Putin's Populist Pals Show Their Hand in Ukraine The recent public rebuke of Vladimir Putin by Narendra Modi, a fellow authoritarian populist, has been widely reported as a sign that the Russian president's friends are finally telling him to pack it in.
However, this rebuke may not be as genuine as it seems. Modi's relationship with Putin is long standing and mutually beneficial.
India has imported significant amounts of crude oil from Russia since 2022 25, with over $172 billion worth sold in those years alone.