RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Moscow for a two-day visit.

President Putin met Mr Modi on Monday at his residence at Novo-Ogaryovo, outside the capital, with more talks taking place at the Kremlin today. 

The Indian premier posted photos of his arrival in Moscow on social media platform X, saying, in both Russian and English, that he was “looking forward to further deepening the special and privileged strategic partnership between our nations.