Putin to visit India by end of this year: Russian foreign minister Lavrov

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday confirmed that President Vladimir Putin will visit India by the end of the year.

Lavrov made the remarks during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow.

After his meeting with Jaishankar, Lavrov said that they discussed the preparation for Putin’s visit to India and plan to come up with a “solid package of documents for this summit”, according to an English translation of his remarks.

Lavrov further said he and Jaishankar discussed the situation in Ukraine.

⚡️Putin To Visit India By The End Of The Year, 🇷🇺 FM Lavrov Confirms

There are plans to create a “solid package of documents” for the summit and there are also “good traditions” in the field of military cooperation, which is underpinned by our shared history, he adds. pic.twitter.com/lChZJW2T7i

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Lavrov said that India and Russia “undoubtedly” have good military and technical cooperation that is underpinned by a shared history.

Lavrov said that he and Jaishankar discussed the situation in Ukraine, particularly the Alaska Summit between Putin and US President Donald Trump.

Lavrov dubbed the Trump administration as “partners” facilitating the dialogue with Ukraine.

Jaishankar is on a two-day visit to Russia. The visit has come at a time when Russia-Ukraine talks have picked up pace and the Trump administration has been targeting on near-daily basis over the purchase of Russian oil.

Trump’s consistent campaign against India that predate tariffs, and his 50 per cent tariffs, have plunged the India-US relationship to the lowest point in years. In the midst of Trump’s anti-India campaign, there have been suggestions that India should ramp up its engagement with Russia to counter US aggression. Similarly, there have been suggestions that India should also ramp up engagement with China and revive the ‘RIC’ group with Russia to make up for the losses from American tariffs and diversify trade.

However, critics of such recommendations have said that China’s historical enmity with India and Russia’s current alliance with China inherently limit India’s engagements with the either country and do not make RIC a serious option.