This comes days after reports emerged that the Biden administration is "privately" encouraging Kyiv to demonstrate a readiness to negotiate with Russia, The Washington Post reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.
After Russian troops retreated from Ukraine's southern city of Kherson on Friday, Moscow established that the Ukrainian city of Genichesk is now Kherson region's temporary administrative capital. Genichesk is a port city on the Sea of Azov known for its resorts, according to TASS.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met his counterparts on the sidelines of the 19th ASEAN-India Summit, including Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and discussed the grain initiative and nuclear concerns amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
In a tweet, the official, Andriy Yermak wrote, "Another POWs swap. We managed to free 45 AFU soldiers and get back to Ukraine the bodies of two fallen defenders. Thanks to the Coordinating Staff on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. We are going on. Our people will return home."
Calling it a success since the war between Russia and Ukraine started in February, Ukraine's foreign minister has hailed Russia's withdrawal of troops from the southern city of Kherson as an important battlefield success.
Yellen, who is visiting India for the first time as US Treasury Secretary, at the Microsoft India Development Centre, said that the pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war are reasons to further deepen the economic ties between both nations.
Amid the ensuing battle between Russia and Ukraine, the US on Thursday announced $400 million worth of security assistance for Ukraine, a day after Russia ordered withdrawal of its troops from Kherson.