Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holds talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow
Moscow/IBNS: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Friday held talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Rudenko, discussing various aspects of bilateral cooperation.
"Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri held Foreign Office Consultations with his Russian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Andrey Rudenko in Moscow," Randhir Jaiswal wrote in a post on X.
Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri held Foreign Office Consultations with his Russian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Andrey Rudenko in Moscow. pic.twitter.com/TXlalOw6B4
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) March 7, 2025
Quite expectantly, the Ukraine war also featured in the discussion, media reports said.
Misri is also scheduled to meet several Russian leaders during his visit to Moscow.
The foreign secretary's visit to Moscow comes at a time when the US is pushing Russia and Ukraine towards peace talks that may help in ending the conflict.
It also comes days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy got involved in a fiery verbal spat with US President Donald Trump during their meeting in the White House.
Europe has lent support to Zelenskyy following the unprecedented scenes that unfolded in the Oval Office.
Meanwhile, during Friday's meeting, Misri might have also raised the issue of the discharge of the remaining Indian nationals who are still serving in the Russian military in its war against Ukraine, media reports said.
In January, India said 12 Indian nationals have been killed in the Ukraine war while serving in the Russian military.
Russia has listed another 16 Indian nationals as missing, according to reports.
Misri's visit to Moscow also coincides with Donald Trump saying that he's considering "large-scale" sanctions and tariffs against Russia until it reaches a ceasefire and peace agreement with Ukraine.
The foreign secretary's trip to Russia comes nearly three months after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the country.
During Rajnath Singh's visit to Russia in December, he co-chaired the 21st meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow.
The leaders had exchanged views on contemporary regional and global issues of mutual interest.
As part of the visit, Singh also commissioned the Indian Navy’s latest multi-role stealth-guided missile frigate ‘INS Tushil’ at Yantra Shipyard, Kaliningrad on December 9, 2024.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
