Updated On: 08 July, 2024 02:46 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The prime minister will hold summit talks with President Vladimir Putin amid the conflict in Ukraine during his visit

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed to Russia on Monday, the Congress asked whether he would take up the issue of Indian nationals fighting for the Russian Army in the war zone and ensure their safe return to India as soon as possible.
The prime minister will hold summit talks with President Vladimir Putin amid the conflict in Ukraine during his visit. This his first trip to Russia since 2019 and the first since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.