Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was “deeply concerned” by reports that the residence of the Russian President Vladimir Putin had been targeted, stressing that diplomacy remained the only path to peace as tensions linked to the Ukraine war continued to escalate. “Deeply concerned by reports of the targeting of the residence of the President of the Russian Federation. US President Donald Trump said he was “very angry” after President Putin told him about the alleged attack during a phone call on Monday morning. And I learned about it from President Putin today. It was not clear whether President Putin was present at the residence at the time of the alleged attack.

Source: The Telegraph December 30, 2025 12:01 UTC