War in Ukraine: visiting Kiev, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assures Volodymyr Zelensky that India is “resolutely in favor of peace”

“If we stayed away from the war with great conviction, that does not mean that we were indifferent,” said the Indian leader, who promised to provide aid to Ukraine.

Indian Prime Minister Modi met with Ukrainian President Zelensky for talks. Modi said he had come to Kiev to discuss a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine. India and he personally were ready to take on a mediating role. Modi stressed that peace can only be achieved through dialogue and diplomacy. Ukraine and Russia must sit down together.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during his first visit to Ukraine. The talks focused on bilateral cooperation and ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

Modi is the first Indian prime minister to visit Ukraine. The meeting takes place two and a half years after the Russian invasion and during the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk. Modi hopes to promote a deal to end the war, although some see him as too close to Putin. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a historic meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on Friday, during which he will try to “restore peace between Ukr…

On August 23, during a visit to Kiev, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his country is “resolutely in favor of peace” between Ukraine and Russia, and has promised enormous humanitarian aid. Read

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged both sides to quickly engage in talks to end the war between Ukraine and Russia.