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Vladimir Putin had been due to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month. However, in a sign of growing Russian isolation on the world stage, an Indian government source said the meeting has now been abruptly cancelled. The move to cancel the annual face-to-face meeting was taken after veiled threats by Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war, according to Bloomberg News.
Indian and Russian leaders have held face-to-face meetings every year for the past 21 years - except for 2020 due to Covid.
An Indian official told Bloomberg that a meeting with President Putin under the current circumstances would not help Prime Minister Modi's image.
The Indian PM, who has been a strong ally of Russia, appeared to first criticise his Russian counterpart publicly in September over his invasion of Ukraine.
Responding to Russia's threat of nuclear weapons, PM Modi said "today's era is not an era of war".
Indian and Russian leaders have held face-to-face meetings every year for the past 21 years - except for 2020 due to Covid.
An Indian official told Bloomberg that a meeting with President Putin under the current circumstances would not help Prime Minister Modi's image.
The Indian PM, who has been a strong ally of Russia, appeared to first criticise his Russian counterpart publicly in September over his invasion of Ukraine.
Responding to Russia's threat of nuclear weapons, PM Modi said "today's era is not an era of war".
