The Kremlin said Putin “presented a fundamental assessment of the destructive line of the Kiev authorities and their Western patrons, outlining the original Russian approach to conflict resolution”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested for a quick end to the Ukraine crisis

Modi discussed his visit to Kiev with Putin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, a day after briefing him on his visit to Ukraine, where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky and “exchanged views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and my insights from the recent visit to Ukraine.”

Four days after the Modi-Putin phone call, the prime minister told Zelensky in Kiev that India and he were personally interested in helping a speedy return to peace. It was a clear and unequivocal expression of intent to broker a peace treaty between the two warring factions.

The Kremlin said Putin “presented a fundamental assessment of the destructive line of the Kiev authorities and their Western patrons, outlining the original Russian approach to conflict resolution”.

After the phone call, Modi wrote on X, “I spoke with President Putin today. We discussed how to strengthen the special and special strategic partnership. We discussed the Russia-Ukraine crisis and my experience in the recent visit to Ukraine. India reiterated that made an unequivocal commitment to support an early, lasting and peaceful end to the conflict.

According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, Modi “recalled his successful visit to Russia last month to attend the 22nd India-Russia Bilateral Summit”.

He visited Moscow on July 8-9 and spoke with Putin, telling him that “solutions cannot be found on the battlefield.”

According to the PMO statement, the two leaders discussed the ongoing situation between Russia and Ukraine. The Prime Minister shared ideas from his recent visit to Ukraine. He emphasized the importance of communication and diplomacy, as well as genuine and practical participation among all parties, in achieving a lasting and peaceful solution to the problem.”

The two leaders reviewed progress on several bilateral issues and discussed ways to expand the India-Russia special and privileged strategic partnership, the statement added.

“They also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest,” it added, pledging to stay in touch.

The Kremlin issued a statement that read: “Narendra Modi informed about his recent visit to Kyiv, emphasizing his interest in contributing to a possible political and diplomatic settlement of the situation around Ukraine.”

On August 23, Modi met President Zelensky in Kiev, marking a historic milestone in India’s diplomacy in Europe, which has been marred by the Russia-Ukraine war, and asked him to sit down with Putin to find a “way out of the crisis”.

Zelensky, for his part, said he needed India instead to “balance between the United States and Russia” and suggested that India could be a suitable destination for a peace conference, which New Delhi is rumored to be considering.

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Modi, who arrived in Kiev on a Rail Force One train from Poland after talks in Warsaw, told Zelensky at the Mariinsky Palace that “the road to a solution can only be found through dialogue and diplomacy” and that “we should move in that direction. Any time is wasted.”

According to a Kremlin statement released on Tuesday, Modi and Putin “also discussed the practical implementation of the trade and economic agreements reached after the Indian Prime Minister’s official visit to Russia in July.” Satisfaction was expressed at the level of engagement between the two BRICS countries.

It said that Modi had “confirmed his readiness to participate in the summit of the association to be held under the chairmanship of Russia in Kazan in October this year.” Agreed to maintain bilateral interaction at various levels.”

According to a White House statement on the Modi-Biden talks on Monday, they covered “the Prime Minister’s recent visits to Poland and Ukraine as well as the UN General Assembly meetings in September”.

“The (US) president appreciated the Prime Minister’s historic visit to Poland and Ukraine, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in decades, as well as the message of peace and continued humanitarian support for Ukraine, particularly in its energy sector.” The leaders reaffirmed their continued support for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in accordance with international law and the United Nations Charter,” the White House said.

It said the leaders additionally “stressed their continued commitment to work together through regional groups such as the Quad to contribute to peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region”.