"Modi rebukes Putin over war in Ukraine,” The Washington Post reported in a headline. “In a stunning public rebuke, Modi told Putin: “Today s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this," the daily reported. "The rare reproach showed the 69-year-old Russian strongman coming under extraordinary pressure from all sides,” the Post said. PM Narendra Modi Receives Praise From US Media for Telling Russian President Vladimir Putin This Is Not the Time for War in Ukraine.