Moscow, July 9 : Moscow has agreed to discharge and facilitate the return of all Indians who were misled into joining the Russian Army after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his ongoing visit, raised the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Several Indians, who were lured to Russia with the promise of lucrative jobs or […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JULY 4: India virtually hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Tuesday chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. China’s President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin is also participating in the summit. It will be Putin’s first appearance at an international event since he crushed a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUNE 30 : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that his ‘Make in India’ initiative has had a truly impressive effect on the Indian economy. Putin was speaking at a forum in Moscow organised by Russia’s Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), the Russian television network RT reported. […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,24/6: The powerful mercenary group Wagner’s insurrection has plunged Russia into crisis. The head of the Wagner paramilitary group said his troops had taken control of military facilities in two Russian cities. Rebellious Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that he has taken control of Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh as part of an attempt to […]Continue Reading
MOSCOW,SEPT 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned the West that the people of four Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions were “our citizens forever” as he prepared to formally annex them at a Kremlin ceremony. “I want to say this to the Kyiv regime and its masters in the West: People living in the Lugansk, Donetsk, […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 21: In what has been described by some reports as a ‘defiant and ‘combative’ speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the military reserve forces to regroup for ‘his special military operation’ in Ukraine. While Putin said Russia has “lots of weapons to reply” and that he was not bluffing, Defence Continue Reading
UKRAINE,SEPT. 21: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilisation in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months. Putin’s address to the nation comes a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans to hold votes on becoming integral parts of Russia. The Kremlin-backed efforts to Continue Reading
SAMARKAND,SEPT.16: Russian President Vladimir Putin told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that he wanted to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible and understood that India had concerns about the fighting. “I know your position on the conflict in Ukraine, your concerns… We will do our best to end this as soon […]Continue Reading
LVIV, March 6 : Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror. With the Kremlin’s rhetoric growing fiercer and a reprieve from fighting dissolving, Russian […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,march 3: A day after an Indian student was killed during Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s second largest city of Kharkiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Russian President Vladimir Putin late on Wednesday night. “The leaders reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in the city of Kharkiv where many Indian students are stuck. They […]Continue Reading