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

• 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