Putin hosts leaders of Southeast Asian nations, seeking to boost their business ties
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. fourth left, attend the talks on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center left, greet Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during their meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle while visiting the Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin during the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle while visiting the Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin during the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and the head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, left, visit the Kul Sharif Mosque during the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. fourth left, attend the talks on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
