Russia on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping offered their services to help end the Ukraine war on the sidelines of the Brics summit .
PM Modi and Putin also held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit and discussed closer trade ties, including implementation of the Programme for Economic Cooperation 2030, as well as cooperation in infrastructure, energy, technology, defence and culture. During today’s meeting, we talked about closer trade ties, including implementation of the Programme for Economic Cooperation 2030.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed their readiness, according to news agency Reuters. “During their bilateral meetings, Modi and Xi took a keen interest in the Ukraine settlement and actively offered their good offices to help find a solution,” Peskov said. Cooperation in areas like infrastructure, energy, technology, defence, culture and more,” PM Modi said in a post on X. The two leaders also exchanged views on key regional and global issues of mutual interest, including conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region, which have affected maritime trade and the safety and security of Indian seafarers, according to the ministry of external affairs. PM Modi reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy remain the way forward in resolving conflicts and said India stands ready to assist in peace efforts.
This comes amid US President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. “Delighted to meet President Putin in Delhi, less than two weeks after our meeting in Bishkek.