Modi, India and Putin
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an annual summit, focusing on diversifying economic ties.
As the White House tries to curb Moscow's energy income, Vladimir Putin enjoys a warm welcome in India, and promises an "uninterrupted supply" of Russian fuel.
President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi for his first state visit to India since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, showcasing warming ties that have angered the US and led to hefty trade tariffs.
A Zelenskyy visit would follow last year’s diplomatic sequence, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Moscow in July 2024 to meet Putin and then visited Ukraine the following month.