President Vladimir Putin to visit India in December 2025 after 4 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin: Amidst running speculations, the timing of Russia President Putin's India visit has been announced. Putin is coming to India in December after nearly 4 years. Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov gave information about Putin's visit to India on Friday today. Putin had last visited India on 6 December 2021.
Vladimir Putin to visit India in December
Yuri Ushakov said that President Putin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday next week on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin city of China and will discuss the preparations for his visit to India.
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President Putin's visit to India and the preparations
He said that in Tianjin, this will be the first meeting of the two leaders this year, although the two top leaders have been in regular contact over the phone. He said, "Our countries are bound by a special strategic partnership.
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While a statement in this regard was passed in December 2010, which means this year is the 15th anniversary since." Meanwhile the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Russia twice last year to attend the annual summit with Putin and the BRICS summit in Kazan. Russian President Putin is coming to India for the annual summit. Putin's visit to India amid Trump's tariff dispute
Putin India visit after four years
Putin's visit to India has been announced at a time when recently US President Donald Trump has doubled the tariff on Indian goods to 50 percent, which also includes an additional 25 percent duty on India's purchase of crude oil from Russia.
Summary
Defending the attacks from the US and its purchase of crude oil from Russia, India has been saying that its energy purchases are in view of national interest and market. After the invasion of Ukraine in the year 2022, the US and many Western countries have imposed many sanctions on Russia, including a ban on crude oil. But India continued to buy crude oil from Russia.
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