{"id":2612,"date":"2025-12-08T06:34:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=2612"},"modified":"2025-12-08T06:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:34:20","slug":"india-today-world-exclusive-russian-president-vladimir-putins-biggest-1st-interview-on-indian-tv-4-dec-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=2612","title":{"rendered":"India Today World Exclusive: Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s Biggest &amp; 1st Interview On Indian TV, 4 Dec 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an exclusive interview with India Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed global geopolitics, stating &#8220;<strong>India is a major global player, not a British colony<\/strong>.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a &#8220;<strong>reliable person&#8221; who doesn&#8217;t succumb to pressure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Putin discussed the Ukraine war, asserting<strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Kiev is the mother of all Russian cities&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;and claiming Russia was forced to support eastern Ukraine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000029737-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000029737-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000029737-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000029737-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000029737-1536x716.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1000029737-2048x955.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He also commented on U.S. relations,\u00a0<strong>revealing details of a five-hour meeting with Donald Trump&#8217;s envoys and acknowledging American companies&#8217; desire to resume cooperation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Regarding the economy, Putin confirmed that over 90% of Russia-India transactions are in national currencies and clarified that a single BRICS currency is not an immediate goal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0The discussion also covered future collaborations in high technology and the\u00a0<strong>Gaza conflict, with Putin advocating for an independent Palestinian state<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GDC9mgUxxyA?si=bRpvHfZKLmqMtkSF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/GDC9mgUxxyA?si=bRpvHfZKLmqMtkSF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive interview with India Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed global geopolitics, stating &#8220;India is a major global player, not a British colony.&#8221;&nbsp; He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a &#8220;reliable person&#8221; who doesn&#8217;t succumb to pressure. &nbsp;Putin discussed the Ukraine war, asserting&nbsp;&#8220;Kiev is the mother of all Russian cities&#8221;&nbsp;and claiming Russia was forced to support eastern Ukraine.&nbsp; 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