PM Modi in Ukraine: In a landmark visit to Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered “as a friend” to help bring peace to Ukraine in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with many in the war-torn country hoping that it would pave the way for an Indian role in peace mediation.
India and Ukraine signed four agreements covering cooperation in agriculture, medicine, culture, and humanitarian assistance during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine, the first since Russia’s invasion. President Zelenskyy described the visit as “friendly and historic,” despite earlier criticism of Modi’s Russia visit. Modi emphasized India’s support for Ukraine’s peace and sovereignty, highlighting the countries’ deepening friendship. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar hailed the visit as a landmark.
This comes amid PM Modi’s first visit to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. It is the first-ever visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister after Ukraine became independent in 1991, and his trip comes amid Kyiv’s fresh military offensive in Russia’s western Kursk.
How International Media Reported PM Modi’s Visit
An international media reported that “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 children reported to have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022”.
News agency Reuters reported that the optics closely resembled the PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow last month where he called for peace and embraced Russian President Vladimir Putin, angering Ukraine, where a Russian missile strike hit a children’s hospital on the same day.
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