File photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. | Photo Credit: ANI
In a message posted three hours earlier than the assembly between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, Mr. Zelenskyy referred to his name with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 11, and mentioned India and Ukraine “share the expertise of standing up for freedom and dignity, in addition to the pursuit of peace and growth”.
“We hope that India will contribute to efforts aimed toward ending the battle, in order that our freedom and sovereignty are actually safe,” Mr. Zelenskyy added, indicating an outreach to New Delhi, at a time Ukraine is nervous in regards to the consequence of the Trump-Putin talks.
While Ukraine and the European Union have known as for peace, however with out ceding any territory to Russia, Mr. Trump has mentioned that he expects some “land swaps” on the agenda for any ceasefire settlement with Mr. Putin.
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Meanwhile, New Delhi has hoped cautiously for some type of Trump-Putin settlement resulting in Ukraine-Russia talks on a ceasefire so the 25% penalty tariffs positioned by the U.S. on Indian items will be rolled again earlier than they go into place on August 27.
No point out of Russian oil
Unlike earlier events, Mr. Zelenskyy didn’t point out the difficulty of India’s buy of Russian oil, which has been a sore level between the 2 nations. After their phone dialog on August 11, Mr. Zelenskyy had mentioned that he instructed Mr. Modi it was “essential to restrict the export of Russian vitality, notably oil” which helps finance the battle.
Meanwhile, India, which has elevated its consumption of Russian vitality practically 19 occasions extra between 2021 and 2024 has to this point rejected calls to scale back the imports, even after the U.S. penalty announcement. Mr. Zelenskyy has additionally mentioned he hopes to fulfill Mr. Modi on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly subsequent month.
Published – August 15, 2025 11:11 pm IST
