<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to visit India from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov on Monday.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The dates for Putin’s visit will be set in early 2025, Ushakov said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>”Our leaders have an agreement to hold meetings once a year. This time, it&rsquo;s our turn,” the diplomat noted. “We received Mr. Modi&rsquo;s invitation and we will certainly consider it positively,” he added.&nbsp;</p>
<p>”We will figure out the tentative dates early next year,” Ushakov said.</p>
<p>The two leaders met in October and held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. The two sides discussed wide-ranging bilateral and global issues, including India-Russia cooperation and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Putin expressed his appreciation for PM Modi during the meeting and referred to their July meeting.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Modi and Putin earlier met in July this year when the former visited Russia. During his visit, Modi told the Russian President that a &ldquo;solution cannot be found on the battlefield&rdquo; when it comes to resolving the ongoing conflict.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The whole world seems to be only focussing on my visit to Moscow and trying to find out the meaning of every minute detail of the trip&hellip; I am glad we could discuss Ukraine with an open mind, discussing their own perspectives on the issue and like true friends we spent four hours last evening,&rdquo; Modi said during the India-Russia Annual Summit in Moscow.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The two leaders had held private dinner at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence near Moscow.</p>
<p>Putin also conferred Modi with Russia’s most prestigious civilian honour, the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called. The honour was bestowed upon him in 2019. Following the visit, Putin said India could be among three countries besides China and Brazil from Russia’s side as a mediator for peace talks with Ukraine.&nbsp;</p>