Russia Backs India on Ukraine Peace Ahead of BRICS — SkimNews
Get the Geopolitics newsletter
Daily geopolitics — wars, elections, sanctions, the diplomatic moves that move markets. Free.
- Dmitry Peskov said Russia welcomes India's efforts toward peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict, adding that India's position "to a great extent" corresponds with Moscow's own.
- Vladimir Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with PM Modi on September 11, 2026, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
- Peskov called the proposed U.S. 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian crude oil "illegal and unacceptable," a direct shot at India as a major Russian oil buyer.
- Russia is awaiting negotiations with India on setting up new nuclear plants, and Su-57 stealth fighter sales to India are also on the bilateral agenda.
- The 18th BRICS Summit runs September 11–13 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, making the Russia-India meeting part of a wider multilateral gathering.
Why it matters: The timing cuts both ways: Putin meets Modi at BRICS even as Washington threatens 100% tariffs on buyers of Russian crude — a category India squarely sits in — giving New Delhi a diplomatic counterweight while Moscow pursues defense (Su-57) and nuclear-energy deliverables alongside the peace rhetoric. Parallel U.S. envoy Witkoff peace talks, noted by The Hill, mean India is now being courted as a second-track mediator rather than a bystander.
Ask SkimNews
