'It's not a secret': Russian President Vladimir Putin reveals the discussion with PM Modi in his limo

While speaking to Russian media, President Vladimir Putin revealed what him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed during their much-talked-about limousine ride during the recently-concluded 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China's Tianjin.

"Well, it's not a secret. I told him about the negotiations in Alaska," Putin told Russian reporters.

Putin and Modi had shared a made-in-Russia Aurus sedan from the SCO venue to the site of their bilateral meeting. The discussion was supposed to last for 15 minutes, but continued for almost an hour before the two leaders stepped out of the cars.


PM Modi later posted on X about the rare carpool. "After the proceedings at the SCO Summit venue, President Putin and I travelled together to the venue of our bilateral meeting. Conversations with him are always insightful," the Prime Minister tweeted.

The interaction came in the backdrop of downgrading India-US trade relations. Washington has penalised New Delhi with steep tariffs, 25 per cent on exports and an additional 25 per cent surcharge, over India's continued purchase of Russian crude oil.