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## Vladimir Putin


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta70722353f0a910b/69ff5fddb3f3d9323ad14ac7/GettyImages-2274687579.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 9, 2026  
## [Putin Marks Pared-Down Victory Day Parade in Moscow After Zelensky Gives ‘Permission’](https://time.com/article/2026/05/09/putin-victory-parade-moscow-zelensky-permission/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Rebecca Schneid
* ![VIETNAM-APEC-SUMMIT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt54073a8d4bae0841/698947e516d88465acc34e3f/donald-trump-putin-2016-campaign.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 24, 2019  
## [Congress Tries Again to Learn About Trump-Putin Talks](https://time.com/5613125/congress-will-try-again-to-learn-what-trump-and-putin-told-each-other/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Alana Abramson
* ![The TIME team with President  
Trump and senior adviser Jared Kushner, who left at the  
start of the interview.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3fc81b62e4da8c85/6989fed986f68e5d706ed181/trump_time_june_2019-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 20, 2019  
## [Fact-Checking Trump's TIME Interview](https://time.com/5611091/donald-trump-time-interview-fact-check/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by TIME Staff
* ![White House Won't Release Putin Conversations](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf6b6d516ed5aca2e/6989471709208f1f6e413867/donald-trump-putin-conversations-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 18, 2019  
## [Watchdogs Sue Trump Over Missing Putin Notes](https://time.com/5609279/pompeo-lawsuit-trump-putin-notes/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Vera Bergengruen
* ![Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the nation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57d71f17d94adc78/69894574e76ad27fe6634343/putin-warns-us-missiles-europe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 26, 2019  
## [The Quick Read About… Russia’s New Internet Law](https://time.com/5578737/the-quick-read-about-russias-new-internet-law/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ian Bremmer  
* ![Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the G20 Leaders' Summit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb659b14978710f44/6989405622fb8526b5e27487/putin-bin-salman-g20-handshake.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 30, 2018  
## [Watch Putin and Saudi Prince Embrace at G-20](https://time.com/5467935/putin-bin-salman-g20/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Justin Worland
* ![Russian Oligarchs Illustration](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2151406d28475ef7/69893aa8bc6cfc85ce3e6fb6/russian-putin-oligarchs-john-ritter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 20, 2018  
## [How Putin's Oligarchs Got Inside the Trump Team](https://time.com/5401645/putins-oligarchs/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Simon Shuster
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee030893f3bc76dc/698935b6bc6cfc0d063e67ca/trump-putin-summit-crisis-time-magazine-cover1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 19, 2018  
## [The Story Behind TIME's Trump and Putin 'Summit Crisis' Cover](https://time.com/5342562/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-summit-crisis-cover/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by TIME Staff
* ![US-POLITICS-TRUMP-CONGRESS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5c715514ce99f9f/698935a1cf40a8433cc4cc1d/gettyimages-1000789146.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 18, 2018  
## [White House: President Trump Did Not Say Russia Is No Longer Targeting the U.S.](https://time.com/5342153/donald-trump-russia-targeting-question/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Abigail Simon
* ![President Trump And President Putin Hold A Joint Press Conference After Summit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt292c816f74779cfe/69893580e76ad26f1d63282c/gettyimages-1000225262.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 17, 2018  
## [Inside the Room With Trump and Putin](https://time.com/5340572/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-summit-inside/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Tessa Berenson Rogers  
* ![FRANCE -ECONOMY-ITW-WILLIAM-BROWDER](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a98a3e7307f4a26/6989357b0a4a2207909d333c/who-is-bill-browder-putin-trump-summit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2018  
## [Who Is Bill Browder? Meet the British Financier Putin Criticized at His Press Conference With Trump](https://time.com/5340167/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-bill-browder/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Alix Langone
* ![FINLAND-US-RUSSIA-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY-SUMMIT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08ca954c4fa1653e/69893576929fad5377bf1152/trump-putin-meeting-election-meddling.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2018  
## [How Trump Ended Up Looking Weak in Front of Putin](https://time.com/5340050/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-summit-helsinki-analysis/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Brian Bennett
* ![FINLAND-US-RUSSIA-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY-SUMMIT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08ca954c4fa1653e/69893576929fad5377bf1152/trump-putin-meeting-election-meddling.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2018  
## [Here's Who Found That Russia Meddled in the 2016 Election](https://time.com/5340060/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-summit-russia-meddling/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Abby Vesoulis and Abigail Simon
* ![Presidents Trump and Putin stand in front of their nations' flags during a press conference](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1751ab03957a682d/6989356ffb4eac92a78971ed/trump-putin-helsinki-press-conference.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2018  
## [Man Forcibly Removed From Trump-Putin Press Conference](https://time.com/5339799/vladimir-putin-donald-trump-summit-protest/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Abby Vesoulis
* ![Presidents Trump and Putin stand in front of their nations' flags during a press conference](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1751ab03957a682d/6989356ffb4eac92a78971ed/trump-putin-helsinki-press-conference.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2018  
## [Read a Transcript of Trump and Putin's Joint Press Conference](https://time.com/5339848/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-summit-transcript/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Abigail Simon

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