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Foreign media: Indian Prime Minister Modi will visit Ukraine in August, his first visit to Kiev since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

2024-07-27

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[Global Times reporter Dongguaxia] "Indian Prime Minister is about to visit Ukraine", Russia's RT News reported on this topic on the 26th local time, saying that the news came from Indian media, who quoted diplomatic sources as saying that Modi plans to visit Ukraine in August.

RT reported that although Modi had met with Zelensky during the G7 summits held in Italy and Japan, he has not visited Kiev since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

On May 20, 2023, Modi met with Zelensky at the G7 summit held in Hiroshima, Japan. Photo source: foreign media

According to Indian media reports, Modi's visit is expected to take place on August 23. According to news released by the Indian government, Modi reiterated when he met with Zelensky in Italy last month that "India will continue to do its utmost to support a peaceful solution."

Ukrainian President Zelensky's profile picture Source: Visual China

Earlier this month, Modi also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The Indian prime minister said that "very interesting ideas" and "new perspectives" emerged from their conversation and that the meeting with the Russian president gave him hope. Zelensky, on the other hand, "expressed disappointment" about Modi's meeting with Putin.