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Vladimir Putin has welcomed the India-Middle East-Europe connectivity initiative, emphasising its logistical advantages. Putin said the project would complement the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which would, in turn, benefit Moscow. “I believe that this will only benefit us. I believe that this will only help us develop logistics,” Putin said in his address to the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Tuesday. The Russian president said the India-Middle East-Europe connectivity project would help his country develop logistics and added that the project had been under discussion for several years. Putin, however, chided the US over its participation.

Indian seafarers in polar and arctic waters in this far eastern Russian port as the two sides discussed ways to widen maritime cooperation including possibility of usage of new transport corridors like the Northern Sea Route as well as the Eastern Maritime Corridor. Discussions on the maritime cooperation took place between visiting Union Ports, Shipping and Waters Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic A O Chekunkov here, according to an official statement. During the meeting, both the leaders discussed wide range of items of maritime communication between India and Russia to widen maritime cooperation including possibility of usage of new transport corridors like the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as well as the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) between Vladivostok and Chennai. The two sides also agreed to train Indian seafarers in Polar and Arctic waters at the Russian Maritime Training Institute, named after GI Admiral Nevelsky, which is equipped with simulator training facilities, in Vladivostok, the statement said. Speaking on the occasion, Sonowal said the relationship between Russia and India has deep historical roots and is based on mutual respect and shared interests. «We remain committed to maintaining strong ties and fostering strategic cooperation across various sectors.

Sarbananda Sonowal is representing India at the Eastern Economic Forum which is being held at the Russian port city of Vladivostok aiming to push Eastern Maritime Corridor between the two countries. The Shipping Minister will also be speaking at the session on Eastern Maritime Corridor, while also meeting senior ministers of Russian Federation on possibilities to further strengthen the bilateral relation between the two countries, including exploring possibilities of the Northern Sea Route and establishing a Trans Shipment Hub in the Bay of Bengal. The Corridor is aimed at reducing cargo transit times between our nations. The journey from Indian ports to the Russian Far East takes just 24 days, compared to 30 days through the port of Novorossiysk.

Narendra Modi's promotion of the "Make in India" programme. He highlighted the importance of using domestically made product and commended India's policies under PM Modi's leadership as a positive example. In an address at the 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), Putin said, "You know, we did not have domestically made cars then, but we do now.

President Vladimir Putin, a rare encounter between isolated leaders driven together by their need for support in escalating standoffs with the West. Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology for his impoverished country, and, in a twist, appears to have something Putin desperately needs: munitions for Russia’s grueling war in Ukraine. It’s a chance for the North Korean leader to get around crippling U.N.

Bloomberg. However, no time or venue has been announced by either side for the summit. Some media reports suggested that Putin may soon visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome space center in the Amur region, fueling speculation this could be the summit site.

Putin on Tuesday hailed India's "Make in India" Initiative at the 8th Eastern Economic Forum’s (EEF) plenary session in Vladivostok and suggested that Russian officials like their Indian counterparts should use Russian cars for driving, instead of using foreign automobile brands. Earlier on Sunday Russia hailed India's G20 Presidency and stated that the Global South led by India did not allow the war in Ukraine to take over the agenda. Putin has been one of the ardent supporters of the PM’s focus on ‘Make in India’ amid Western sanctions on Russia since the war. In June heaping praises on PM Narendra Modi Putin had said “Our friends in India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a great friend of Russia, a few years ago presented a concept — «Make in India». And it had a very visible effect on the Indian economy.” At another EEF session Putin said that the government will not allow the pace of development to slacken in the Russian Far East as it is a strategic region for the country.

Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he will only comment on whether he will run for re-election in 2024 after the ballot is officially announced later this year. Putin has led Russia since the turn of the century, winning four presidential elections and briefly serving as prime minister in a system where political opposition has become virtually non-existent. «According to the law, parliament must make a decision at the end of the year,» Putin told the audience at the Eastern Economic Forum in the Pacific port of Vladivostok. «When the elections are announced, when the date is set, then we will talk about it,» he added. Presidential elections in Russia are officially set by parliament and held every six years, after the term limit was lengthened from four years previously.

Also Read: ‘Russia likely to invest trapped rupees in India’: Sergei Lavrov says. Top Points The Russian President made it clear that Ukraine needs to cancel the ban on negotiations imposed by a drecree of the Ukranian President by which he prohibited himself and all others from conducting negotiations, reported TASS, a Russian state-owned news agency. The EEF is being hosted by Vladivostok from September 10-13.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday waded into the debate over the criminal charges faced by Republican election candidate Donald Trump, saying the cases against the former U.S. president amount to political “persecution" and expose U.S. weakness.

A U.S. official said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for use in its war in Ukraine.

SEOUL—For more than four years, Kim Jong Un has stayed inside his country’s borders, focused on a deadly virus, a stifled economy and a corrupt elite. Now, the North Korean leader, U.S. officials said, could be planning his first foreign trip to Russia for a meeting with Vladimir Putin.

(Reuters) — Russia sent a task force to oversee cleanup of parts of the country's Far East on Sunday after Typhoon Khanun passed through the Primorye region, the emergencies ministry in Moscow said.

Russia's defence minister was photographed this week viewing banned North Korean ballistic missiles with leader Kim Jong Un at a military expo in Pyongyang, signalling deeper ties between the two countries as they face off with the United States. As Russia's isolation over its war in Ukraine has grown, it has seen increasing value in North Korea. For North Korea's part, relations with Russia haven't always been as warm as they were during the heady days of the Soviet Union, but now the country is reaping clear benefits from Moscow's need for friends.

Another mysterious death among Russian top executives on Tuesday drew further attention to the ever-increasing number of suspicious demises among the oligarchs and critics of President Vladimir Putin, raising questions on whether they have become all too common to be completely coincidental.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Wednesday that Russia had not lost anything as a result of its military campaign in Ukraine.