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Zelenskyy Urges India to Leverage Russia Ties for Peace as Modi Pledges Deeper Ukraine Partnership

By welcoming the Trump-Putin Alaska summit as a diplomatic pathway, India signaled plans to boost humanitarian aid, technology and trade cooperation with Ukraine.

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 23, 2024, shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) speaking with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Mariinskyi Palace ahead of their meeting, in Kyiv.
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PM Modi thanks Zelenskyy for Independence Day wishes, vows stronger India-Ukraine ties
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Overview

  • Zelenskyy posted on X his Independence Day greetings to India, highlighted a recent candid conversation with Modi and urged New Delhi to help end Ukraine’s war with Russia.
  • He expressed confidence that UkraineIndia cooperation could expand in science, technology, trade and culture.
  • Modi thanked Zelenskyy on X and reaffirmed India’s commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and wishing peace and prosperity for Ukraine.
  • The Ministry of External Affairs praised the Trump–Putin Alaska summit and insisted dialogue and diplomacy offer the only viable path to resolving the conflict.
  • Despite these high-level exchanges, no formal mediation role or new binding policy commitments by India have been announced.