Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid a historic visit to Ukraine, telling President Volodymyr Zelensky he is prepared to play a personal role to bring peace.
The Indian leader was criticised by President Zelensky last month when he hugged Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a trip to Moscow on a day of deadly Russian strikes, including one on Kyiv's biggest children's hospital.
Mr Modi, 73, said he had told Mr Putin that problems could not be solved on the battlefield.
"Both sides will have to sit together and to look for ways to come out of this crisis," he said after meetings in Kyiv.
India’s Modi arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelensky weeks after Putin meeting
By Simone McCarthy and Manveena Suri, CNN
Updated 10:48 AM EDT, Fri August 23, 2024
Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Reuters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 23, 2024.