08/27/2024August 27, 2024
Modi calls Putin, days after Kyiv visit and a day after Biden
had a phone call on Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, without providing immediate details.
In a posting on X, Modi said the pair had “exchanged perspectives on and my insights from the recent visit to Ukraine.”
He also said he had “reiterated India’s firm commitment to support an early, abiding and peaceful resolution of the conflict.”
The Indian prime minister also discussed his visit to Kyiv with US President Joe Biden on Monday.
Modi is among the most prominent leaders from a nation that maintains a neutral position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to visit Kyiv — and his regional tour and repeated calls for talks prompted speculation on whether he had coordinated with any other countries on the issue.
Also on X, Modi said he spoke to Biden about “India’s full support for early return of peace and stability” in Ukraine among other issues.
The White House said Biden has commended Modi’s engagement with Ukraine and his visit last week to Poland, one of Ukraine’s closest Eastern European allies.
“We welcome any other country that wants to help President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy work towards this just peace, and any country that’s willing to come at that discussion by starting with President Zelenskyy’s perspective, by hearing him out,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
The Kyiv trip followed Modi’s visit to Moscow last month when he met Putin, a trip Zelenskyy had strongly criticized.
India, which has an established relationship with Moscow over decades, has largely steered clear of adopting a firm position on the Russian invasion.
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