{
  "id": 6835615,
  "title": "Anwar, Putin agree on special mechanism to expedite agreements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/anwar-putin-agree-on-special-mechanism-to-expedite-agreements-6835615",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T00:52:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/12/anwar-putin-agree-on-special-mechanism-to-expedite-agreements"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi. The two discussed matters of mutual interest and Putin agreed to Anwar's proposal for a special mechanism between Putrajaya and Moscow to expedite the execution of agreements between the two nations. These agreements include Malaysia's palm oil imports by Russia and direct flights between the two countries. Prime Minister Anwar also expressed gratitude for Russia's support for energy cooperation, highlighting the collaboration between Rosneft and Petronas state-owned companies.\n\nAccording to Russian news agency TASS, Putin stated that the trade turnover between Russia and Malaysia last year grew by 12.9%, describing it as a solid pace. He emphasized that Moscow places great importance on contacts with Kuala Lumpur in areas such as education, science, technology, and tourism. The two leaders discussed priority issues related to cooperation in these fields during their conversation.\n\nAnwar Ibrahim is scheduled to have three more bilateral meetings today with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Malaysia arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit, hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in its capacity as a BRICS partner country since January 1, 2025.",
  "summary": "The agreements include the import of Malaysian palm oil by Moscow and direct flights between both countries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Anwar, Putin setuju mekanisme khas percepat laksana perjanjian Malaysia, Rusia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/anwar-putin-setuju-mekanisme-khas-percepat-laksana-perjanjian",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar, Putin move to fast-track bilateral deals, improve direct air connectivity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/anwar-putin-move-to-fast-track-bilateral-deals-improve-direct-air",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:13:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia-Russia ties in focus as PM Anwar, Putin meet at Brics summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/malaysia-russia-ties-in-focus-as-pm-anwar-putin-meet-at-brics-summit",
        "published": "2026-09-12T01:21:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}