Sultan Ibrahim Arrives in Moscow Ahead of Victory Day Parade

MOSCOW, May 7 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar arrived in Moscow yesterday at the special invitation of the Government of the Russian Federation as a guest of honour ahead of the Victory Day Parade celebration on May 9. His Majesty’s private aircraft landed safely at Vnukovo-2 International Airport at 4.20 pm local time. Upon arrival, Sultan Ibrahim was received by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Andrey Rudenko, and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Russian Federation, Bogdashev Igor Viktorovich. Also present to welcome His Majesty was Malaysia’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Dato’ Cheong Loon Lai. The special invitation extended by Vladimir Putin reflects the high regard and close diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Russia. Last year, Sultan Ibrahim created history as the first Malaysian Head of State to undertake a State Visit to the Russian Federation since diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1967. -- MINUTESMY -- CREDIT: FB SULTAN IBRAHIM SULTAN ISKANDAR

MOSCOW, May 7 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar arrived in Moscow yesterday at the special invitation of the Government of the Russian Federation as a guest of honour ahead of the Victory Day Parade celebration on May 9. His Majesty’s private aircraft landed safely at Vnukovo-2 International Airport at 4.20 pm local time. […]

Prabowo departs for Moscow, holds talks with Putin

AKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has departed for Moscow, Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with discussions expected to cover various strategic issues amid changing global dynamics. Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said Prabowo and his delegation departed from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base here at about 11.10pm local time on Sunday, and were scheduled to meet with Putin on Monday evening upon arrival in Moscow. "The flight to Moscow will take 12 hours non-stop using the Garuda Indonesia-1 aircraft, PK-GIF," he said in a statement issued by the Presidential Secretariat's Press, Media and Information Bureau on Monday. Teddy said the two leaders are expected to focus on energy security, continued cooperation with the Russian government as well as ensuring the stability of the country's energy supply, including the availability of oil. He said the discussion also covered global geopolitical developments, with Indonesia expected to convey its strategic stance in maintaining world stability and peace. He said Prabowo was accompanied by Foreign Minister Sugiono and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia. He said Prabowo's visit to Russia this time was his third, after his second visit on Dec 10, 2025 and his first visit to Saint Petersburg on June 18 to 20, 2025. -- BERNAMA

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has departed for Moscow, Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with discussions expected to cover various strategic issues amid changing global dynamics. Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said Prabowo and his delegation departed from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base here at about 11.10pm local time on Sunday, and […]

Russia Ready to Provide Energy to Europe if It Seeks It, Says Vladimir Putin.

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready to supply energy to European countries if they showed interest, adding that Moscow was now increasing oil and gas deliveries to what he described as “reliable partners” in several regions, Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking at a meeting on the situation in the global oil and […]