Russia rejected claims that it is not ready to negotiate with Ukraine on Tuesday and blamed Kyiv for intentionally staging provocations to sabotage the process.
Indian diplomat R Madhu Sudan said the Black Sea Grain Initiative had provided a glimmer of hope for peace in Ukraine and helped contribute to lowering the prices of wheat and other commodities.
Almost 80 per cent of Kyiv residents on Monday faced power outage and water cuts as Russian missiles struck key infrastructure facilities in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and the central region of Cherkasy.
US President Joe Biden lost his temper with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in June during a phone conversation when he asked for more military aid, NBC News reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the call.
Kyiv's Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Sunday that Russia's suspension of a deal enabling grain exports from Ukrainian ports had made it "impossible" for full tankers to leave Ukraine.
Russia on Saturday suspended its participation in an UN-brokered grain deal with Ukraine which was regarded as the key to addressing global food shortage, CNN reported citing the statement of the Russian Defence Ministry.
Jaishankar and UK's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly met on the sidelines of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee special meeting and discussed the Ukraine conflict and the Indo-Pacific.
Russia on Saturday accused UK of "involvement" in naval drone attack Black and Baltic seas and said that it intends to draw the international community's attention towards Sevastopol incident.
Russian and the UK delegation on Saturday clashed at the United Nations Security Council Counter-terror committee meeting in New Delhi over the drone attack on Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol.
Imran Khan on Friday, once again applauded India for its independent foreign policy and New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil in line with its national interests despite Western pressure amid the Ukraine war.
An aura of peace and harmony was emanating through the mantras and sermons as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik joined hundreds of monks from Japan, America, Ukraine and Kazakhstan to celebrate the golden jubilee of the peace pagoda on Friday.