Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister, Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski, has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said Russian President Vladimir Putin pays attention to what the Indian Prime Minister tells him. He also said that PM Modi played a role in stopping President Putin from using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine at the end of 2022. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a very respected and very well-known world statesman, and India has a long-standing relationship with the Russian Federation and, before that, with the Soviet Union as a non-aligned nation. President Putin actually pays attention to what Prime Minister Modi tells him," he said at a press briefing. The Polish leader said that PM Modi can exert influence to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

NEW DELHI: Poland on Monday said Russian President Vladimir Putin "pays close attention" to what Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, describing India's role in efforts to prevent…

Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister credited PM Modi for influencing Russian President Putin to refrain from deploying tactical nuclear weapons during the Ukraine conflict.