Prime minister Modi presented president Putin with gifts symbolizing the bond between their two nations, including black tea, a silver horse, and a Russian translation of a classic work.
President Trump believes his Russian counterpart Putin wants to end the Ukraine conflict, following a meeting between two US negotiators and the Kremlin leader in Moscow.
President Putin invites foreign journalists, including those from Ukraine, to visit Pokrovsk and Kupyansk, two cities Russia recently claimed to control.
President Putin discussed the Ukraine conflict with envoys Witkoff and Jared Kushner for nearly 5 hours at the Kremlin, though no territorial compromise was reached.
Russia states the momentum towards a peace agreement in Ukraine, following the summit between President Putin and President Trump in Alaska, has vanished.
