NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Ukraine next month, a local media report said, his first visit to the country since its war with Russia began and just weeks after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
\nUkraine\u2019s embassy in New Delhi said it had no information to share immediately. There was no immediate response from India\u2019s foreign ministry.
\nWestern countries have imposed sanctions on Moscow following its all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but \u201cfriendly\u201d nations such as India and China have continued to trade.
\nIndia has refrained from directly blaming Russia, while urging the two nations to resolve their conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.
\nModi met Putin just as a Russian missile struck a hospital in Kyiv killing at least 41 people. The Indian leader told Putin that the death of innocent children was \u201cpainful and terrifying.\u201d
\nUkraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed unhappiness over Modi\u2019s visit, calling it a \u201chuge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts\u201d to see him hug \u201cthe world\u2019s most bloody criminal in Moscow on such a day.\u201d
\nRussia denied striking the hospital.
\nThe US State Department has raised concerns over India\u2019s relationship with Russia especially at a time when it has been seeking to strengthen ties with India as a potential counterweight to an ascendant China.
\nNew Delhi is seeking to deepen its relationship with the West while keeping ties intact with Russia.
\nThe final date of Modi\u2019s visit is not yet confirmed, The Print reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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