"I think it has also been very useful that Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi in India have also raised their concerns about the use of nuclear weapons as well. I think that's also having an impact on the Russians," Burns said during an interview with the PBS.
Earlier in September, on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand, PM Modi had told Russian President Vladimir Putin that "today's era isn't of war". He also emphasized the need to find ways to address the problems of food, fuel security, and fertilizers.
Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin's review of bilateral ties, including energy cooperation, in a phone conversation, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday that Russia has become a prominent crude oil supplier to India
The annual summit between the Indian Prime Minister and the Russian President is the highest institutionalized dialogue mechanism in the strategic partnership between the two countries. Several media reports speculated that the annual in-person summit had been cancelled due to the Russian
Russian G20 Sherpa Svetlana Lukash on Friday said that there is every chance that Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the G20 Summit that will be held in India in September 2023, TASS news agency reported.
Responding to a question about the possibility of the next prisoner exchange with the US, Putin said, "Yes, everything is possible. This is the result of negotiations in search of a compromise. In this case, compromises were found and we are not against continuing this work in the future."
"As for our reaction, I've already said that we simply will not sell to those countries that make such decisions. We will think, maybe even, I'm not saying that this is a (made) decision - but we will think, if necessary, about a possible reduction in production," Putin said to reporters.
In the strongest suggestion so far that he would be prepared to sit down with Putin, Biden said late Thursday he would be willing to speak to the Russian leader for the first time since the Ukraine invasion if he truly wants to end the war.