On the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and exchanged a handshake.
US Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump said that he hopes to get on well with Russian President Vladimir Putin again if he wins the upcoming presidential elections, reported local media TASS.
While addressing a press briefing, Karine Jean-Pierre called India the US' "strategic partner" with whom they hold "full and frank dialogue", including their ties with Russia.
This is a rare overseas trip for Putin since he launched the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and a key moment for Kim, who has not hosted another world leader in his politically isolated country since the COVID-19 pandemic.
In his remarks on Friday, Putin mentioned Russia's conditions for a "final end" to the war in more granular detail than at any previous time since the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv started in February 2022.
Putin arrived in Beijing on Thursday, marking his first overseas trip since his re-election in March and his second visit to China in just over six months.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit China on Thursday, marking his second visit in less than a year as the conflict escalates in Gaza and Ukraine, according to CNN.