In between, he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attended a business forum and announced the launch of Russia Today, a Kremlin-funded state-controlled TV network. The Russian leader has faced diplomatic isolation since the Ukraine war began in 2022 and the red carpet laid down by Delhi would have sent a strong message to the West.

The United States itself still buys nuclear fuel from us for its own nuclear power plants. That is also fuel,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his first visit to India in four years.

A U.K. inquiry says Russian agents "carry out Putin's bidding," blaming him for a deadly 2018 attack in England using the nerve agent Novichok.

An inquiry into Ms Sturgess' death in 2018 came after an attempt to poison an ex-Russian double agent living in Salisbury.

Russia's president bears "moral responsibility" for the death of a British woman poisoned with the nerve agent, an inquiry concluded.

International Criminal Court arrest warrants for President Vladimir Putin and five other Russians accused of war crimes in Ukraine will stay in place even if a blanket amnesty is approved during U.S.-led peace talks,

Vladimir Putin’s 27-hour visit to India concluded on Friday evening after he attended a lavish State dinner at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The dinner, hosted by President Droupadi Murmu, was an all-vegetarian delight,

The Russian President's India trip comes as relations between Washington and Delhi remain strained, writes Harsh V. Pant.