NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (Aug 11) reiterated his dedication to an “early and peaceable” end to the Ukraine war after a phone name with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The dialog got here forward of a deliberate summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, geared toward attempting to resolve the three-year battle.
It adopted Modi’s name with Putin final week, throughout which he additionally urged a peaceable decision.
INDIA’S BALANCING ACT
New Delhi has maintained longstanding ties with Moscow even because it has sought nearer safety cooperation with Washington and different Western allies.
India has prevented instantly condemning Russia’s invasion and as an alternative positioned itself as a possible middleman.
“I conveyed India’s constant place on the necessity for an early and peaceable decision of the battle,” Modi mentioned after talking to Zelensky.
“India stays dedicated to creating each doable contribution on this regard, in addition to to additional strengthening bilateral ties with Ukraine,” he added in a social media submit.
