Modi can help end Putin’s war in Ukraine, Zelensky – POLITICO

“Modi can influence the end of the war in Ukraine. This is its great value in any conflict, it is the great value of India,” Zelensky added.

Ukraine reached increasingly see India, the world’s most populous nation, has long promoted non-alignment in its foreign relations as an ideal mediator in relations with the Kremlin.

While New Delhi has consistently refrained from condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and seeks friendly relations with Moscow, it has advocated respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. During a visit to the capital of Ukraine in August, Modi promised to be a “friend” of Kyiv and help reach a peace agreement.

On Monday, Zelensky said he was ready to lead peace talks in New Delhi, saying they could “certainly” take place in India.

But he added that India can put pressure on Moscow in other ways, such as “blocking the Russian economy, blocking cheap energy resources, blocking Russia’s defense and industrial complex.”