Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is said to have extended “full support to India in the fight against terrorism”.

The call came a day after Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov — in a conversation with Pakistan’s deputy Premier Ishaq Dar — offered to mediate a political settlement between India and Pakistan if both capitals were “interested”.

Announcing the conversation between Putin and Modi, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “He (Putin) conveyed deepest condolences on the loss of innocent lives and expressed full support to India in the fight against terrorism. He emphasised that the perpetrators of the heinous attack and their supporters must be brought to justice.”

The Russian readout was, however, worded differently. Extending condolences over the loss of life from the “barbaric terrorist attack” in Pahalgam, the Russian embassy in India said: “Both sides underscored the need for an uncompromising fight against terrorism in all its manifestations.”

There was no mention in either readout of whether Putin had discussed Lavrov’s offer to Pakistan with Modi. India has always bristled at any mention of third-party intervention in settling disputes with Pakistan, particularly on Kashmir.