of friendship and the further development of economic ties.
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MOSCOW, Sep 9 (IPS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to  build new bridges with Africa on a tour this week - with  development among its main pillars.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has kicked off two days of talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a pledge to open a dialogue with Europe on the disputed election in Ukraine and the bloody conflict in Chechnya.
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Beijing, Oct 14 - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here today to further Sino-Russia strategic ties and exchange views on global and regional issues of common interest.