Day 12: Modi to speak to Zelensky and Putin today
March 07, 2022 11:40
Update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak to both Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Government of India sources said.
PM Modi has spoke to both the leaders twice, since the beginning of the conflict on February 24 when Russia launched a special military operation on Ukraine.
The PM had spoken to the Russian President on February 24 night and then on March 2. In his last call PM Modi reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in Kharkiv and both the leaders had also discussed the safe evacuation of the Indian nationals from the conflict areas, according to the Prime Minister's office.
On February 26, PM Modi spoke to Ukranian President Zelensky in which the latter briefed the Prime Minister in detail about the ongoing conflict situation.
After India abstained during a vote in the United Nations Security council, Zelensky spoke to PM Modi and sought India's political support at the UNSC.
Image: Rescue workers pour water and hand out meds to people who were evacuated from Irpin on March 6 in Kyiv. At least three civilians were killed and others wounded as Russian mortar rounds landed between Irpin and Kyiv yesterday. Pic: Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images.
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