Earlier, in February, the Russian ministry said it expects to launch visa-free tourist exchanges with India in 2024, on the lines of similar agreements signed with China and Iran
Read MoreChina and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing just days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine
Read MoreOn 8 May, Britain announced it was ordering out the Russian defence attache, describing him as an undeclared military intelligence officer
Read MoreChina's 12-point proposal for ending the conflict had received a lukewarm response upon its release last year
Read MoreAccording to a US think tank, its overall defence spending commitment for 2024 is set to be over Rs 9 lakh crore while in 2023, the war has cost the Kremlin over Rs 8 lakh crore
Read MoreMore than two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin named Andrei Belousov - a 65-year-old former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics
Read MoreDescribing the severity of the situation, Governor Oleh Syniehubov noted that approximately 5,700 individuals have been evacuated from Vovchansk and surrounding areas, with an urgent plea for the remaining 300 residents to leave
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Russian officials also said that Ukraine had attacked Crimea with ATACMS in an attempt to pierce Russian air defences but that six had been shot down
Read MoreThis would mark the first overseas trip of Putin after his fifth term in office begins on 7 May
Read MoreMEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India is actively pursuing these matters at various levels and the Russian side has assured that the remaining Indians will also be released
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