President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. Photo: President’s Office
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to visit Ukraine in August for the first time since the war began.
Details: According to WION, Modi's visit to Ukraine is most likely set for 23 August. Several diplomatic sources in Delhi have corroborated this.
Zelenskyy encouraged India's prime minister to visit Ukraine in a phone call earlier this year.
Modi spoke with Zelenskyy in June on the sidelines of the G7 summit. During their meeting, the two leaders talked about the situation in Ukraine, with the Indian prime minister emphasising "dialogue and diplomacy".
Modi visited Russia in early July, on the day Russia attacked the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv. At a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Modi urged him to end the war in Ukraine, telling Putin that a solution cannot be found on the battlefield.
Zelenskyy was critical of Modi's meeting with Putin, calling it a "devastating blow to peace efforts". In response, India summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to discuss Zelenskyy’s remarks.
The United States has expressed concern about India's relations with Russia in light of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
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Even_Jellyfish_214 on July 27th, 2024 at 04:00 UTC »
Its de-hyphenation. Think standalone visits to Israel then couple months later to Palestine
shriand on July 27th, 2024 at 03:55 UTC »
How does this play into Indo-Russian relations?
Consistent-Figure820 on July 26th, 2024 at 21:53 UTC »
SS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Kyiv in August, which will be his first visit to the war-torn country since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. The visit, which is still in the works, is expected to take place in the third week of August, most likely on August 23, several sources in Delhi's diplomatic circles have confirmed. Earlier this year, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation with PM Modi and invited the Indian leader to visit his country.