Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid a historic visit to Ukraine, telling President Volodymyr Zelensky he is prepared to play a personal role to bring peace.The Indian leader was criticised by President Zelensky last month when he hugged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a trip to Moscow on a day of deadly Russian strikes, including one on Kyiv’s biggest children’s hospital.Mr Modi, 73, said he had told Mr Putin that problems could not be solved on the battlefield.”Both sides will have to sit together and to look for ways to come out of this crisis,” he said after meetings in Kyiv.Mr Modi arrived in the Ukrainian capital by train from Poland, the first international leader to visit since Ukraine forces crossed into Russia’s Kursk region in early August, seizing more than 1,250 sq km of territory, according to the military.Six weeks ago, President Zelensky had spoken of his “huge disappointment” at watching Mr Modi warmly hug the Russian leader.On Friday it was the Ukrainian leader’s turn to be embraced by Mr Modi – although it appeared a more awkward greeting. Mr Zelensky appeared to frown, but equally it may have been the sun in his eyes.Smiles were few and far between.More than 40 people had died in Russian strikes on the day Mr Modi had visited Moscow. Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv took a direct hit.It was surely no coincidence that the first place Mr Modi was taken on Friday was Ukraine’s history museum where he was invited to watch an exhibition remembering all of the 570 Ukrainian child …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid a historic visit to Ukraine, telling President Volodymyr Zelensky he is prepared to play a personal role to bring peace.The Indian leader was criticised by President Zelensky last month when he hugged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a trip to Moscow on a day of deadly Russian strikes, including one on Kyiv’s biggest children’s hospital.Mr Modi, 73, said he had told Mr Putin that problems could not be solved on the battlefield.”Both sides will have to sit together and to look for ways to come out of this crisis,” he said after meetings in Kyiv.Mr Modi arrived in the Ukrainian capital by train from Poland, the first international leader to visit since Ukraine forces crossed into Russia’s Kursk region in early August, seizing more than 1,250 sq km of territory, according to the military.Six weeks ago, President Zelensky had spoken of his “huge disappointment” at watching Mr Modi warmly hug the Russian leader.On Friday it was the Ukrainian leader’s turn to be embraced by Mr Modi – although it appeared a more awkward greeting. Mr Zelensky appeared to frown, but equally it may have been the sun in his eyes.Smiles were few and far between.More than 40 people had died in Russian strikes on the day Mr Modi had visited Moscow. Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv took a direct hit.It was surely no coincidence that the first place Mr Modi was taken on Friday was Ukraine’s history museum where he was invited to watch an exhibition remembering all of the 570 Ukrainian child …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
