Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during a summit and agreed to expand trade ties, as the United States pressures India to review its partnership with Russia.
The Russia-India summit was held at a critical moment when the US is pushing forward with a peace deal in Ukraine while seeking cooperation from other countries, the AP reported.
After the talks, Putin and Modi announced that India and Russia have finalized a program of economic cooperation until 2030. They also announced the strengthening of energy ties.
Putin said that the two countries have a strong relationship with each other in terms of military-technical cooperation.
They signed a series of agreements at the end of official talks.