During his Brussels visit, EAM S. Jaishankar pitched India as a reliable trade partner, defended its stance on Russia-Ukraine, and urged the EU to reflect on its past. He warned of terrorism from Pakistan and opposed EU's CBAM policy, calling for deeper ties in a multipolar world.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under a deal made in Istanbul. Russia released Ukrainian POWs and received its own soldiers, now under care in Belarus. Russia also offered to return over 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies, but Kyiv representatives didn't show up for the handover.
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Le Figaro that the Global South wants the Ukraine war to end, stressed India's zero tolerance for terrorism, defended ties with both Russia and the West, and highlighted India's strategic autonomy, diversity, and growing global role.
Over 100 civilians were injured and four killed in Russian regions due to Ukrainian attacks, Russia claimed. A planned prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine failed amid mutual accusations, but both sides agreed to attempt another exchange during peace talks in Istanbul, according to TASS
Russia has announced that it will soon send trains carrying the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, which were due to depart toward the Ukrainian border, escalating a spat with Kyiv over a prisoner of war swap.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted the importance of upcoming international meetings, including the G7 Summit in Canada and the NATO Summit in the Netherlands, hoping for some results.
At least five people were killed in a series of Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, on Saturday. This comes after Moscow carried out a large-scale aerial assault on Ukraine the previous night, CNN reported.
"PM Modi has been consistently invited and has attended the G7 Summit, especially as India seeks to play a bigger role as a bridge builder between the East and West. We have seen the role PM Narendra Modi played in the Russia-Ukraine crisis and other crises. India has also emerged as a sane
Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine, firing over 400 drones and 40 missiles across the country, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more, CNN reported, citing a Ukrainian official's statement.
"My personal view, let me repeat it, India could have acknowledged it (Trump's mediation claims) in a gracious manner without diminishing from any way from India's great victory. Now Russia has said it, partly true. Look at the context; Russia is being difficult with Trump with regard to Ukr