PM Narendra Modi was warmly greeted by US President Biden at his residence in Delaware ahead of the Quad Leaders' Summit. The Indian leader thanked Biden for hosting him and said they had 'extremely fruitful' discussions on regional and global issues.
PM Modi invited Zelenskyy to India during his historic one-day trip to Ukraine on August 23, following a visit to Poland. The Indian leader told Zelenskyy that India was "never neutral" in the Russia-Ukraine war and was always "in favour of peace".
During his visit to Ukraine last month, PM Modi told Zelenskyy that India was never neutral or an indifferent bystander during the Russia-Ukraine conflict and was always on the side of peace. The visit was lauded by US President Joe Biden as "historic".
PM Modi went on a historic trip to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, becoming the first Indian leader to visit the war-ravaged countries in over 30 years of diplomatic relations. However, the journey to Kyiv was filled with many challenges for Indian journalists covering the visit.
PM Modi visited Ukraine on August 23 and reiterated his message of dialogue and diplomacy to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This was his first visit to Kyiv since its independence in 1991 and the PM is one of the few leaders to visit both Russia and Ukraine after the war broke out.
US President Joe Biden, during his telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra, commended the latter's "historic visits" to Poland and Ukraine as well as his message of peace, the White House said in a statement.
Zlenskyy mentioned that he informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his support for India hosting the second peace summit, as Kyiv seeks a host from the Global South.
A member of the Reuters team covering the war in Ukraine was missing and two others were hospitalised after a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Palam Airport in Delhi on Saturday (August 24) after concluding his two-nation visit to Poland and Ukraine.
Members of the Indian diaspora accorded a warm welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival in Ukraine's Kyiv on August 23. PM Modi is on a one-day visit to Ukraine. Watch to know more!
PM Modi reaches Kyiv: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Kyiv on Friday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. This marks the first visit by an Indian leader to Ukraine since its independence in 1991.
PM Modi and Volodymyr Zelenskyy were seen hugging and shaking hands together as they paid tribute to fallen children at the Martyrologist Exposition in Kyiv. PM Modi’s hand remained firmly on Zelenskyy's shoulder -- a symbolic gesture of India's solidarity with Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
PM disembarked from the Train Force One in Kyiv after a 10-hour train journey from Poland and greeted Ukrainian officials and the Indian diaspora after his arrival. He is the first Indian PM to visit the country after Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
As he arrived in Kyiv on Friday, PM Modi has become one of the few leaders who has visited both Russia and Ukraine after the war began. India's diplomatic relations with Ukraine were formally established in 1992, and Delhi has relied on Kyiv for supply of military technology and medicine.
As of August 2023, PM Modi has embarked on 80 foreign trips, including Poland and Ukraine, indicating his focus on enhancing India's global stature. His visit to Ukraine makes him to first Indian PM to arrive in the war-torn country in over 30 years of diplomatic ties.
Prime Minister Modi is the first leader in Indian history to visit Ukraine since establishing diplomatic relations in 1992. He also interacted with the Indian diaspora ahead of high-stakes talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be closely watched by the US and Russia.
The visit comes amid ongoing conflict, with Ukrainian forces in Russia's western Kursk region and Russian advances in eastern Ukraine. Modi's visit follows a recent trip to Moscow, where he urged for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
PM Modi is visiting Ukraine at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and is the first Indian leader in history to visit the war-torn nation. His visit comes at a crucial juncture of the Russia-Ukraine War, as India is likely to assert its policy of dialogue and diplomacy.
PM Modi will embark on a 20-hour journey aboard the Train Force One, a luxury train from Poland, for his first visit to Ukraine. The special train, which has hosted several world leaders, features luxurious amenities and executive-level work and relaxation facilities.
For PM Modi, the Ukraine trip is an opportunity "to engage Zelenskyy and secure Indian interests there, push back against Russian overreach and placate the West".
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