Volodymyr Zelensky on PM Modi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ukraine on Friday (23 August 2024). Here he advocated resolving the Russia-Ukraine war through dialogue. After this, while talking to news agency ANI, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that India will play its role. He said, “I think India has started to understand that this is not just a war, it is a real war of one person Putin against the whole country, Ukraine.”
'You can stop Putin…'
Appreciating India's dominance, the Ukrainian President said, “You are a big country, your influence is huge and you can stop Putin and stop his economy and really put him in his place.” After this, Zelensky described his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the capital Kiev as historic. He said, “I am very grateful to the Prime Minister for his visit. This is a good start with some practical steps. If PM Modi has any ideas for peace, we will be happy to talk about it.”
Putin does not want peace – Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Prime Minister Modi wants peace more than Russian President Vladimir Putin. The problem is that Putin does not want peace. I don't know what they talked about when they met… If you attack children in a hospital during the Prime Minister's official visit… then he will have to admit that he is not the President of Russia
Many countries were upset with the PM's visit to Russia
The Prime Minister's visit to Ukraine is being seen in many circles as a diplomatic balancing act, as his visit to Russia has sparked outrage in the West. Before the Ukraine visit, PM Modi had talked to Zelensky during the G-7 summit in Apulia, Italy in June. In that meeting, Zelensky had invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Kiev.