Putin also said India cannot be treated the way it was several decades back. “India is no more a British colony, but a major global player,” he said, adding that PM Modi is not someone who bows to pressure easily. President Putin- File image- AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised Donald Trump for being “hypocritical”, saying that the US keeps buying uranium from Russia—an important fuel for nuclear reactors—while telling India to reduce its energy trade with Moscow. In an interview with India Today during his two-day visit to New Delhi, Putin said that if the US can buy fuel from Russia, then India should also have the same right.

Putin explained that the US still purchases nuclear fuel from Russia for its power plants. Russia is the second-biggest supplier of enriched uranium

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