Modi calls for an end to Ukraine war during meeting with Putin

Narendra Modi used his meeting with Vladimir Putin to call for an end to the war in Ukraine, saying that each day of conflict pushes humanity backward.

“Each day that the conflict continues sets humanity back, while every step toward peace fills all humanity with new hope and enthusiasm,” Modi said during the meeting in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. “We must move from an endless war to ending the war, an essential step for the well-being of humanity.”

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Each day that the conflict continues sets humanity back, while every step toward peace fills all humanity with new hope and enthusiasm. We must move from an endless war to ending the war, an essential step for the well-being of humanity.

Modi also described a peaceful solution as India’s message, calling it “the call of humanity and the message of India, a land of peace and the land of Buddha.” He said he hoped to discuss the conflict with Putin, who has rejected calls for a ceasefire.

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The call of humanity and the message of India, a land of peace and the land of Buddha.

The Indian prime minister praised Putin’s visit to India in late 2025 and said the Russian leader’s attendance at the BRICS summit in New Delhi in two weeks would further strengthen relations. Putin focused on bilateral cooperation, describing ties as based on a “special privileged and strategic partnership” and thanking Modi for maintaining friendly relations.

Trade between the two countries rose 2.6% in the first half, while tourism increased 16% in 2025, Putin said. The war has also made India Russia’s largest oil importer, while Russia has begun importing gasoline from India amid a fuel shortage caused by Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. The Kremlin said the Ukraine issue received only brief treatment in Putin’s separate meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Special privileged and strategic partnership