“Must Work to End Hostilities”: Modi Urges Putin to End War Against Ukraine

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an immediate end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine during a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, according to News18.

Addressing the Russian leader, Modi emphasized that every day of war pushes humanity backward and stressed the necessity of moving from a prolonged state of fighting to establishing peace.

The Indian prime minister said: "We must work toward ending military actions. We will continue to support peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. We must transition from an endless war to an end to the war. This is India's message. We need an end to the war, not an endless war."

This is not the first time Modi has raised the issue of ending Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in talks with Putin. A year earlier, at the SCO summit in Tianjin, he urged Putin to bring an end to the situation as soon as possible, pointing to the need for a constructive approach from all sides.

Before traveling to that summit, Modi held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who later stated that the Indian prime minister agreed to send an appropriate signal to Russia and other SCO nations.

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According to The Moscow Times, similar calls have been voiced by other leaders as well. On July 25, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke to Putin at a forum in Omsk, suggesting to freeze the situation and resume negotiations based on "Istanbul Agreements 2.0."

Tokayev stated: "The nature of this conflict is unclear to many, including us. It is a pity that young people are dying; this is the gene pool of brotherly nations—Russia and Ukraine. All of this must be stopped." The Kazakh president emphasized that he receives many signals from Europe and the US and decided to share this position because people asked to pass these proposals along.

Ukraine previously transmitted a proposal to Russia to hold a face-to-face meeting between the two heads of state at the G7 summit to discuss a path to peace. The plan envisioned direct negotiations between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin in the presence of G7 leaders, including US President Donald Trump.

Russia failed to provide a clear diplomatic response to the initiative, and following the proposal, Russian forces launched a shelling attack against Ukraine, which officials in the presidential office viewed as the Kremlin’s actual response to the meeting offer.

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