PM Modi in Russia: The meeting marks 16th encounter between PM Modi and President Putin in past decade.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on two-day official visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin meets the Indian community here.
PM Modi will first interact with the Indian community in Russia, lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kremlin and thereafter visit the Rosatom pavilion at an exhibition venue in Moscow.
The two leaders met yesterday at the Russian President’s official address where they spoke over crucial global matters.
The meeting marks the 16th encounter between PM Modi and President Putin in the past decade, with their last face-to-face interaction occurring at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 2022.
This visit to Russia by PM Modi is his first since the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv began in 2022.
Here are the LIVE Updates of PM Modi’s Russia visit:
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- Russia has decided to discharge all Indians working in the Russian army after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue with President Vladimir Putin during his Moscow visit, said sources.
- At least two Indians have died fighting Russia’s war against Ukraine while dozens stuck in the war zone claim they were tricked into taking up the fighting role.
- PM Modi, who is in Moscow for a two-day visit, raised the issue at a private dinner hosted by Putin last evening, sources said. Russia agreed to discharge all Indians serving in their army and facilitate their return, they added.
