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Indian PM Modi Arrives in Kyiv for Talks with Ukraine's Zelenskiy

CosmicTaco · 2024-08-23T16:17:57.235670+05:30

- Indian PM Narendra Modi arrived in Kyiv, marking the first visit by an Indian PM to Ukraine since its independence in 1991. - The visit comes amid ongoing conflict, with Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region and Russian advances in Ukraine's east. - Modi's trip follows his visit to Moscow in July, where he implicitly rebuked Putin after a Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian hospital. - Kyiv views Modi's visit as crucial for building ties with the Global South and influencing Moscow. - India has criticized civilian deaths in the war but has also strengthened economic ties with Russia, becoming a major importer of Russian oil. Source: [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2e9zrywq9o)

Indian PM Narendra Modi arrived in Kyiv, marking the first visit by an Indian PM to Ukraine since its independence in 1991.
The visit comes amid ongoing conflict, with Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region and Russian advances in Ukraine's east.
Modi's trip follows his visit to Moscow in July, where he implicitly rebuked Putin after a Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian hospital.
Kyiv views Modi's visit as crucial for building ties with the Global South and influencing Moscow.
India has criticized civilian deaths in the war but has also strengthened economic ties with Russia, becoming a major importer of Russian oil.

Source: BBC