Sources said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Kyiv next month, which will be his first visit to the Ukrainian capital since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. Months after this, in July, there was extensive diplomatic outreach between both nations. Notably, India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, as well as NSA Ajit Doval and Ukrainian NSA Andriy Yermak, held telephone conversations in July.
PM Modi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy in June. Subsequently, EAM Jaishankar took to Twitter to declare exploratory talks for deepening relations.
After PM Modi won his third term in a row on June 4, President Zelensky called up to congratulate and invited Modi to visit Ukraine, which has been ravaged by war.
It is in this context that Prime Minister Modi, during his telephonic discussion with Zelensky in March, was seeking opportunities to strengthen the India-Ukraine partnership, even while he reiterated the commitment of India for a peaceful resolution of the crisis. Modi asserts his commitment to dialogue and diplomacy by insisting that there is no solution to the issue by military means.
Early this month, during Modi's visit to Moscow, he said that India stood for the United Nations Charter, having respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty of all nations.
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