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Putin likely to participate in September BRICS summit in Delhi: Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 481 words · By Meera Srinivasan
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What to know about Putin likely to participate in September BRICS summit in Delhi: Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to participate in the BRICS summit scheduled in September in India, Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko Andrey Yurevich said in Colombo on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), adding that Moscow would support New Delhi’s efforts…

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What happened

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to participate in the BRICS summit scheduled in September in India, Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko Andrey Yurevich said in Colombo on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), adding that Moscow would support New Delhi’s efforts…

Why it matters

Further, Russia will honour all existing contracts on oil, he said, following Russia’s decision to ban export of gasoline with effect from April 1, 2026, owing to price fluctuations.

Common ground

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “India's Russian oil imports soared to a nine-month high in March 2026”
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Wikipedia entries about 2026 in India and the Iran war mention India's energy crisis but do not specify Russian oil import figures for March 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events for the year 2026 in India.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India has remained neutral in the 2026 Iran War, which began on 28 February 2026 when the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran. India condemned strikes on American bases, without menti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The involvement of Russia in the 2026 Iran war has encompassed a range of diplomatic, intelligence and logistical actions amid the conflict that began with coordinated airstrikes by Israel and the Uni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_in_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 2: “Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to participate in the BRICS summit scheduled in September in India”
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Wikipedia evidence only references past BRICS summits (2024 in Russia) and does not mention a 2026 summit in India. No independent sources confirm the 2026 event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 BRICS summit was the sixteenth annual BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia. It was the first BRICS summit to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates as members, following t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 March 2023, following an investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, the president of Rus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Russia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has continuously served as either president (acting president from 1999 to 2000; two terms 2000–2008, three terms 2012–present) or Prime Minister of Russia (three months in …
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Claim 3: “Moscow would support New Delhi’s efforts to forge a consensus among members”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to support or refute Russia's support for India's consensus-building efforts.
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Claim 4: “The United States granted a temporary, 30-day waiver allowing India to buy oil and petroleum products from Moscow”
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Wikipedia entries about Russia-US relations and the 2025 summit do not mention a 30-day waiver for India's oil purchases from Russia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India and the United States established diplomatic relations in 1947 following the independence of India from the United Kingdom. Over the decades, the relationship has evolved into a broad-based stra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia and the United States maintain strategic foreign relations since the establishment 1991, a continuation of the relationship the United States has had with various Russian governments since 1803…
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Claim 5: “Russia will implement all past contracts on oil exports”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm Russia's implementation of oil export contracts post-ban.
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Claim 6: “Russia will honour all existing contracts on oil”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm Russia's commitment to honoring oil contracts.
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