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[Global Times Comprehensive Report] On the 19th local time, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Prime Minister Modi will visit Ukraine. According to the Indian Economic Times, Modi is expected to visit Ukraine from August 21 to 23. This will be Modi's first visit to Ukraine since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Modi visited Russia from the 8th to the 9th of last month and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the visit, Ukrainian President Zelensky expressed his dissatisfaction with Modi's visit on social media. On July 15, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to India to protest Zelensky's remarks on Modi's visit to Russia.

The Times of India reported on August 19 that the visit to Ukraine and Poland showed that Modi was trying to manage India's long-term relationship with Russia while establishing closer relations with Western countries. India's First Post analyzed on the 19th that the West has been asking Modi to use his relationship with Putin to prevent Russia's "invasion", and this visit to Warsaw and Kiev will help Modi understand the concerns of the two governments. There is no doubt that peace can only come when Russia and Ukraine sit at the negotiating table and clarify their fears and concerns. Bloomberg quoted sources on the 19th as saying that Modi's visit is aimed at balancing relations with Washington and Moscow, not playing a mediating role in ending the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

The Economic Times said that after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2022, Western countries imposed sanctions on Moscow, but countries such as India continued to trade with Moscow. India did not directly accuse Russia, but urged its neighbors to resolve the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy. The United States expressed concerns about India's relationship with Russia. (Wang Yi)