Putin hosts Russia–ASEAN summit in Kazan as ties mark 35 years

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders and delegation heads from all 11 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states in Kazan, marking 35 years of Russia–ASEAN relations. The bloc represents a combined population of over 680 million people and a GDP exceeding $4 trillion, making it one of the world's largest economic groupings. Russia has been increasingly reorienting its economy towards fast-growing Asian markets, with energy, trade, digital technologies and AI amo