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Reaffirming Russia's reservations about openly promoting LGBTQ ideologies in the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that while Russia is not adverse to homosexuals, they should stay away from children

The prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region has reported the death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition figure who was incarcerated, Reuters reported.

"In the world of propaganda, it is very difficult to defeat the USA. The USA controls the world's media and even the European media. The ultimate beneficiaries of the biggest European media networks are US financial institutions, don't you know that?", Putin said.

In an interview with the American news anchor Tucker Carlson released on Friday, President Putin said Ukraine made a mistake, adding. "Why do we have to bother ourselves and correct somebody else's mistakes?"

The Western media, for the last several years, and especially since February 2022, has painted Vladimir Putin as an evil, cruel dictator running a terrorist regime. The vilification has been so unidirectional, biased, and relentless that any scope of understanding and mutual dialogue has been stamped out.

He further said that Russia can rely on India and its leadership because it is assured that New Delhi won't play 'games' against them on the international stage.

In the Johannesburg summit, Argentina was also invited to join, as Argentina's former government had expressed an interest in making the country a BRICS member. However, Javier Milei, the new President of Argentina, had decided to withdraw the BRICS application. Milei's policies are more USA-centric.

Jaishankar is on a five-day Russia visit from December 25 to 29 as a part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two sides.

Vladimir Putin said, "The policy led by Prime Minister Modi is the main guarantor for the relations between Russia and India consistently developing in all the areas."

Russia's Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ activists should be designated as extremists in the country.