# Russia’s Vladimir Putin and India’s Narendra Modi hailed their friendship and warm relations, holding a phone call despite pressure from Washington over growing economic ties between the two. US President Donald Trump has bumped up tariffs on India, which has become a major purchaser of Russian oil, with Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over its offensive on Ukraine. The Russian and Indian leaders spoke by phone a day after Modi held talks with Trump on the Ukraine conflict and the tariffs.
Putin and Modi hail their friendship despite Trump’s pressure over oil purchases