Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine, India's foreign ministry said on Monday, confirming his first trip to the country since Russia's invasion and about a month after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Reuters reports, UNN writes.
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Details of the trip will be published later that day, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
Indian media reported that Modi is likely to visit Kyiv this month.
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Western capitals have imposed sanctions on Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but as the publication describes, friendly countries such as India and China continue to trade with it.
India refrained from directly accusing Russia and called on its neighbors to resolve the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.
The US has expressed concern about India's relations with Russia, especially as Washington seeks to strengthen ties with New Delhi as a potential counterweight to a rising China.
New Delhi is seeking to deepen its relations with the West while maintaining ties with its old friend Russia, the newspaper notes.