Putin's meeting with reporters at SPIEF: global media reactions

Russian President Vladimir Putin's sit-down with the heads of a number of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024 has grabbed the headlines of these outlets.

🔸 China's Xinhua quoted Putin as saying that the development of Russia-China relations, based on profound common interests, is conducive to world stability.

🔸Iran's IRNA quoted Putin as praising the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi for "a great role in the expansion of ties between the two countries" and promising that efforts would be made to preserve the achievements made during Raisi's tenure.

🔸The Turkish news agency Anadolu mentioned the Russian president's warning that "if someone's actions threaten our [Russia's] sovereignty and territorial integrity", Moscow will use all the means at its disposal.

Separately, Anadolu quoted Putin as calling Israeli actions in Gaza "a kind of total destruction of civilian population".

🔸Japan's Kyodo News highlighted the Russian leader's comments that conditions are not currently right for Moscow to resume talks with Tokyo on a post-World War II peace treaty.

🔸Reuters and the AP, in turn, pointed to Putin's statement that Moscow could respond in kind if the US and its European allies allow Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia with Western long-range weapons.

🔸Putin's comments on the matter also made headlines on the BBC, CNN, Sky News, the New York Times and the Washington Post.

🔸The Telegraph, for its part, alluded to the Russian president's emotional reaction to allegations of Moscow's supposed plans to attack NATO, which Putin said were nothing but "b*ll*cks".

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