Prime Since The Ukraine War, Indian PM Will Visit Russia 8-9 July

Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi. (X @narendramodi)

JAKARTA - Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9. Modi is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin

Citing Indiaexpress, Thursday, July 4, the Kremlin reported that at the meeting Putin and Modi would discuss bilateral Indian-Russian relations as well as international and regional issues.

The meeting will also review all multiphase relations between the two countries.

The day before, Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia called India an 'old Russian friend'.

"We have a special relationship, a strategic partnership with India. We work together in many fields, and I think this will be a substantive discussion on the various problems that our country is working on," said Nebenzia.

When asked what he expected from this visit, Nebenzia said, "I hope Russia-India relations will develop even better."

This will be Modi's first visit to Russia after the country attacked Ukraine in February 2022.

This visit is considered important considering India's wise diplomacy regarding relations with Russia and Western countries amid their hostility.

Modi last visited Russia in 2019, when he went to Vladivostok to attend the 20th India-Russia Annual Summit.