US President Joe Biden commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to Ukraine last month and his message of peace as the two leaders held wide-ranging talks that figured pressing global challenges, including the situation in the war-ravaged country.
Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha called on the world to prevent Russian scenarios involving strikes on nuclear power facilities. This came after a Russian overnight strike killed three in central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih.
Can Russia-Ukraine war conflict lead to nuclear war: A senior Russian lawmaker has cautioned that if Ukraine were to launch strikes on Russian territory using missiles supplied by the West then it could result in a "worldwide war involving the use of nuclear arms."
The prime minister's first destination will be Wilmington, the hometown of Biden where he will join the US president, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida at the Quad summit on September 21. Modi will hold separate bilateral talks with the trio.
MEA underscored that India has an impeccable track record of compliance with international obligations on the export of military and dual-use items.
Notably, the telephone conversation between both leaders came before PM Modi's scheduled trip to the United States, where he will be meeting the QUAD leaders, including US President Joe Biden on September 21.
Russian air defence units were still trying to repel "a massive drone attack" over the town of Toropets as multiple explosions were heard on Wednesday, as per authorities. Kyiv says its strikes on Russia target military, energy and transport infrastructure key to Moscow's war efforts.
Meta on Monday said it was banning RT and Rossiya Segodnya among other Russian state media, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online.
Ryan Routh, the reported suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday, stayed in Kyiv in the summer of 2022 to encourage people to fight for Ukraine, he told a news outlet that year.
This took place as Biden hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House, where they reaffirmed their support towards Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin had warned that the West would be in direct conflict with Russia if they supply long-range missiles to Kyiv.
Blinken alleged that the leaders of RT oversaw an online crowdfunding project to provide military gear to Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, in addition to their covert influence operations.
China pitched for a stronger participation in uplifting the Global South, while Russia accused the US of shifting military conflicts into the Indo-Pacific region. This came at a time of a possible escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict as US deliberates on providing long-range missiles to Kyiv.
Western countries have long been reluctant to allow Ukraine to strike targets deep inside Russia out of fears of escalating the two-and-a-half-year conflict. However, the US is reportedly moving towards a shift in that policy, which would mark a dangerous escalation in the conflict.
Russia- Ukraine War: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West would be directly fighting with Russia if he allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles, a move he said would alter the nature and scope of the conflict.
Russia would be forced to take what Putin called "appropriate decisions" based on the new threats."If this decision is taken, it will mean nothing less than the direct involvement of NATO countries, the United States and European countries in the war in Ukraine," said Putin.
Russia's Defense Ministry announced that Moscow's forces had regained control of 10 settlements in Kursk, providing a list of the locations but not characterising the operations as a counter-offensive.
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed India hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 22.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced more than $700 million in support for Ukraine in its war against Russia as he visited Kyiv with his British counterpart David Lammy.
Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor (NSA), attended the BRICS NSAs' meeting in Russia's Saint Petersburg city on Wednesday. The "spymaster" highlighted the soaring terrorism and stressed addressing it through joint efforts within the BRICS framework.
Sahney said that of the 91 Indians who have alleged they were forcibly recruited into the Russian army, eight have been killed and 15 are in the process of being repatriated. He also mentioned that contracts for the remaining 68 men are being annulled, and he hopes they will return home very soon.
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