PM Narendra Modi to visit Ukraine, confirms MEA; will be his first visit since Russian invasion
Ukraine, the External Affairs Ministry said today. It will be Modi's first trip to the war-torn country since its conflict with Russia and about a month after he met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Details of the trip will be shared later in the day, Reuters reported quoting the foreign ministry.
Modi is expected to visit Ukraine between August 21 and 23, ET had reported earlier. It comes just over a month after Modi visited Russia and Austria.
Western capitals have imposed sanctions on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but friendly nations such as India and China have continued to trade with it.
India has refrained from directly blaming Russia — for what Moscow calls a special military operation — while urging the neighbours to resolve the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.
The U.S. has raised concerns over India's relationship with Russia, especially at a time when Washington has been seeking to strengthen ties with New Delhi as a potential counterweight to an ascendant China.
New Delhi is seeking to deepen its relationship with the West while keeping ties intact with old friend Russia.
Modi will also expected to visit Poland — another first by an Indian PM in over four decades despite Poland being India's largest trading and investment partner in central and eastern Europe.
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