Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls PM’s trip a ‘devastating blow to peace efforts’
Narendra Modi will hold formal talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia on Tuesday as India’s prime minister seeks to shore up relations and stem concerns about Moscow’s drift towards China. Putin welcomed Modi on Monday to his suburban residence at Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, where the pair held informal talks over tea and took a walk in the park. Further formal negotiations are expected on Tuesday.
“China is the primary challenge,” said Pankaj Saran, a former Indian ambassador to Russia. “We really cannot afford to do anything which converts a friend into an adversary.” Trade between India and Russia has soared to more than $65bn since Moscow’s full-scale invasion, largely due to a sharp increase in purchases of discounted oil. Russian crude accounted for 43 per cent of India’s oil imports in June, according to data provider Vortexa, making it the second-biggest buyer after China.
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