Summary of the day
India’s Narendra Modi arrived in Kyiv on a closely-watched visit, the first by an Indian prime minister since Ukraine gained its independence in 1991.
Modi told Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he is “personally” ready to play a role “as a friend” to bring peace to Ukraine.
The Indian prime minister said “the road to resolution can only be found through dialogue and diplomacy. And we should move in that direction without wasting any time. Both sides should sit together to find a way out of this crisis.”
Zelenskiy said “history was made” and that “India supports Ukraine’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser in the Ukrainian president’s office, said that Modi’s visit to Kyiv is significant because New Delhi “really has a certain influence” over Moscow.
The Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said that Vladimir Putin has formulated a response to the Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk region.
Russia accused Ukraine today of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power station. TASS cited an unnamed source as saying a drone was shot down near a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel.
'History was made': Zelenskiy says India supports Ukraine’s sovereignty
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy said “today, history was made.”
Addressing Narendra Modi’s visit, the Ukrainian leader said “India supports Ukraine’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity. And this is critical because everyone in the world must equally respect the UN Charter.”
Today, history was made. The Prime Minister of India @narendramodi made his first visit to Ukraine since our country's independence, on the eve of our Independence Day.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 23, 2024
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