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President Putin has arrived in India for talks expected to focus on trade and expanding defence ties. India, like China, has been a big purchaser of Russian oil and has been accused by the West of financing the war. We hear from Russia and oil industry experts.

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(Picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sit in a car. Credit: Photo by GRIGORY SYSOEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN/POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)

Published on Thursday, 4th December 2025.

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