Dymitro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine is expected to visit India later this month, a diplomatic source has confirmed. This comes just days after National Security Adviser Ajit Doval spoke to Andriy Yermak over the phone. Mr. Yermak is head of the office of the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
“We also understand that in parallel with the ongoing fight waged by our defenders and all our people, we must do everything possible, use all diplomatic opportunities to elaborate a joint plan to achieve a lasting and just peace,” Mr. Yermak had said giving the impression that Ukraine was looking for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
The news has added to speculation about the war that has been raging for two years. The war began when Russia launched a military campaign against Ukraine on 24 February 2022 which disrupted the lives of thousands of Indian professionals and students who were based in Ukraine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Volodymyr Zelenksy in Hiroshima last year on the sidelines of the G7 summit when Mr. Modi conveyed India’s “clear support for dialogue and diplomacy”. A visit by Mr. Kuleba will be keenly observed as it will be the first visit by a senior Ukrainian official to India since the war began.
