President Putin’s India go to dates to be finalised ‘early subsequent 12 months’: Kremlin aide | Newest Information India

The assertion by Yury Ushakov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s overseas coverage advisor was made throughout a briefing, as per the Russian embassy in India.

Ushanov, Moscow’s former envoy to the USA, mentioned, “Our (Russian and Indian) leaders have an settlement to carry conferences annually. This time, it is our flip. We have now obtained Mr. Modi’s invitation and we will definitely take into account it positively.”

“We are going to work out the tentative dates early subsequent 12 months,” he added.

Putin’s go to to India can be his first to the man BRICS nation for the reason that Russia-Ukraine struggle started in February 2022. He faces an arrest warrant from the Worldwide Prison Courtroom (ICC) for alleged “struggle crimes” in Ukraine.

The warrant implies that the Russian chief can be arrested if he visits an ICC member state. Nevertheless, Russia and India are amongst a number of international locations which aren’t members of the worldwide court docket.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been to Russia twice this 12 months. In July, PM Modi was in Moscow for the twenty second Russia-India Summit, his first bilateral go to since profitable a 3rd consecutive time period in June. The prime minister was conferred with “The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle,” Russia’s highest civilian award.

In October, he attended the annual BRICS Summit in Kazan.

India has repeatedly abstained from voting towards Russia on Ukraine-related resolutions within the United Nations. It has additionally been criticised by the West for buying low-cost oil from Russia regardless of Moscow being the “aggressor” within the struggle in Ukraine.

(With ANI inputs)