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ASEAN uses Russia summit to boost energy ties

ASEAN leaders met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a summit in Kazan, where they discussed deepening energy cooperation. The meeting marked the first in-person ASEAN-Russia summit in eight years and came amid ongoing global energy challenges.

International relations

Moscow able to show it is not as diplomatically isolated as West would like

Russian President Vladimir Putin, gesturing, poses with ASEAN leaders during their July 16-18 summit in the Russian city of Kazan. © AP

RAMON ROYANDOYAN

June 19, 2026 16:02 JST

MANILA -- Leaders from ASEAN concluded their first in-person summit with Russia in eight years Thursday with promises from Moscow to deepen energy integration, crucial for a region that has been among the hardest hit by the recent global supply crisis.

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Source document: Russian President Vladimir Putin poses with ASEAN leaders during their July 16-18 summit in Kazan

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ASEAN uses Russia summit to boost energy ties

ASEAN leaders met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a summit in Kazan, where they discussed deepening energy cooperation. The meeting marked the first in-person ASEAN-Russia summit in eight years and came amid ongoing global energy challenges.

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