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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Rishi Sunak to urge Narendra Modi to take stronger stance on Russia

Workers sweep in front of a billboard showing the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, in Delhi, India
Sunak and Modi are also expected to discuss a UK-India trade agreement at the G20 summit in Delhi. Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Rishi Sunak will use a meeting with Narendra Modi in Delhi to push the Indian prime minister to take a tougher stance towards Russia, Downing Street has said.

The two prime ministers will meet this weekend before the G20 summit in the Indian capital, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be discussed in front of the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, told Modi a week ago he would not attend.

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