Fact Check: Putin did not receive both Xi Jinping and PM Modi at Moscow airport; claim is false
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. Just like PM Modi, Xi Jinping, during his last visit to Russia in 2023, was not received by Putin at the airport.By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 9 July 2024 12:25 PM GMT
Claim Review:Russian President Vladimir Putin received Chinese president Xi Jinping at the Moscow airport but did not do the same for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Claim Fact Check:False
Fact:The claim is false. Xi Jinping during his visit to Russia in 2023 was received by Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. PM Modi was received by Russia’s first deputy prime minister Denis Manturov, who holds a higher rank than the deputy prime minister.
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