New Delhi/Moscow, May 5 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin today spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which he strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and stressed that its perpetrators and backers must be brought to justice.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a post on X, said that PM Modi conveyed greetings to President Putin on the 80th anniversary of the Victory Day celebrations and invited him to India for the Annual Summit meeting.

"President Putin @KremlinRussia_E called PM @narendramodi and strongly condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, India.

"He conveyed deepest condolences on the loss of innocent lives and expressed full support to India in the fight against terrorism.

"He emphasised that the perpetrato...