Zelenskyy's office explains significance of Modi's visit to Kyiv
Photo: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ukraine is important because New Delhi can influence Moscow, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
According to Podolyak, India “really has a certain influence” over Russia.
“It’s extremely important for us to effectively build relations with such countries, to explain to them what the correct end to the war is - and that it is also in their interests,” he said.
Modi's visit to Ukraine
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Kyiv today, August 23. This happened a month and a half after the head of the Indian government traveled to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Modi's visit to the Russian capital took place on the day when the Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, where more than 600 patients were staying.
Afterward, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Modi's visit, saying it was a “devastating blow to peace efforts.”
By the way, the Indian Prime Minister visited Ukraine for the first time since its independence.
As Bloomberg wrote, Modi does not want India to mediate to end the war in Ukraine but is ready to convey messages between Zelenskyy and Putin.
Read more about Modi's visit to Ukraine in the material RBC-Ukraine.
