Russia-Ukraine Conflict: PM Modi Will Speak To Russian President Vladimir Putin Over Phone Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, over the phone on Monday, news agency PTI quoted government officials as saying. 

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, over the phone on Monday, news agency PTI quoted government officials as saying. 

This is the third time Modi will have a conversation with Putin since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month.

Modi will also speak to the President of Ukraine,  Volodymyr Zelenskyy, over the phone on Monday, according to media reports. 

On March 2, Modi spoke to Putin and discussed the issue of safe evacuation of Indians from war-torn Ukraine.

“The leaders reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in the city of Kharkiv where many Indian students are stuck. They discussed the safe evacuation of the Indian nationals from the conflict areas,” the Prime Minister’s office said.

The phone call came on a day when the Prime Minister of India assured the country that the government will leave no stone unturned for the safe evacuation of all Indians stranded in Ukraine.

Modi and Putin had a telephonic conversation on February 24, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

During the conversation, Prime Minister Modi called for an immediate end to the violence and called on all parties to make concerted efforts to return to the path of diplomatic dialogue, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said.