RUSSIA, UKRAINE SEE PM MODI AS PEACEMAKER

Putinand Zelenskyy invite the PM to visit their countries

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The separate telephonic conversations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being seen as a fresh affirmation of how PM Modi is being seen as a peacemaker between the countries that are locked in a protracted military conflict, sources said.

During the telephonic conversation on Wednesday, PM Modi received invitations from Russian President Putin and Zelenskyy to visit the two countries amid the ongoing conflict, according to sources.

Earlier, on Wednesday, PM Modi also held a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and separately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reiterated India’s stand on dialogue and diplomacy as a way for the resolution of the ongoing war against Ukraine, said an official release.

In a conversation with the Ukrainian President, PM Modi reiterated India’s people-centric approach and called for dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The Prime Minister noted that India supports all efforts for an early and peaceful resolution of all issues between the parties. He added that India would continue to do everything within its means to support a peaceful solution.