Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders and senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kazan, Russia, for a two-day summit, AP reported on June 18, marking the first such leaders' summit since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Co-chaired by Putin and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila's capacity as 2026 ASEAN chair, the summit produced the Kazan Declaration marking 35 years of ASEAN-Russia relations, a 2026-30 cooperation plan and joint statements on culture and energy, and Putin also held bilateral talks with ASEAN leaders.