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Indian PM tells Putin about his visit to Ukraine after talking to Biden

Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 14:14
Indian PM tells Putin about his visit to Ukraine after talking to Biden
Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin. Photo: Getty Images

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, has talked to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin on the phone and shared his impressions from his recent visit to Ukraine.

Source: Modi’s post on X (Twitter); the Russian Interfax service, citing the Kremlin’s press release

Quote: "Spoke with President Putin today. Discussed measures to further strengthen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. Exchanged perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine conflict [war] and my insights from the recent visit to Ukraine.

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Reiterated India’s firm commitment to support an early, abiding and peaceful resolution of the conflict."

Details: The Kremlin claimed that Modi had informed it about his recent visit to Kyiv, "stressing his interest in making a contribution into a possible political-diplomatic regulation of the situation around Ukraine".

Putin allegedly told Modi about "key Russian approaches to resolving the conflict".

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Background:

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ukraine. This is the first official visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister since it regained independence in 1991.
  • Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, told Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, about his meeting with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin a month ago and his attempt to convince him to stop the war.
  • Bloomberg reported that India had agreed to transfer messages between Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin.
  • On 26 August Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he had discussed the situation in Ukraine with US President Joe Biden in a telephone conversation after his visit to Ukraine.

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