Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, their first conversation days after the Indian leader embarked on a seven-hour trip to war-torn Ukraine. PM Modi also shared the insights of his visit to Ukraine, which was hailed as India’s “diplomatic balancing act”, and reiterated dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward towards any resolution.
The Kremlin said PM Modi informed Putin about his recent visit to Ukraine, and expressed his interest in contributing to a diplomatic settlement of the situation. “For his part, Vladimir Putin gave a fundamental assessment of the destructive line of the Kyiv authorities and their Western patrons, outlining the key Russian approaches to ways to resolve the conflict,” read a statement from Putin’s office.
