ASEAN Leaders to Meet Putin in Kazan on June 17-18 as Russia Seeks Broader Partnership
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Updated · The Associated Press · May 29
ASEAN Leaders to Meet Putin in Kazan on June 17-18 as Russia Seeks Broader Partnership
13 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 29
June 17-18 will bring ASEAN leaders to Kazan for a commemorative summit with Vladimir Putin, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro said after a call with Sergei Lavrov.
Russia said the talks will focus on expanding its strategic partnership with ASEAN, even as the bloc has kept annual engagement with Moscow since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to attend despite the Philippines' US alliance, while Singapore's participation remains unclear after it condemned the invasion and imposed sanctions.
ASEAN's split diplomacy frames the meeting: most members backed a UN resolution against Russia in 2022, but several have since bought or explored Russian crude after fuel prices jumped following the February US-Israel attacks on Iran.
Myanmar's junta chief is likely to remain barred under ASEAN rules imposed after the 2021 coup, underscoring the bloc's internal divisions as it engages outside powers.
How will Russia's summit with ASEAN challenge the established US-led security architecture in the Indo-Pacific region?
As ASEAN seeks Russian oil, can it stay neutral in a Ukraine war now seeing nuclear-capable missile use?
With members divided over Russia, is the Kazan summit a diplomatic masterstroke or a sign of the bloc’s fatal fracture?