Iran Press/ Europe: India's Narendra Modi met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in wartime Kyiv on Friday, weeks after the Ukrainian leader blasted the Indian prime minister over his trip to Moscow
The visit occurs during a precarious moment in the conflict in Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces remain in Russia's western Kursk region after their incursion on August 6th, while Russian troops continue to make gradual progress in Ukraine's eastern regions.
The meeting started with both leaders visiting a memorial commemorating hundreds of Ukrainian children who have been killed over more than two years of war. Zelenskyy published a video on Telegram showing the two hugging each other after shaking hands.
The chief of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, called Modi’s visit “historic” and emphasized Ukraine’s expectation that India could play a role in ending the war between Russia and Ukraine with a “just peace,” referring to Ukraine’s peace formula.
“Reached Kyiv earlier this morning. The Indian community accorded a very warm welcome,” Modi wrote on X. The Ukrainian railways company showed footage of him stepping off a train carriage and being received by Ukrainian officials. 219
