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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov welcomed India's push to end the Ukraine war, said President Putin will meet PM Modi ahead of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, and confirmed roughly two dozen Indian citizens fighting for Russia will be repatriated.

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**Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov** said both Russia and India want a peaceful end to the Ukraine war, which has lasted more than four and a half years, in a September 8, 2026 virtual press interaction with Indian media.

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**President Vladimir Putin** will hold talks with **Prime Minister Narendra Modi** on September 11, 2026, ahead of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, with Peskov saying 'every month we have a new record' in bilateral energy trade.

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By The Hindu · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-13

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said both Russia and India want a peaceful end to the Ukraine war, which has lasted more than four and a half years, in a September 8, 2026 virtual press interaction with Indian media.
President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 11, 2026, ahead of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, with Peskov saying 'every month we have a new record' in bilateral energy trade.
Russia has asked India for a list of Indian citizens fighting on Ukrainian frontlines, with India's Ministry of External Affairs confirming around 24 Indians remain in Russian armed forces, allegedly fraudulently recruited; Peskov said they 'will be sent back.'
Peskov called the U.S. Russia Sanctions Bill, which targets countries doing energy trade with Russia, 'illegal, unfair, unacceptable,' while India maintains its Russian oil purchases serve domestic energy needs.
Peskov dismissed BRICS as 'anti-Western' but acknowledged lingering Iran-UAE differences could prevent a joint BRICS statement, as they did at the May 2026 Foreign Ministers' meeting, and offered Russia as mediator if needed.

Why it matters: The Putin-Modi bilateral arrives weeks after Modi reiterated Ukraine peace calls at the SCO summit in Bishkek, giving India a visible platform to shape the BRICS agenda while the U.S. sanctions bill — targeting countries trading in Russian energy — pressures New Delhi's discounted oil purchases that Peskov says are hitting record monthly volumes.