What did Prime Minister Modi, Russia's Vladimir Putin, talk about about their call amid the US Tariff War: 4 points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the phone on Friday to discuss the Ukraine war and bilateral ties in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threat. “Had a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin,” Premier Modi posted on X on Friday. But what Premier Modi and Vladimir Putin discuss? 1. A statement from the Prime Minister’s office revealed that President Putin had informed Premier Modi about the “latest developments regarding Ukraine.” “I thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine,” Premier Modi said. 2. The Prime Minister repeated India’s consistent position for the peaceful solution of the conflict. 3. PM Modi also informed that he and Putin “also revised the progress in our bilateral agenda, and confirmed our dedication to further deepening the special and privileged strategic partnership in India Russia.” 4. According to the statement, Prime Minister Putin invited Putin for the 23rd India Russia year later this year. According to Pti sources, During his Moscow meetings, Ajit Deval said that the dates for Putin’s visit to India are being worked out. In Russia, Deval held a conversation with Sergey Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Security Council, and other senior officials, who focused on bilateral energy and defense cooperation as well as Putin’s visit to India. Trump Tariff Threat The conversation between Premier Modi and Putin came days after US President Donald Trump put the pressure on India on the purchase of Russian oil. Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, which imposed an additional 25 percent rate on India for the purchase of Russian oil, which produced total duties at 50 percent. He also imposed a penalty on India, saying that India has always bought a vast majority of their military equipment and energy from Russia, “at a time when everyone wants Russia to stop the murder in Ukraine” This is one of the highest rates imposed on any country in the world. The additional 25 percent duty against India will come into effect on August 27. President Trump said on Friday that he would meet Putin on August 15 to discuss the Ukraine Peace Agreement.