List of international presidential trips made by Vladimir Putin

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This is a list of presidential trips made by Vladimir Putin . During his presidency, which began with his inauguration on 7 May 2000 (acting 31 December 1999), he has travelled to 72 countries as of November 2024, in addition to many more domestic trips. This list does not include Putin's trips during his term as prime minister of Russia from 8 May 2008 to 7 May 2012.

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World map highlighting countries visited by Vladimir Putin during his presidency, as of December 2024.
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World map highlighting countries visited by Vladimir Putin during his presidency, as of December 2024.
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President Vladimir Putin's visits by country
Number of visitsCountry
1 visit (17)
2 visits (18)
3 visits (12)
4 visits (2)
5 visits (5)
6 visits (2)
7 visits (3)
8 visits (2)
9 visits (2)
10 visits (1) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
11 visits (1) Flag of Italy.svg Italy
12 visits (1) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
13 visits (1) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
14 visits (1) Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
17 visits (1) Flag of France.svg France
18 visits (1) Flag of Germany.svg Germany
20 visits (1) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
21 visits (1) Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
27 visits (1) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
33 visits (1) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan

Acting presidency (31 December 1999–6 May 2000)

Putin meets with the queen of United Kingdom Elizabeth II on 17 April 2000 Vladimir Putin and Queen Elizabeth II (2000-04-17).jpg
Putin meets with the queen of United Kingdom Elizabeth II on 17 April 2000
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk 16 AprilMet with President Alexander Lukashenko. This is the first foreign visit after Putin became acting president. It was also after he won the 2000 Russian presidential election.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London 17 AprilMet with Queen Elizabeth II and British prime minister Tony Blair. Also met with British Business executives.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sevastopol, Kyiv 18 AprilMet with President Leonid Kuchma. Discussed ways to help develop the Black Sea Fleet. Putin also spoke out strongly against NATO expansion.

First presidency (2000–2008)

2000

Putin meets with US president Bill Clinton in New York City, United States, September 2000 Vladimir Putin at the Millennium Summit 6-8 September 2000-7.jpg
Putin meets with US president Bill Clinton in New York City, United States, September 2000

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2000:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent 18–19 MayMet with President Islam Karimov; this is the first foreign visit after Vladimir Putin's inauguration for the first presidential term.
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat 18 MayMet with President Saparmurat Niyazov.
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Minsk 23–24 MayMet with President Alexander Lukashenko. Also met with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev and Armenian president Robert Kocharian.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome, Milan 3–6 JuneMet with Prime Minister Giuliano Amato and President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Vatican City 5 JuneMet with Pope John Paul II.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid 13–14 JuneMet with Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and King Juan Carlos.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin 15–16 JuneMet with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and President Johannes Rau.
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Chișinău 16–17 JuneMet with President Petru Lucinschi.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe 5 JulyAttended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing 18–19 JulyMet with President and Communist Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin.
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Pyongyang 19–20 JulyMet with Supreme leader and Workers' Party General Secretary Kim Jong Il and participated in a banquet at the Mokran House. [1]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Okinawa 21–23 JulyAttended the G8 summit.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Yalta, Foros 18 AugustAttended the CIS summit.
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo 3–5 SeptemberOfficial visit. Met with Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori and Emperor Akihito.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City 6–8 SeptemberAttended the Millennium Summit; met with President Bill Clinton.
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi, Agra 2–5 OctoberState visit. Met with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Kocheril Raman Narayanan.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana 9–10 OctoberAttended the Eurasian Economic Community summit.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 11 OctoberAttended the CSTO summit.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris 30 October – 1 NovemberMet with President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. Attended the Russia-EU summit.
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 13–14 NovemberOfficial visit. Met with President Natsagiyn Bagabandi and Prime Minister Nambaryn Enhbayar.
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 15–16 NovemberAttended the APEC summit.
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Minsk 30 November – 1 DecemberAttended the CIS summit.
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Havana 14–17 DecemberState visit. Met with President and First Secretary of the Communist Party Fidel Castro
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa, Toronto 18–19 DecemberOfficial Visit. Met with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Governor General Adrienne Clarkson.

2001

Putin meets with US president George W. Bush at the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, 22 July 2001 Vladimir Putin 22 July 2001-3.jpg
Putin meets with US president George W. Bush at the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, 22 July 2001

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2001:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku January 9–10Official visit. Met with President Heydar Aliyev.
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna February 8–11Met with President Thomas Klestil.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine February 12Met with President Leonid Kuchma.
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Seoul February 27–28State visit. Met with President Kim Dae-jung and Prime Minister Lee Han-dong.
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi March 1–2State visit. Met with President Tran Duc Luong and General Secretary of the Communist Party Le Kha Phieu.
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Stockholm March 23Met with EU Council Members.
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yerevan May 24–25Attended the CSTO summit.
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Minsk May 31Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanghai June 14–15Attended the SCO summit.
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Belgrade June 16–17Met with Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica and Serbian prime minister Zoran Đinđić.
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ljubljana June 16Attended the summit meeting with US president George W. Bush.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Genoa July 16–22Attended the G8 summit.
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Vitebsk July 25Attended the trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Crimea, Sevastopol July 28–29Met with President Leonid Kuchma.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv August 23–24Met with President Leonid Kuchma. Marked the 10th Anniversary of Ukraine's Independence.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki September 2–3Met with President Tarja Halonen. [2]
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yerevan September 14–15Official visit. Met with President Robert Kocharian.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin September 22–27State visit. Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and President Johannes Rau.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels October 1–3Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and King Albert II.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanghai October 19–21Working visit to China. Attended the APEC summit.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe October 22Met with President Emomali Rakhmonov.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C., Houston, Crawford, New York City November 7–16State visit. Met with President George W. Bush.
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens December 6–8Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Konstantinos Simitis and President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hanover December 9Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kharkiv December 14Met with President Leonid Kuchma.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Chequers December 21–22Met with Prime Minister Tony Blair.

2002

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2002:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of France.svg  France Paris January 15Met with President Jacques Chirac.
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw, Poznań January 16–17Official visit. [3] Met with Prime Minister Leszek Miller and President Aleksander Kwaśniewski.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Almaty February 28 – March 2Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Odesa March 17Attended the trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Ukraine and Moldova.
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat April 23–24Attended the Caspian Summit.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome May 28Attended the Russia-NATO summit.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Almaty June 4Attended the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia Summit.
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kananaskis June 26–28Attended the G8 summit.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Aktau July 6Attended the informal meeting of the heads of Central Asian states and Russia.
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Chișinău October 6–7Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Zaporizhzhia October 6Marked the 70th Anniversary of Dnieper Hydroelectric Plant Construction.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels November 11Attended the Russia-EU summit.
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Oslo November 12Official visit. Met with King Harald V.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing November 27 – December 3Official visit. Met with President Jiang Zemin and new-elected Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao.
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi December 3–4Met with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Abdul Kalam.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek December 5Met with President Askar Akayev.

2003

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2003:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Minsk January 19–20Met with President Aleksandr Lukashenko.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv January 27–29Met with President Leonid Kuchma. Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin February 9Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris, Bordeaux February 10–12State visit. Met with President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Sofia March 1–3State visit. Met with President Georgi Parvanov and Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe April 26–27Met with President Emomali Rakhmonov.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Yalta April 30 – May 4Met with President Leonid Kuchma.
Flag of France.svg  France Évian-les-Bains June 1–3Attended the G8 summit.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London, Edinburgh June 22–26State visit; met with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Queen Elizabeth II. In Edinburgh, he met with First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell.
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur August 5Official visit; met with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and King Sirajuddin.
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Samarkand August 6Met with President Islam Karimov.
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Sardinia August 29–31Met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Yalta September 17–19Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City, Camp David September 20–27Attended the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly; met with President George W. Bush.
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur October 16–17Met with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg Thailand Bangkok October 17–22State visit. Met with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and King Bhumibol Adulyadej and attended the APEC summit.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek October 23Met with President Askar Akayev.
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Rome November 3–6State visit; met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and President Carlo Ciampi and attended the Russia-EU summit.
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Vatican City November 5State visit. Met with Pope John Paul II.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris November 7Met with President Jacques Chirac.

2004

Putin and the Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Brazil, November 2004 Mr. Putin and Mr. Lula - file Brazilian Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2004.jpg
Putin and the Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília, Brazil, November 2004

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2004:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana January 9–10Official visit. Met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv January 23–24Met with President Leonid Kuchma.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Yalta May 23–24Meeting of Heads of States Parties to the Agreement on Common Economic Space. This is the first foreign visit after re-election for the second presidential term.
Flag of France.svg  France Arromanche, Caen June 6Marked the 60th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sea Island, Washington, D.C. June 8–11Attended the G8 summit and the funeral of former US President Ronald Reagan.
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent June 16–17Attended the SCO summit.
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Minsk July 1Marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus.
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna July 10Attended the state funeral of President Thomas Klestil.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv July 26Met with President Leonid Kuchma.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana September 15–16Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing October 14–15Official visit. Met with President & Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao, and Premier Wen Jiabao.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe October 16–18Official visit. Met with President Emomali Rakhmonov. Visited Russia's Military Base.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv October 26–27Official visit. Attended the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine November 12Met with President Leonid Kuchma.
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Santiago November 19–21Official visit. Met with President Ricardo Lagos. Attended the APEC summit.
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília November 22Official visit. Met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Lisbon November 23Met with President Jorge Sampaio and Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The Hague November 25–26Attended the Russia-EU summit.
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi, Bangalore December 3–5Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Abdul Kalam.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara December 5–6Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hamburg, Schleswig December 20–21Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.

2005

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2005:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Kraków January 27–28Marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Bratislava February 24–25Official visit; attended the summit meeting with US president George W. Bush.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv March 19Met with President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yerevan March 24–25Met with President Robert Kocharian.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hanover April 10–11Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo April 26–27Met with President Hosni Mubarak.
Both Flag of Israel.svg  Israel and Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ramallah April 27–29Met with Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Baikonur June 2Marked the 50th anniversary of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana July 5Attended the SCO summit.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Gleneagles July 6–8Attended the G8 summit.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Kultaranta. Turku August 1–2Met with President Tarja Halonen.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin September 8Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City, Bayonne, Washington, D.C. September 14–17Attended the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly and the 2005 World Summit. Met with President George W. Bush.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels October 3Official visit.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London October 4–5Met with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Attended the Russia-EU summit.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The Hague November 1–2State visit. Met with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Queen Beatrix.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Samsun November 17–18
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Busan November 18–19Attended the APEC summit.
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo November 20–22Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Emperor Akihito.
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur December 13–14Attended the Russia-ASEAN summit.

2006

Putin and the former South African president Thabo Mbeki in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2006. Vladimir Putin in South Africa 5-6 September 2006-6.jpg
Putin and the former South African president Thabo Mbeki in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2006.

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2006:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana January 10–12Official visit; met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid February 8–9State visit; met with King Juan Carlos.
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku February 21–22
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest February 28 – March 1Official visit; met with President László Sólyom and Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague March 1–2Official visit; met with President Vaclav Klaus.
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Algiers March 10Official visit.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing March 21–22Official visit; met with President and Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanghai June 14–15Attended the SCO summit.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Almaty June 16–18
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Minsk June 23Attended the CSTO summit.
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens September 4Attended the trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Greece and Bulgaria.
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Cape Town September 5–6Official visit; met with President Thabo Mbeki.
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Casablanca September 7Official visit; met with King Mohammed VI
Flag of France.svg  France Le Bourget, Paris September 22–23Attended the trilateral summit meeting of Russia, France, and Germany.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Dresden, Munich, Bavaria October 10–11Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland October 20Attended the Russia-EU summit.
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi November 18–19Official visit to Vietnam. Met with President Nguyen Minh Triet. Attended the APEC Vietnam 2006 summit.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki November 23–24Met with President Tarja Halonen. Attended the Russia-EU summit.
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Minsk November 28Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv December 22Met with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.

2007

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2007:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi January 25–26Official visit; met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Abdul Kalam.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Munich February 10Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh February 11–12Official visit; met with King Abdullah.
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha February 12Visit to Qatar.
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Amman February 13Official visit. Met with King Abdullah II.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome, Bari March 13–14Met with Prime Minister Romano Prodi and President Giorgio Napolitano.
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Vatican City March 13Met with Pope Benedict XVI.
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens March 15Attended the trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Greece and Bulgaria.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana May 10Official visit. Met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat May 11–12Met with President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. Attended the trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna May 23–24Official visit. Met with Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer.
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg City May 24 [4] [5] Official visit. Met with Grand-Duke Henri and Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Heiligendamm June 6–8Attended the G8 summit.
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Zagreb June 24
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Istanbul June 25Met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Ahmet Sezer.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kennebunkport, Maine [6] July 2Met with President George W. Bush.
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Guatemala City July 3–5Working visit to Guatemala.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek August 16–17, 2007Attended the SCO summit.
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Jakarta September 6Official visit. Met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sydney September 7–9Official visit. Met with Prime Minister John Howard and Governor General Michael Jeffery. Attended the APEC summit.
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi September 10
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe October 5–6Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Wiesbaden October 14–15Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran October 16Met with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Lisbon, Mafra October 25–26Met with President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Jose Socrates. Attended the Russia-EU summit.
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Minsk December 14

2008

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2008:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Sofia January 17–18Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev and President Georgi Parvanov.
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bucharest April 3–4Attended the Russia-NATO Council.
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya Tripoli April 16–17Met with Leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Olbia, Gallura April 17–18Met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Second presidency (2012–present)

2012

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Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Dilma Rousseff, 2012

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2012:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Minsk May 31 – June 1Met with President Alexander Lukashenko. [7] This is the first foreign visit after re-election for the third presidential term.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin June 1Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel. [8]
Flag of France.svg  France Paris June 1Met with President François Hollande.
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent June 4Met with President Islam Karimov. [9]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing June 5–7State visit. Attended the SCO summit.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana June 7Official visit. Met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[ citation needed ]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Los Cabos June 18–20Attended the G20 summit. [10] [11]
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Jerusalem June 25Met with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [12] [13] [14] [15]
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Bethlehem June 26Met with the president of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas. [14] [15]
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Amman June 26Met with King Abdullah II. [14] [15]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Yalta July 12Met with President Viktor Yanukovych. [16] Met with President Viktor Yanukovich, in the Russo-Ukrainian Inter-state commission in Yalta.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London August 2Met with UK Prime Minister David Cameron. [17] Attended the judo finals of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [18]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek September 19–20Official visit; met with President Almazbek Atambayev.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe October 5Official visit; met with President Emomali Rahmon.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Istanbul December 3Met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. [19] [20]
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat December 5Attended the CIS summit. [21]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels December 20-21Official visit. Attended the Russia-EU summit. [22]
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi December 24Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee.

2013

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Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama during G8 summit

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2013:

RegionAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Durban March 26–27Attended the 5th BRICS summit.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hanover April 8Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam April 8Met with Queen Beatrix and Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek May 28Attended the CSTO summit.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana May 29
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London, Lough Erne June 16–18Met with UK Prime Minister David Cameron; attended the G8 summit.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Turku June 25Met with President Sauli Niinistö.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana July 7Met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv, Sevastopol July 27–28Met with President Viktor Yanukovych.
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku August 13Met with President Ilham Aliyev.
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia Pitsunda August 25Met with President Alexander Ankvab.
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Bali October 7–8Attended the APEC summit.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk October 24–25Summit of Euro-Asian Economic Council and attended the CIS summit.
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi November 12Official visit. Met with President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Seoul November 13Official visit; met with President Park Geun-hye.
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Vatican City November 25Met with Pope Francis.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome, Trieste November 25–26Met with Prime Minister Enrico Letta and President Giorgio Napolitano.
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Gyumri, Yerevan December 2State visit; met with President Serzh Sargsyan.

2014

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Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin shake hands in New Delhi

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2014:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels January 28Official visit. Attended the Russia-EU summit.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk April 29 Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanghai May 20–21Official visit. Met with President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping. Participating in Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana May 29Meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris, Deauville, Ouistreham June 5–6Met with President François Hollande. Marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna June 24Official visit. Met with President Heinz Fischer.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk July 2Met with President Alexander Lukashenko. Marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus.
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Havana July 11Official visit. Met with President and First Secretary of the Communist Party Raúl Castro.
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Managua July 12Met with President Daniel Ortega.
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires July 12Met with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Fortaleza, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro July 13–17Official Visit. Met with President Dilma Rousseff. Attended the FIFA World Cup Finale. Attended the 6th BRICS summit.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk August 26Met with President Alexander Lukashenko, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, and leaders of Eurasian Customs Union.
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar September 3Met with President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe September 11–12Attended the SCO summit.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Atyrau September 30
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk October 10Attended the Eurasian Economic Union Summit.
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Belgrade October 16Met with President Tomislav Nikolić and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić. Marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Milan October 16–17Attended the 11th ASEM. Met with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, French president François Hollande, German chancellor Angela Merkel, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, European Council president Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission president José Manuel Barroso.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing November 9–11Attended the APEC summit.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane November 14–16Attended the G20 summit.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara December 1-3State visit. Met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent December 8-10Met with President Islam Karimov.
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi December 10–12Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee.

2015

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Putin meets with US president Barack Obama in New York City, United States, September 2015

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2015:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo February 9–10Official visit. Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk February 11–12Met with President Alexander Lukashenko, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, French president François Hollande and German chancellor Angela Merkel.
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest February 17Met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana March 19–20Attended the trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yerevan April 24Marked the 100 years since the Armenian genocide.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Milan, Rome June 10Attended the Expo 2015. Met with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and President Sergio Mattarella.
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Vatican City June 10Met with Pope Francis.
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku June 12–13Met with President Ilham Aliyev.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing September 2–3Met with President & Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, and Premier Li Keqiang. Marked the 70th anniversary of anti-Japanese Fascists war victory in Beijing.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe September 14–15Attended the CSTO summit.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City September 28–29Attended the 70th Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Met with President Barack Obama.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris October 2Met with President François Hollande, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana October 14–16State visit. Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Antalya November 15–16Attended the G20 summit.
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran November 23Met with President Hassan Rouhani.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris November 30Attended the UN Climate Change Conference.

2016

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Putin meet Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in Japan

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2016:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk February 25Meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus.
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens May 27–28Met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana May 30–31Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk June 8Met with President Alexander Lukashenko.
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent June 23–24Attended the SCO summit.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing June 24–25Met with President & Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, and Premier Li Keqiang.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naantali July 1Met with President Sauli Niinistö.
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ljubljana July 30Met with President Borut Pahor.
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku August 8Attended trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hangzhou September 3–5Attended the G20 summit.
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Samarkand September 6He attended the funeral of the former president of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. [ citation needed ]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek September 17Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana October 4Met with President of Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Istanbul October 10Met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yerevan October 14Attended the CSTO summit.
Flag of India.svg  India Benaulim October 15–16Attended the 8th BRICS summit.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin October 19–20Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel, French president François Hollande, and Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko.
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Lima November 19–20Attended the APEC summit.
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nagato, Tokyo December 15–16Met with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.

2017

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Putin meet President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The following are the international trips made by President Putin in 2017:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest February 2Met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. [23]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Almaty February 27Met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev. [24]
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe February 27–28Official visit. Met with President Emomali Rahmon. [25] [26]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek February 28Official visit; met with President Almazbek Atambayev. [27]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek April 14Attended the Eurasian Economic Union summit and CSTO summit.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing May 14–15Met with President & Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, and Premier Li Keqiang.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris May 29Met with President Emmanuel Macron.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana June 8–9Attended the SCO summit.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hamburg July 7–8Attended the G20 summit.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Savonlinna, Punkaharju July 27Met with President Sauli Niinistö.
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest August 28Met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Xiamen September 3–5Attended the 9th BRICS summit.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara September 28Met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat October 2Met with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. [28]
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran November 1Attended trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Da Nang November 10–11Attended the APEC Vietnam 2017 summit.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk November 30Attended the CSTO summit.
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Khmeimim Air Base December 11Met with President Bashar al-Assad.
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo December 11Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara December 11Met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

2018

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Putin meets with US president Donald Trump at the summit meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 2018
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Putin meets with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at the East Asia Summit in Singapore, November 2018

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2018:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara 3–4 AprilAttended a trilateral summit meeting between Russia, Turkey, and Iran.
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna 5 JuneMet with President Alexander Van der Bellen and Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. [29] [30] This is Putin's first foreign visit since his re-election for a fourth presidential term.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao 8–10 JuneState visit; [31] met with President & Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, and Premier Li Keqiang and attended the SCO summit.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk 19 JuneMeeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. [32]
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki 16 JulyMet with US president Donald Trump at a summit meeting. [33]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Johannesburg 25–27 JulyAttended the 10th BRICS summit.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Aktau 12 AugustAttended a summit of Caspian leaders. [34]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin 18 AugustMet with Chancellor Angela Merkel. [35]
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran 7 SeptemberAttended a trilateral summit meeting between Russia, Turkey, and Iran.
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku 27 SeptemberMet with President Ilham Aliyev.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe 28 SeptemberAttended the CIS summit.
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi 4–5 OctoberMet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Mogilev 12 OctoberMet with President Alexander Lukashenko.
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent 19 OctoberState visit; met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. [36] [37]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Saryagash 20 OctoberMet with Nursultan Nazarbayev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev. [38]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Istanbul 27 OctoberMet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and French president Emmanuel Macron.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana
Petropavl
8–9 NovemberAttended the CSTO summit and XV Forum of Interregional Cooperation of Russia and Kazakhstan. [39]
Flag of France.svg  France Paris 11 NovemberMarked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice with Germany that brought major hostilities of World War I to an end. [40] Later attended the opening of the first Paris Peace Forum.
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Central Area 13–15 NovemberState visit; attended the East Asia Summit. [41]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Istanbul 19 NovemberMet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires 30 November – 2 DecemberAttended the G20 summit.

2019

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Putin with the BRICS leaders on 28 June 2019 in Osaka, Japan

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2019:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Belgrade 17 JanuaryOfficial visit; met with President Aleksandar Vučić. [42]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 28 MarchState visit; met with President Sooronbay Jeenbekov. [43] [44]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing 25–27 AprilWorking visit; met with President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan 29–30 MayWorking visit. [45]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 13–15 JuneAttended the SCO summit.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe 15–16 JuneAttended the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia [46]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Osaka 28–29 JuneAttended the G20 summit.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk 30 JuneAttended the closing ceremony of the 2019 European Games. [47]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome 4 JulyOfficial visit. [48] Met with President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican Vatican City 4 JulyOfficial visit. [49] Met with Pope Francis.
Flag of France.svg  France Fort de Brégançon, Bormes-les-Mimosas 19 AugustWorking visit. [50] Met with President Emmanuel Macron.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki 21 AugustWorking visit. [51]
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 3 SeptemberOfficial visit. [52] Attended the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara 16 SeptemberWorking visit. Attended a trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Turkey, and Iran.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris 30 September Jacques Chirac's funeral.
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yerevan 1 OctoberWorking visit. [53]
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat 10–11 OctoberWorking visit. Attended the CIS summit.
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh 14 OctoberState visit. [54]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 15 OctoberState visit.
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest 30 OctoberWorking visit.
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília 13–14 NovemberAttended the 11th BRICS summit.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 28 NovemberAttended the CSTO summit.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris 9 DecemberMet with President Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

2020

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Putin with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2020:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus 7 JanuaryMet with President Bashar al-Assad.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Istanbul 8 JanuaryMet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin 19 JanuaryWorking visit. Attended a meeting on the Libyan Civil War and held a meeting with British prime minister Boris Johnson.
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Jerusalem 23 JanuaryPutin travelled to Jerusalem for the World Holocaust Forum to commemorate the 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Putin also met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Bethlehem 23 JanuaryPutin travelled to Bethlehem to discuss Palestine-Russia relations and other issues in the Middle East.

2021

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Putin meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi on 6 December 2021

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2021:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Geneva 16 JuneMet with US president Joe Biden at a summit meeting. [55]
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi 6 DecemberMet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.   

2022

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Putin attended the 2022 SCO summit

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2022:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing 4–5 FebruaryMet with President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping. Attended the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe 28 JuneMet with President Emomali Rahmon. [56]
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat 29 JuneAttended the Caspian Summit. [57]
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran 19 JulyMet with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and held a summit meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. [58]
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Samarkand 15–16 SeptemberAttended the 2022 SCO summit.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana13–15 OctoberAttended CICA and C.I.S Summit
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yerevan 22–23 NovemberAttended a summit meeting of the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) military alliance [59]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 9 DecemberWorking visit.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk 19 DecemberWorking visit.

2023

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Putin working visit in Kazakhstan

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2023:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 12–14 OctoberWorking visit. Attended the CIS Summit. Met with Sadyr Japarov and Ilham Aliyev.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing 17–18 OctoberWorking visit. Attended the Third Belt and Road Forum. Met with several world leaders, including Viktor Orbán, Võ Văn Thưởng, Thongloun Sisoulith, Xi Jinping, Srettha Thavisin, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, and Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana 9–10 NovemberWorking visit.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk 23–24 NovemberWorking visit. Attended the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in Minsk.
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 6 DecemberWorking visit.
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh 6 DecemberWorking visit.

2024

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Putin state visit to North Korea

The following are the international trips made by Putin in 2024:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing, Harbin 16–17 MayMet with President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping in Beijing. Visited Harbin, which has strong ties to Russia, for a trade and investment exposition. [60]
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk 23–24 MayMet with President Alexander Lukashenko. [61]
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent 26–27 MayMet with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. [62]
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Pyongyang 18–19 JuneState visit. Met with Supreme Leader and Workers' Party General Secretary Kim Jong Un. [63] See 2024 North Korea–Russia summit.
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi 19–20 JuneState visit. Met with Communist Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President Tô Lâm, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and Chairman of the National Assembly Trần Thanh Mẫn.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana 3–4 JulyAttended the 2024 SCO summit. [64]
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku 18–19 AugustMet with President Ilham Aliyev. [65]
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 2–3 SeptemberMet with Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh and President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh. [66]
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Asgabat 11 OctoberAttending "Interconnection of Times and Civilizations - Basis of Peace and Development" international forum dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of Turkmen poet and thinker Makhtumkuli Fraghi. [67]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana 27–28 NovemberState visit and participation of CSTO summit. [68]
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Minsk 6 DecemberMet with President Alexander Lukashenko for Union State summit.

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