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Why Wong-Putin meet doesn’t mean Singapore’s going soft on Russia

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s trip to Russia as part of an Asean delegation to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin despite the city state’s ongoing sanctions against Moscow was a pragmatic move, analysts said. They pointed to considerations such as the island republic’s role as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year, on top of the region’s search for energy security. Wong met Putin in Kazan for the first time on the sidelines of the Asean-Russia Commemorative...

US envoy Witkoff and Kushner will be in Qatar, no meeting with Iran, Qatari official says

DOHA, June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law ‌Jared Kushner will be in Doha to meet Qatari mediators to discuss U.S.-Iran negotiations, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. There will not be a high-level meeting between Washington and Tehran, Majed Al Ansari told a media briefing. Qatar has not transferred 6 billion of Iranian frozen funds to Tehran, he added. Doha has been coordinating with Oman, which sits on the western coast of the Strait of Hormuz, on the safe passage for vessels.

🇷🇺🇰🇿 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Pres [...]

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart TokayevThe two leaders discussed current matters pertaining to further development of the comprehensive strategic partnership and allied relationship between Russia and Kazakhstan in light of the agreements reached during the President of the Russian Federation's state visit to Kazakhstan in May, 2026. They paid particular attention to mutually beneficial join projects in trade and economy as well as energy.When discussing international and regional matters, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shared his thoughts following his recent visit to Brussels.

Cheong Wa Dae denies report of natl. security adviser meeting Russian official in Kazakhstan

Cheong Wa Dae denied a news report Friday that National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac met with a senior Russian government official during a visit to Kazakhstan last month. According to the Donga Ilbo newspaper, which quoted multiple unnamed diplomatic sources, Wi met the Russian official behind closed doors during his May 28-30 trip, in an apparent effort to manage South Korea-Russia tensions triggered by the war in Ukraine. The national security adviser's visit to Kazakhstan was intended for b

Senior S. Korean, U.S. officials discuss cooperation on democracy, human rights issues

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- A top South Korean diplomat has met with senior U.S. g...