New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- As anticipation builds to the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India on December 4 and 5, world leaders are watching developments keenly.

With a firm peace deal between Russia and Ukraine still elusive, German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann believes that Putin's visit is an opportunity for India to send a message of peace to the Russian President.

"We will follow that visit closely. It is clear that India has different relations with Russia than the European partners have... We should not forget that Russia is leading a war, a war that Russia has started. Indian Prime Minister said on the record- this is not an era of war, this war will not be won on the battlefield. I trust that he will also ment...