PM Modi tells Putin that 'Solution to war cannot be found on battlefield' amid attacks on Ukraine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again made a sharp criticism of the current situation in Ukraine in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and said, "There is no solution on the battlefield to the conflict and that dialogue and diplomacy are the only way forward". During the bilateral meeting, the Prime Minister emphasised India is ready to cooperate in order to restore peace. According to PM Modi, his "friend" Putin also had the same sentiment when he had a separate dialogue with the President during dinner.

"For the restoration of peace, India is ready to cooperate in all ways...I assure you and the world community that India is in favour of peace. Listening to my



friend Putin talk about peace yesterday, gives me hope. I would like to say to my media friends - Possible," he said. It is worth noting this was not the first time when Prime Minister Modi kept his words staunchly in front of Putin. Earlier in 2022, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, PM Modi had said, "This is not an era of war". At that time, PM Modi's remarks were widely praised. 

"I know that today's era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this," Modi told Putin on the sidelines of a regional security bloc summit in Uzbekistan, adding that democracy, diplomacy and dialogue keep the world together.