President Putin to visit India for the first time since the Russia-Ukraine war

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon visit India. He has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave information in this regard on Thursday. He said that preparations are underway for Putin’s visit to India. However, the date of Putin’s visit was not disclosed. This will be the first time the Russian President will visit India since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.

A conference titled ‘Russia and India Towards a New Bilateral Agenda’ was organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), which was addressed by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov through video conferencing. During his video address, Lavrov said, “Arrangements are being made for Putin’s visit to India.”

State news agency TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov as saying, “President Vladimir Putin has accepted the invitation of the head of the Indian government. Preparations are being made for Putin’s visit to India.” During this, Lavrov said that after Prime Minister Modi’s re-election last year, he made his first foreign visit to Russia. He said, ‘Now it is our turn.’

Let us tell you that Prime Minister Modi visited Russia in July 2024, which was his first visit in almost five years. Earlier, he visited the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok to attend an economic conference in 2019. During his 2024 visit, PM Modi had invited Putin to visit India.

On March 24, Lavrov said that Russia is developing a ‘privileged strategic partnership’ with India. He told in a program that Russia is increasing its relations with China, India, Iran, North Korea and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. He said, ‘There is an unprecedented level of mutual trust in our partnership and strategic cooperation with China. Our privileged strategic partnership with India is also developing.’