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Apart from PM Modi, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammad, and Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga have attended the EEF hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin has called Modi as the chief guest at the summit in Russia

The Eastern Economic forum has been meeting since 2015 to discuss business and investments in Russia's far east region. Putin had also mentioned in his recent address to Kremlin that PM Modi and Japan's Shinzo Abe will be attending the EEF this year.

The Order of St Andrew the Apostle is both the highest and the oldest state decoration of Russia. The order was abolished in the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1918 and was re-established in 1998.

Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, he said that some people keep talking about 'Made in Ujjain, Made in Jaisalmer', 'Made in Baroda' in their speeches. PM Modi said that their speeches are just that, speeches and never translate to action

Trump also went ahead to state that Russia used to be the Soviet Union, Afghanistan made it Russia because they went bankrupt fighting in Afghanistan.

Italy, which was supposed to host the event in 2022, accepted India's request to allow it to host in 2022.

PM Modi met BRICS leaders on the sidelines of the G-20 summit held in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sonia Gandhi has visited Russia twice in the last six months

“The S-400 deal has been on for a very long time and we have reached the final stage of negotiations. That explains it," she added.