Last week the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited Poland and Ukraine, where he met with the highest representatives of both countries. After his visit, Modi had a telephone conversation with Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Modi's conversation with Putin
As Kreml's spokesman, Dmitry Pieskov, Vladimir Putin worked at the Kremlin and had an global telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modim. "Putin works in the Kremlin today. Earlier, just an hr ago, Putin had an global telephone conversation, he spoke to his Indian colleague, Mr Modim,” said reporters Piskov.
During the interview, Modi discussed his last week visit to Kiev and emphasized his interest in participating in a possible political and diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian conflict.
Russia's position on the conflict in Ukraine
In response, Vladimir Putin expressed his negative attitude towards "the destructive policy line of Kiev and its western patrons". Putin expressed his concerns about Western support for Ukraine, which in his opinion contributes to the escalation of tensions.
BRICS cooperation and summit meetings
Despite differences in views on the Ukrainian conflict, the 2 leaders expressed their satisfaction with the level of cooperation between Russia and India under BRICS. Modi confirmed his willingness to participate in the October BRICS summit to be held in Russian Kazan. This is crucial for Russia due to the fact that the Prime Minister of India did not participate in the July summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Astana, which was an crucial event for Moscow.
Conversation topics on the X platform
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, posted on his social networking account X that during his discussion with the president of Russia, in addition to discussions about the conflict in Ukraine, he besides addressed the current "strategic partnership" between India and Russia. Modi, who hosted Kiev on Friday, met with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski there. The Prime Minister of India stressed that the conflict between Moscow and Kiev could only be resolved peacefully, and Zelenski suggested that India could play a key function in mediation.
Indian view of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Foreign Minister of India, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, reported that the Prime Minister of India and the Kiev tyrant, Volodymyr Zelenski, spent most of the time during their gathering discussing the war with Russia. Both sides expressed their desire to search a solution that could end the ongoing conflict and reconstruct stableness in the region.
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