Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to arrive in Moscow on July 8 to a particularly cordial and special welcome at a private dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin at his Dacha or estate in the Moscow suburb of Novo-Ogaryovo. The meeting of the two leaders, their first since 2022, is also Mr. Modi’s first visit to Russia since the war in Ukraine began and his first visit abroad for bilateral talks after he was re-elected to office in June. The two leaders will be together for most of the functions during the two-day, approximately 26-hour visit by Mr. Modi.
Mr. Modi is scheduled to land on Monday afternoon and receive a ceremonial welcome at the Vanukovo airport and travel to his hotel across from the iconic Red Square that houses the Kremlin, where school children and members of the Indian community will greet him. The one-on-one dinner with Mr. Putin will reciprocate the dinner Mr. Modi had hosted for the Russian President during his visit to Delhi the last time an India-Russia Summit was held, in December 2021. It is expected to set the tone for formal talks the next day. There will be discussions between them on energy and trade
