Foreign policy of Vladimir Putin

Russia said on Nov. 22 it had scuppered Kiev's military objectives for 2025 just after President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to the West by test-firing a new intermediate-range missile at Ukraine.

Putin announced the missile launch in a defiant address late on Nov. 21, saying the conflict in Ukraine had taken on a "global" nature, while hinting at strikes on Western countries.

European nations boosted their defenses in response to the annexation of the Crimea Peninsula in 2014 and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, London-based think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies said in a report on Nov. 8.

Russian lawmakers on Wednesday voted unanimously to ratify a landmark mutual defense pact with North Korea, as Kiev and the West claim Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine.

The agreement formalizes months of deepening security cooperation between the two nations, which were Communist allies throughout the Cold War.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Russia could send North Korean troops into battle as early as Sunday and urged international pressure on the Kremlin and Pyongyang.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts on Black Sea shipping but added that he had not yet had time to study the documents.

Putin, speaking to state television, said that Russia is not going to make any concessions over the conflict and that it was premature to talk of any agreements with Kyiv.

Speaking in person, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday offered condolences to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over a terrorist attack in the capital Ankara that has taken the lives of four people.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joins the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan Wednesday at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. He will meet with the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Russia will under no circumstances allow Ukraine to build nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that his country is interested in putting an end to the war as soon as possible.

A majority of Germans want Chancellor Olaf Scholz to renew dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin after nearly two years of silence, according to a survey released today by DPA. The YouGov poll, conducted for DPA, reveals that 59% of respondents are in favor of the two leaders having a phone conversation, while 26% oppose the idea, and 15% did not express an opinion.

Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş met with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of his four-day trip to Russia where he highlighted the importance of the growing nature of bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.