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Narendra Modi Arrives in Kyiv for Talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Narendra Modi Arrives in Kyiv for Talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic visit to Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

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Tanmaya Lal
1. India has substantive and independent ties with both Russia and Ukraine and these partnerships stand on their own.
Rajiv Bhatia
1. Modi is also likely to express gratitude towards the Ukrainian government for their help in evacuating Indian students after the war broke out.
2. Russia is a long-term traditional ally and Ukraine also has had very friendly relations with India. It is a difficult task to manage this, especially because Ukraine has received strong support from the West, with which India also has good relations.
3. India wants to expand, consolidate and maintain its ties with Russia.
Narendra Modi
Indian Government
1. India's view is absolutely clear – this is not the era of war.
2. We support dialogue and diplomacy for the early restoration of peace and stability. For this, India, along with its friendly countries, is ready to provide all possible support.
3. As a friend, I have always said that peace is necessary for the prosperity of future generations, but I also know that on the battlefield, solutions aren't easy to come by between guns, bombs and bullets. We have to adopt a path to peace through dialogue.
4. When innocent children are killed, the heart bleeds and that pain is very terrifying.
5. Whether it's conflict, war or terror, any person who believes in humanity is troubled when there are deaths, especially when innocent children die.
6. No problem can be resolved on a battlefield.
7. The road to resolution can only be found through dialogue and diplomacy. And we should move in that direction without wasting any time. Both sides should sit together to find a way out of this crisis.
8. Whatever help is required from a humanitarian standpoint, India will always stand with you.
9. I realized that the first casualty of war is in fact innocent children.
10. Right from the first day our side was peace.
11. The upcoming visit of Prime Minister Modi to Ukraine will provide an opportunity to hold discussions on the entire gamut of bilateral relations.
12. We were not neutral from day one, we have taken a side, and we stand firmly for peace.
Dmytro Kuleba
Ukraine Foreign Ministry
1. It's important to have diplomatic evidence that the picture is more complicated, and these players also respect Ukraine and engage with Ukraine under these circumstances.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Ukraine Government
1. Children of every country deserve to be safe. We must make it possible.
Amit Julka
1. India will try to project itself as a peacemaker and engage in humanitarian assistance.
2. Despite India's closeness to the US, there are undercurrents of suspicion. The Ukraine visit will also serve as damage control in terms of the optics. While it enjoys close ties with Russia, India does not want to alienate the West.
Nagender Parashar
1. From our point of view this visit will help restore our self-respect. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, we Indians have faced criticism over India's neutral position towards the conflict. Modi meeting President Zelensky will help counter that perception among Ukrainians and make our lives a little bit easier.
2. I had to shift my factory from Kyiv to Marshyntsy in Chernivtsi Oblast near the border with Romania. So many of my workers and their family members depended on me. I couldn't abandon them.
Alex Gatopoulos
1. Whether that's going to be successful or not, we will tell in the coming days.
2. It is a Russian client state. The vast majority of its military equipment is Russian-made, so India cannot afford to alienate Russia either.

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