president of russia Vladimir Putin He is scheduled to visit India in December as the two countries continue to strengthen ties despite the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.
los congressesorganizer of Russia-India Forumannounced on its website that President Putin will visit New Delhi on December 5 to attend the plenary session of the conference. However, information about the Russian leader’s visit and participation in the forum was later removed from the website. los congressesDecember 4th and 5th have not yet been announced.
President Putin’s spokesperson Dmitri PeskovThe Kremlin announced on Wednesday that it would announce the dates of the visit to India at a later date, state news agencies said. Tas. The Kremlin had previously announced that the Russian leader would visit in December.
President Putin spoke by phone with the Indian Prime Minister. narendra modiin October, and the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen the agreement. “Special and privileged strategic partnership” A statement released by the South Asian governments at the time said relations between the two countries were good.
India had previously resisted the president’s calls. donald trump Stop buying Russian oil after US imposes sanctions. Imposing punitive duties of 50% on Indian exportspart of Washington’s attempt to ramp up pressure to stop Russia from invading Ukraine.
On Tuesday, President Trump claimed Washington and New Delhi are “very close” to a trade deal that would allow for lower tariffs on Indian goods. On Monday, the US president highlighted a decline in India’s purchases of Russian oil, which had soared since the start of the war in 2022.
India is not a signatory to the Rome Statute, which created the Hague-based International Criminal Court. The court issued arrest warrants for President Putin and Russia’s Children’s Rights Commissioner in March 2023. Maria Lvivova-Belovain connection with the alleged illegal deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia after the Kremlin invasion. The order significantly restricted Putin’s foreign visits to countries that are not members of the court, such as China.
Modi and Putin last met in Beijing when the Chinese president Xi Jinping It hosted a summit in the port city of Tianjin in September. The three leaders were photographed having lively conversations and smiling spontaneously on the sidelines of the event.
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