Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on December 4 and 5, 2025, for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. A video has since gone viral on social media, showing Putin seated in a jet and escorted by several fighter jets, from one of which the video had been recorded. The video is being linked to Putin’s recent visit to India and shared with the claim that Putin’s plane was being escorted by Indian Air Force fighter jets as it entered Indian airspace.

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur, general secretary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, shared the video on Facebook and wrote, “Indian Air Force fighter jets escort President Putin’s plane through Indian skies. A magnificent symbol of trust, partnership, and decades-old friendship.”

X user Baba Banaras, who shares communal disinformation and pr

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