Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a leader who “is not one to give in to pressure”, responding to a question on whether the United States is trying to push India with tariff tactics. Putin made the remarks in an interview to India Today ahead of his two-day visit to India beginning Thursday.

The Russian President said the world has witnessed India’s firm international stance and that the country can be proud of its leadership. He also noted that more than 90 per cent of financial transactions between the two countries have been successfully completed.

Welcoming the India Today team, the 73-year-old Putin said he was happy to host them in Moscow and added that he was “very happy” to travel to meet his “friend, Prime Minister Modi” in Delhi.

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