Russia said Monday that it was willing to keep abiding by nuclear warhead limits agreed with the US for one year after a landmark treaty expires in February.

Russia on Wednesday said it was still awaiting a formal answer from Washington on President Vladimir Putin's proposal to jointly stick to the last remaining Russian-U.S. arms control treaty, which expires in less than two months.

India aims to discuss a new arms deal with Russia during Putin's visit, risking US trade relations amid ongoing defense ties.

The move, under the Make-in-India programme, will involve technology transfer and the setting up of joint ventures to meet the needs of the Indian Armed Forces and enable exports to mutually friendly third countries.

Daniel P. Driscoll, the U.S. Army secretary, used the growing threat from Moscow as a way to sell a quick peace deal unfavorable to Ukraine.

Putin is visiting India on Thursday and Friday to attend the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. Modi, who visited Moscow last year and met Putin briefly at a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in September, has refrained from condemning Russia over Ukraine, emphasizing a peaceful resolution, according to The Associated Press.

When Vladimir Putin’s plane touches down in New Delhi this week, he will be met with the pomp and ceremony reserved for one of India’s most steadfast partners. Yet his host, Prime Narendra Modi, is simultaneously forging a deep strategic relationship with a key global rival: the United States.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in New Delhi for his two-day India visit, where he held summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, aiming to boost trade with the top buyer of Russia's arms and seaborne oil as Western sanctions squeeze their decades-old ties.

Russia has long been one of India’s top weapons suppliers. With President Vladimir Putin now in New Delhi, we take a closer look at just how Moscow has helped India with many defence deals — starting

Russia has been India's top arms supplier for decades, and during Putin's visit the two sides said they had agreed to reorient their partnership "to ​joint research and development, co-development and co-production of advanced defence technology and systems" to support India's self-reliance in defence.