The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Vietnam to strengthen ties with its longtime partner in Southeast Asia at a time when Moscow is facing growing international isolation because of its military actions in Ukraine

North Korea's state media say the new agreement between Russia and North Korea reached by their leaders requires the countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event of war

As the war enters its 846th day, these are the main developments.

Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a state visit to Vietnam on Thursday, a day after signing a mutual defence pact with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who offered his "full support" on Ukraine.

Vietnam’s president says two countries want to ‘push up’ defence and security cooperation as US criticises meeting

Japan and New Zealand agree on intelligence sharing pact to address regional security challenges and escalating tensions in the South China Sea.

Experts say there is ‘no credible reason’ Coalition policy will bring lower power prices

Putin and Kim signed a strategic partnership agreement during Putin's visit to North Korea, deepening ties and raising concerns in Seoul and Washington.

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Putin hails Vietnam for backing ‘a pragmatic way to solve the crisis’ in Ukraine in an op-ed released before his visit.

Japan and New Zealand have agreed in principle on an intelligence sharing pact as their leaders shared concern about the increasingly challenging security environment in the region, including closer ties between Russia and North Korea