The two leaders are set to engage in both one-on-one and delegation-level discussions, focusing on finding a negotiated resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today during his historic first visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister. PM Modi and President Zelenskyy embraced and shook hands at the Martyrologist Exposition in Kyiv. The two leaders are scheduled to have both one-on-one and delegation-level discussions, focusing on finding a negotiated settlement to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
PM Modi arrived in Kyiv from Poland aboard the ‘Rail Force One’ train, which took about 10 hours. This visit marks the second and final leg of his two-nation trip.
PM Modi’s visit to Ukraine comes nearly six weeks after his high-profile trip to Russia, where he held extensive discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin, primarily focused on ending the conflict.
PM Modi last met President Zelenskyy in June during the G7 summit in Apulia, Italy. During that meeting, he assured the Ukrainian President that India would do everything within its means to support a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict, emphasizing that the path to peace is through “dialogue and diplomacy.”
He also conveyed to President Zelenskyy that India advocates for a “human-centric” approach to resolving the conflict in Ukraine. It was during this meeting that the Ukrainian president invited the prime minister to visit Kyiv.
Earlier on Thursday, PM Modi held talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, expressing that the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia are of “deep concern” and reiterating that “dialogue and diplomacy” are the keys to restoring peace.
“This is India’s firm belief that no problem can be solved on the battlefield. In any crisis, the loss of innocent lives has become the greatest challenge for all of humanity,” he said.
