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India's PM Modi calls on Putin to end war in Ukraine
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India's PM Modi calls on Putin to end war in Ukraine

From ABC Australia · () English

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  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine and said India would support peace efforts.
  • Modi described Putin as a friend while praising growing economic ties, including relations shaped by India’s purchases of Russian oil.
  • Separately, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russia’s finance minister that economic relief was not possible unless the war ended, according to a person familiar with the meeting.

Narendra Modi told Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine must end, pairing the appeal with a reminder that India still sees Russia as a close economic partner. Speaking at the start of talks in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Modi called Putin “my friend” and said bilateral economic ties were guided by the interests of both countries.

As you are aware, India supports all peace efforts in this regard, and we shall continue to do so in the future.

— Narendra ModiThe Indian prime minister told Putin that New Delhi would continue supporting efforts to end the war.

“As you are aware, India supports all peace efforts in this regard, and we shall continue to do so in the future,” Modi told Putin on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. “Every day that the war continues, humanity is, in effect, set back a step, whilst every step towards peace gives all of humanity real hope for peace.”

He also called for a move “from endless war to an end to the war, to a cessation of hostilities.” Putin thanked him and said, “we are moving forward along this path”. The Kremlin said Putin briefed Modi on the progress of what it calls its “special military operation.” Russia has repeatedly said it will end the war only on its own terms, a demand Ukraine has rejected as an unacceptable call to capitulate.

Every day that the war continues, humanity is, in effect, set back a step, whilst every step towards peace gives all of humanity real hope for peace.

— Narendra ModiModi framed the war as a setback for humanity while appealing for progress toward peace.

India and China remain among the biggest buyers of Russian oil, purchases that have helped Moscow replenish its budget since the 2022 invasion and the imposition of broad Western sanctions.

We need to move from endless war to an end to the war, to a cessation of hostilities.

— Narendra ModiHe called for an end to the fighting during talks with Putin.

At a G20 finance meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent separately ruled out economic relief for Russia in a meeting with Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, according to a person familiar with the discussion. The meeting marked Siluanov’s first in-person G20 appearance since the invasion. A US official said the focus included President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine, while Russia’s Finance Ministry said the officials discussed financial cooperation within the G20 framework.

We are moving forward along this path.

— Vladimir PutinPutin responded after Modi called for movement toward peace.
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