'Grateful': Putin Thanks PM Modi For Ideas to Settle Russia's Conflict With Ukraine

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is thankful to Prime Minister Modi for providing ideas to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, ongoing for nearly three years.

Speaking at an event, Putin was asked about PM Modi's previous remark that "this should not be an era of war," to which he replied, "As for solving the most acute crisis, we are very thankful and have great respect for the ideas of His Excellency Prime Minister Modi."

Putin also shared that PM Modi has expressed his concerns multiple times regarding the ongoing conflict and has put forward ideas to help settle the issue. He added, "He expressed his concerns about conflicts in Ukraine as well and proposed his ideas on how to settle the conflicts."

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With the strong India-Russia relationship in mind, Putin acknowledged, "We have thought about those ideas and are thankful for his intervention."

Earlier, PM Modi was invited by Putin to attend the BRICS Summit in Kazan, where they held talks, with the Russia-Ukraine war being a central topic. Modi said, "We are in constant touch on the issue of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine."

Expressing India's commitment to peace, Modi told President Putin, “We fully support the early return of peace and stability.” Emphasizing humanity, he also stated, "All our efforts give priority to humanity; India is ready to provide all possible cooperation in times to come."