ST PETERSBURG, June 19 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto held talks with President Vladimir Putin in the northern Russian city of St Petersburg on Thursday as they explore ways to deepen what some officials have called a burgeoning strategic partnership.

ST PETERSBURG — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed in a telephone call on Thursday what they saw as frictions between G7 leaders at this week's Group of Seven summit, the Kremlin said.

WASHINGTON/DUBAI/JERUSALEM, June 19 — President Donald Trump kept the world guessing about whether the United States will join Israel's bombardment of Iranian nuclear sites as the Israel-Iran conflict entered its seventh day today.

ST PETERSBURG, June 17 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia this week to explore ways to deepen what their foreign ministers cast on Tuesday as a burgeoning strategic partnership.

ISTANBUL, June 2 — Russian and Ukrainian officials are due to sit down on Monday in Istanbul for their second round of direct peace talks since 2022, with no sign they are any closer to an agreement, one day after Kyiv struck some of Moscow's nuclear-capable bombers.

KYIV, May 26 — Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

CHERNIHIV REGION, May 23 — Russia and Ukraine each released 390 prisoners on Friday and said they would free more in the coming days, in what is expected to be the biggest prisoner swap of the war so far.

BRUSSELS/LONDON, May 20 — The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) announced new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday without waiting for the United States (US) to join them, a day after President Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin without winning a promise for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

KYIV, May 17 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Saturday for stronger sanctions on Moscow after a Russian drone killed nine bus passengers in northeastern Ukraine just hours after the two countries held their first peace talks in three years of war.

KAZAN (Tatarstan), May 17 — The strong bilateral ties between Malaysia and the Russian Federation have been further reinforced through Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's official visit, which ended yesterday.

KAZAN (Tatarstan), May 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today that Malaysia’s growing ties with Russia should not be seen as a zero-sum game, stressing that as an open trading nation, it is vital for the country to expand partnerships to protect its economic interests.

ISTANBUL, May 16 — Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Friday at their first direct peace talks in more than three years, under pressure from United States (US) President Donald Trump to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he discussed the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 with Russia President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow, days after a United Nations report found Russia responsible for the disaster.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the East Asia Summit, which will be held as part of the Asean Summit high-level meetings this year.

MOSCOW, May 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has sought Russian President Vladimir Putin’s support to execute and expedite wide-ranging projects, including collaboration in food technology, nuclear and military, between the two countries.

MOSCOW, May 14 — Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended an invitation to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, to visit Russia.

MOSCOW, May 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was accorded an official welcome at the Kremlin, the official working residence of President Vladimir Putin, underscoring a pivotal moment in strengthening diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Russia.

MOSCOW, May 11 — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in the Turkish city of Istanbul that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable peace and eliminating the root causes of the war.

MOSCOW, May 9 — Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday with a parade attended by China's Xi Jinping amid tight security to guard against Ukrainian attacks after three years of devastating war.

MOSCOW, April 20 — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise one-day ceasefire in Ukraine yesterday for Easter, but Kyiv said Russian forces continued artillery fire and called instead for an extended true halt to hostilities.