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Vladimir Putin
President of Russia since 1999; central to both Ukraine war diplomacy and Iran's post-Khamenei realignment.
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#30 22 Oct
Told Li Qiang he had met Xi three times this year
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Beijing will not confirm Shenzhen summit#30 21 Oct
Received Witkoff and offered talks around 10 November
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin offers November talks, aide says#19 21 Oct
Mentioned in: Russia rings Alabuga with air defences
Drones: Industry & Defence#30 20 Oct
Mentioned in: Zelenskyy talks guarantees with US envoy
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#30 18 Oct
Mentioned in: Russia's crude exports drop to March low
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#29 17 Oct
Received Gerasimov's report of the capture
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia claims Dobropillia, maps say no#29 16 Oct
Discussed diesel supplies with the UAE president by telephone
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Trump waives Graham Act's Russia tariffs#29 16 Oct
Agreed with the Pope to cooperate on supplies, the Kremlin said
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Pope Leo XIV raises Oleshky with Putin#29 16 Oct
“reported dobropillia capture to”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 16 Oct
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 16 Oct
“agreed to cooperate on oleshky supplies with”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 13 Oct
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#28 11 Oct
Mentioned in: Zelenskyy ties elections to a ceasefire
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#28 10 Oct
Mentioned in: Novak announces partial easing of Russian diesel export curbs
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#28 9 Oct
Agreed Russian diesel supplies to US and world markets, per Reuters
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: OFAC opens US market to Russian diesel#28 9 Oct
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#28 8 Oct
Ukraine strikes Yandex AI data centres
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#28 5 Oct
Authorised the sale of AO UniCredit Bank
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin clears sale of AO UniCredit Bank#28 5 Oct
#28 28 Sept
Signed Decree No. 686 restricting fuel and energy data
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin decree curbs Russian refinery data#28 28 Sept
Signed Decree No. 700 raising the army's authorised strength
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin lifts army ceiling to 1,550,500#28 28 Sept
#28 28 Sept
#27 11 Sept
Mentioned in: Bank of Russia holds rate and names fuel
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#27 10 Sept
Ivashchenko says generals asked Putin for 800,000 troops
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#27 10 Sept
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#27 5 Sept
Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin with no result
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#27 5 Sept
#24 9 Jul
Set the market-capitalisation target the slide undermines
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Moscow posts surplus as shares sink#15 8 Jul
Chaired the meeting that widened the export restriction
European Oil Markets: Russia's diesel ban sets a record crack#23 8 Jul
Chaired the meeting authorising the export ban
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Moscow bans its own diesel exports#145 4 Jul
Mentioned in: Sharif attends; the West sends no one
Iran Conflict 2026#147 4 Jul
Sent Medvedev as his personal envoy rather than attending himself
Iran Conflict 2026: Medvedev likens Hormuz to nuclear arms#22 1 Jul
Mentioned in: 15 days: Russia's crude waiver lapses
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#143 30 Jun
Sent Dmitry Medvedev as his personal envoy to the funeral
Iran Conflict 2026: No Europeans on the guest list#22 28 Jun
Putin admits the petrol queues himself
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#22 26 Jun
Met Lukashenko at a pre-scheduled Russia-Belarus regional forum
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Moscow pulls Lukashenko the other way#21 23 Jun
Restated on 23 June preconditions including Ukraine abandoning NATO accession
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia offers EU as peace referee#21 23 Jun
Received briefing from Novak on domestic fuel rationing situation
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Fuel rationing hits 15 Russian regions#20 15 Jun
Took a call from Trump described as friendly and frank; remained unmoved on a Zelenskyy summit
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: G7 opens at Evian as Trump pivots back#127 14 Jun
Mentioned in: US drops its uranium ship-out demand
Iran Conflict 2026#121 8 Jun
reaffirmed offer to hold Iran's uranium, which the verification gap renders unworkable
Iran Conflict 2026: US tables uranium draft at IAEA Board#19 7 Jun
rejected Zelenskyy summit proposal at SPIEF on 5 June, repeating territorial preconditions
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin says no as Europe draws a line#19 6 Jun
Ukraine hits Baltic Fleet at Kronstadt
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#119 6 Jun
reaffirmed Russia's offer to take custody of Iran's HEU at SPIEF plenary
Iran Conflict 2026: Putin renews HEU offer at SPIEF#120 4 Jun
Mentioned in: IAEA loses track of Iran's uranium
Iran Conflict 2026#110 27 May
Pitched Xi Jinping in Beijing on 21 May that Russia would hold the HEU
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump vetoes Iran's only uranium exit#17 16 May
Authorised Medinsky's participation; maintained maximalist territorial precondition
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Istanbul Talks End in an Hour, No Territory#17 15 May
410 Prisoners Home as Tranche One Lands
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#16 12 May
Stated publicly on 9 May that Ukraine had sent no proposals
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Prisoner swap announced but not delivered#94 10 May
Claimed at Moscow press conference that the US blocked the Russian uranium-custody arrangement
Iran Conflict 2026: Putin blames Washington for killing uranium deal#16 9 May
Declared war 'coming to an end' and required pre-finalised comprehensive treaty before any Zelenskyy summit
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin: war ending, summit needs treaty first#15 29 Apr
Mentioned in: Russia strips Victory Day of hardware
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#15 29 Apr
Called Trump for 90 minutes and proposed a Victory Day ceasefire
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin asks Trump for parade-day truce#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: UAE quits OPEC effective 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: SNSC restores 'Internet Pro' on Day 60
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: First Tehran-Moscow flight after 60 days
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Day 60 ends with zero Iran instruments
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran defers nuclear talks past ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#81 27 Apr
Hosted Araghchi at Kremlin, condemned US aggression on television, signed no joint statement
Iran Conflict 2026: Putin condemns war; Il-76s carry the kit#82 27 Apr
Received Araghchi at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library rather than the Kremlin
Iran Conflict 2026: Yeltsin Library, not Kremlin, hosted Araghchi#82 27 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent $108 as CENTCOM seizes more tankers
Iran Conflict 2026#82 27 Apr
Pledged Russia would do everything that serves Iran's interests to secure peace
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran offers Hormuz first; US rejects#80 25 Apr
Received Araghchi at the Kremlin with Lavrov in attendance
Iran Conflict 2026: Putin receives Araghchi at the Kremlin#14 17 Apr
Reshetnikov tells Meduza Russia's reserves exhausted
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#13 14 Apr
Mentioned in: Russia fires 324 drones at Ukraine post-truce
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#13 14 Apr
Named authority who would receive power to deploy forces extraterritorially
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Duma passes extraterritorial deployment bill 413-0#13 13 Apr
Easter ceasefire expires; violation counts diverge
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#13 14 Apr
“passed extraterritorial deployment authority 413 0”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#13 13 Apr
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 9 Apr
Issued Easter ceasefire decree
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin calls solo 32-hour Easter truce#12 9 Apr
“held call with chechen leader during easter week”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 9 Apr
“ordered ceasefire halt on all fronts”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 9 Apr
“ordered ceasefire halt on all fronts”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#9 31 Mar
Mentioned in: EU ministers mark Bucha anniversary
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#6 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukraine delegation heads to Washington
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#5 16 Mar
Mentioned in: UK-Ukraine sign defence industry pact
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#5 15 Mar
Mentioned in: EU sanctions nine Bucha commanders
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#4 13 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia losing 1,100 troops a day
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#4 8 Mar
Mentioned in: Putin-Trump call: one hour, zero deals
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#31 8 Mar
Mentioned in: Beijing shields Iran's new leader
Iran Conflict 2026#31 8 Mar
Mentioned in: Putin pledges unwavering Tehran support
Iran Conflict 2026#29 7 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran claims fourth US Reaper downed
Iran Conflict 2026#25 7 Mar
Mentioned in: Putin calls ceasefire after sharing data
Iran Conflict 2026#1 3 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia pushes buffer zone into Sumy
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#15 3 Mar
Mentioned in: ECFR: no viable exit on current terms
Iran Conflict 2026#2 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Both sides claim Bobylivka settlement
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#9 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Putin and Wang condemn; nothing follows
Iran Conflict 2026#5 1 Mar