On the sidelines of the India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday.
Ukraine's Ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, said on Monday that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may visit India by the end of the year following an invitation extended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the dates of the visit will be decided according to mutual convenience
Recalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Ukraine by train, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that he could have done that 'with a Vande Bharat', adding that it was a 10-hour long journey each way, and was the only option in that situation.
While addressing a weekly media briefing on Friday, Jaiswal stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already indicated India's willingness to play a constructive role in the interest of peace.
India is a rising power. It is playing a more and more important role. It is playing in many conflicts, stabilizing role in the Ukrainian-Russian conflict as well," Orban said.
Speaking to ANI, Sachdev stated that PM Modi recently travelled to Ukraine and called it a "major visit" and added that India has presented "very powerfully" with regard to ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. During the talks, Putin highlighted Russia's approaches to resolving the conflict that is ongoing between Moscow and Kyiv.
PM Modi shared insights from his recent visit to Ukraine and underlined the importance of dialogue and diplomacy to achieve an abiding and peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Sachdev said that other countries' peace-keeping talks with both the countries have not succeeded, and it is yet to be seen if PM Modi's talks bear fruit