Overview

• In a post on X, Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Narendra Modi for Ukraine Independence Day greetings and called for India’s contribution to ending the war through diplomacy.
• Zelenskyy said decisions that strengthen diplomacy improve security beyond Europe, referencing implications for the Indo-Pacific.
• Modi’s message pledged India’s support for sincere efforts toward an early, peaceful resolution through dialogue and diplomacy and recalled his August Kyiv visit and progress in ties.
• The two leaders have exchanged public assurances on each other’s national days in recent weeks, underscoring sustained diplomatic contact.
• Ukraine’s ambassador in New Delhi said a Zelenskyy visit to India is expected with dates being worked out, while other mediation talk remains unconfirmed, including EU hints of a Putin–Zelenskyy meeting and a previously floated offer by US President Donald Trump.